Mission complete. Task Force Phoenix heads home... 01.06.2022 | Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney Task Force Phoenix Commander Col. Alan Gronewold, Task Force Phoenix Command Sgt. Maj. Refugio Rosas and Task Force Command Chief Warrant Officer...
Task Force Raptor 1-168th GSAB ends Middle East... 01.03.2022 | Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney Lt. Col. Tyler Smentek, commander of Task Force Raptor, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), cases his...
640th Aviation Support Battalion ends Middle East... 01.02.2022 | Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney Company command teams for Task Force Sovereign, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, line up with their unit colors to receive a safety streamer...
Groundbreaking ceremony held for new rotational... 12.28.2021 | Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Support Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion) Operations Officer Maj. Adam Hanisch, center farthest seat,...
Task Force Phoenix marks 2021 deployment with... 12.28.2021 | Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney Sgt. 1st Class Robert Jones, left, with Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support...
Iraqi-American returns to his home country as a... 12.14.2021 | Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed poses for a photo at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.
Task Force Phoenix rappel operations course at Camp... 12.07.2021 | Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney Staff Sgt. Stephanie Borjon rappels down a 40-foot tower during a rappelling class for Task Force Phoenix Soldiers at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The...
Task Force Phoenix pilots earn prestigious award in... 11.13.2021 | Photo by Maj. Jason Sweeney Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kipp Goding and Deputy Commanding General for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve Brigadier Richard...
AFN_40th Combat Aviation Brigade Command Team... 12.15.2021 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Sheldon The Command Team from the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade sends a Holiday message to the Soldiers and the families of their Soldiers.
40th Combat Aviation Brigade Command Team Holiday... 12.15.2021 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Sheldon The Command Team of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade send a Holiday message to the Soldiers and the families of their Soldiers.
Task Force Phoenix Command Team gives mid-tour message 10.16.2021 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Sheldon Task Force Phoenix Commander Col. Alan Gronewold, Task Force Phoenix Command Sgt. Maj, Refugio Rosas and Task Force Phoenix Command Chief Warrant...
Captain Nathan Geislinger 08.29.2021 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Sheldon Captain Nathan Geislinger gives a shout out to his family and the Minnesota Vikings.
Sergeant Hayden Fassler 08.29.2021 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Sheldon Sergeant Hayden Fassler sends a shout out to his family and the Minnesota Vikings
Sergeant Sarah Ritter 08.29.2021 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Sheldon Sergeant Sarah Ritter sends a shout out to her family and the Minnesota Vikings
Task Force Phoenix conducts Mass Casualty exercise... 08.19.2021 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Sheldon Soldiers from Bravo Company, 1st Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion) provide simulated casualties as the...
Two MV-22 Ospreys depart Camp Buehring 08.06.2021 | Video by Sgt. 1st Class Ryan Sheldon Two U.S. Marine Corps MV-22 Ospreys paid a visit to Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The Ospreys belong to the Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron 364...
Mission complete. Task Force Phoenix heads home... 01.06.2022 | Story by Maj. Jason Sweeney CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — With the casing of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade's red and blue colors, Task Force Phoenix's nine-month mission in...
Iraqi-American returns to his home country as a... 12.31.2021 | Story by Maj. Jason Sweeney CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — When U.S. Army Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed arrived in Iraq with Soldiers of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, he stayed focused on...
Task Force Phoenix hosts intense Equal Opportunity... 11.30.2021 | Story by Maj. Jason Sweeney CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — Task Force Phoenix facilitated a seven-day Equal Opportunity Leader course in November at Camp Buehring, Kuwait....
Task Force Phoenix pilots earn prestigious award in... 11.15.2021 | Story by Maj. Jason Sweeney CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — Two California Army National Guard flight crews were awarded the prestigious Prince Philip Helicopter Rescue Award by...
Task Force Phoenix CEMA cell in the fight against... 10.18.2021 | Story by Maj. Jason Sweeney Task Force Phoenix—a combat aviation brigade responsible for full-spectrum aviation operations for Operation Spartan Shield (OSS) and Operation...
Task Force Phoenix passes halfway point on 9-month... 10.04.2021 | Story by Maj. Jason Sweeney CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — The Soldiers of Task Force Phoenix have endured intense heat with highs reaching above 120-degrees for nearly four...
COVID-19 adds intensity to Golf Company MEDEVAC mission 08.09.2021 | Story by Maj. Jason Sweeney CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — In June, the condition of a Soldier with COVID-19 began rapidly deteriorating. The Soldier was intubated and placed on...
Task Force Phoenix in the fight against RCIEDs 07.26.2021 | Story by Maj. Jason Sweeney The Task Force Phoenix Cyberspace Electromagnetic Activities (CEMA) cell teaches a Counter Radio-Controlled Improvised Explosive Device Warfare...
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The Aviator - 12.31.2015 12.31.2015 | Courtesy Publication The men and women of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade make their final preparations before embarking on their journey to the Middle East.
The Aviator - 08.31.2015 08.31.2015 | Courtesy Publication Soldiers of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade prepare for their rapidly approaching deployment. This issue focuses on the massive undertaking of...
The Aviator - 08.17.2015 08.17.2015 | Courtesy Publication The very first issue of The Aviator! The Aviator chronicles the men and women of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade training for and embarking on...
The Condor - 11.02.2011 11.02.2011 | Courtesy Publication 640th ASB trains Iraqis on the HEMMT fueler operations; 1-151st AHB Apaches take to the skies; 6-17th CAV readies Iraqis in the air; 21st STB...
The Condor - 10.20.2011 10.20.2011 | Courtesy Publication Operation Clean Sweep; Flying the Scan Eagle; A First Response
The Condor - 07.01.2011 07.01.2011 | Courtesy Publication CAB keeps flying; Sports help blow off steam; 640th runs food shack.
The Condor - 05.01.2011 05.01.2011 | Courtesy Publication 6-17th CAV team patrols the roads; 640th finds a pot of gold; 8-229th Apache pilots cut from the same cloth; 640th fuelers are the “NASCAR pit...
The Condor - 04.01.2011 04.01.2011 | Courtesy Publication The 40th CAB is ready to stretch its wings all over Iraq; 68 Whiskeys test their training with a MASCAL exercise; Three deployments and counting...
