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,...
Soldiers with C Co., 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade (Wings of Destiny), 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) deliver a Soldier assigned to the Latvian Mechanized Infantry Brigade on a MEDEVAC UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during field exercise Silver Arrow, Sept. 30, 2020, Adazi, Latvia. Silver Arrow is a week-long exercise held in Latvia that joins Canadian, Estonian, Latvian, Polish and U.S. armed forces to develop relationships and leverage allied and partner nation capabilities. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Beverly Roche, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade)
