Story by Sgt. 1st Class Jennifer-Rebecca Williams | 10th Combat Aviation Brigade | 07.18.2011
“Bang, bang, bang, bang! You’re under attack! Get down! Get down!” a voice breaks through the morning quiet, sending soldiers diving and scattering....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 06.16.2011
From bullet holes to electronic malfunctions, when helicopters need repair beyond the capabilities of forward line units, it’s the soldiers of B Company, Task Force Mountain Eagle, who keep the birds in the fight....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 06.02.2011
Task Force Gambler soldiers and friends held a memorial ceremony at Forward Operating Base Sharana, Afghanistan, in remembrance of a fallen pilot May 28....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 05.23.2011
During a deployment, soldiers may feel like their lives are on hold; isolated from loved ones for nearly 12 months, they eagerly wait to return home and resume their lives. But deployments can also provide an opportunity for growth and the discovery of new interests....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 1 - Afghanistan | 05.20.2011
The 23-year-old OH-58 Kiowa helicopter maintainer from Sahuarita, Ariz., grew up with aviation heritage coursing through his veins. His grandfather retired from the Air Force, his father served with the Air Force for five years, and his grandmother worked on Rolls-Royce helicopter engines....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 101 | 04.03.2011
Fierce lightning shattered the night sky as a U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter’s 350-pound blades sliced through the air producing a continuous rain of thunder over the otherwise quiet Galuch Valley March 25....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 101 | 02.28.2011
Brigade-level soldiers supporting Army aviation operations for eastern Afghanistan spend most of their work day indoors, and for the most part, behind a desk....
Courtesy Story | Combined Joint Task Force 101 | 02.19.2011
When U.S. Army Chaplain (Capt.) Jerry Johnson received orders to leave the basic trainees after two years at Fort Jackson, S.C., for the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade in the spring of 2010, he began to prepare a World Religions class for a new kind of audience: deployed soldiers in Afghanistan....
