ILLESHEIM, Germany – The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade “Wings of Destiny”, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), took authority over Operation Atlantic Resolve from 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division on July 17, at Illesheim, Germany.
ILLESHEIM, Germany – The U.S. Army’s 5th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (Wings of Destiny), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) participated in Silver Arrow in Adazi, Latvia, Sept. 26 – Oct. 2.
Silver Arrow is a weeklong exercise that joins Canadian, Estonian, Latvian, Polish and U.S. armed forces to develop relationships and increase interoperability and lethality between allied and partner nations.
Nearly 150 Wings of Destiny Soldiers from the battalion, nicknamed Task Force Eagle Assault, trained alongside the Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade by providing aerial offense, defense and logistic support during a simulated battle.
While in Latvia, the aviators enabled partner forces and conducted air assault,...
An HH-60M MEDEVAC Blackhawk assigned to 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade conducts rescue hoist training at Illeshiem, Germany, Jan 14 2021. The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade is currently spread throughout Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve. Since April 2014, U.S. Army Europe has led the Department of Defense’s Atlantic Resolve land efforts by bringing units based in the U.S. to Europe for nine moments at a time. The deployment of ready, combat-credible U.S. forces to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve is evidence of the strong and unremitting U.S. commitment to NATO and Europe. Through bilateral, joint and multinational training Atlantic Resolve builds readiness, increases interoperability and enhances the bond between allies and partner militaries. (U.S. Army photo bu Capt. Edward Benedictus)
The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade participates in Combined Resolve XV, a joint, multinational exercise designed to hone the interoperability between NATO ally and partner nations at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany. The 101st provides aerial assets including logistic support, offensive capabilities and medical evacuation with their fleet of AH-64E Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47F Chinook helicopters to ensure that they and their partner forces fight and win against any enemy threat. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Garrett L. Dipuma)
