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DET 54 provides ISR support over the skies of Afghanistan

Courtesy Story | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 03.12.2012

High above the ground in the clear blue skies of eastern Afghanistan, U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Isaac Wiggins, an Alaska Army National Guardsmen from Anchorage, Ala., moves his full-motion video sensor onto a... Read More

Spartan soldiers complete RC-East mission

Courtesy Story | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 03.06.2012

Bravo Company 7-158th Spartan soldiers have packed their bags and are ready to pass along their role in Regional Command East to the “Motor City Muscles,” a National Guard unit from Michigan and Ohio. Read More

Chinook support keeps RC-East missions flowing

Courtesy Story | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 03.01.2012

When the soldiers in the most remote places of Afghanistan start to run out of water, food or ammunition, they can expect the sound of blades cutting through air to be their savior Read More

Red Ball Express keeps everything moving

Story by Sgt. 1st Class Eric Pahon | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 02.27.2012

The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade’s Task Force Atlas has found a way to free up helicopters, saving the Army time and money in the process. Read More

Keeping rotor blades turning over Logar province

Courtesy Story | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 02.20.2012

Where the Hindu Kush mountains descend into eastern Afghanistan, aviation assets, both civilian and military, are necessary to move troops, equipment, mail and a host of other materials around the battlefield. Read More