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 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.
The Wings of Destiny brigade, based out of Fort Campbell, Kentucky, for multinational training and security cooperation activities with NATO allies and partners.
The aviation brigade deployed with approximately 2,000 personnel, 50 UH-60 and HH-60 Black Hawks; 4 CH-47 Chinooks; 25 AH-64 Apaches; and more than 1,800 wheeled vehicles and pieces of equipment.
After supporting missions in Europe with multinational partners and allies, the ceremony marked the end of 3rd CAB’s 9-month...
Maj. Gen. Brian Winski, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) commander, exchanges word with World War II Veteran Tom Rice during the Cabbage Patch Ceremony and Parade at Carentan, France June 5, 2019. The Cabbage Patch commemoration ceremony and parade honors the 101st Airborne paratroopers who fought the Germans in the cabbage patches surrounding Carentan.
