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Technical inspectors assess downed equipment to keep mission going

Story by Sgt. Shanika Futrell | 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs | Date: 10.09.2012

Two technical inspectors, a part of the Downed Aircraft Recovery Team attached to the 4th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, "Wings of the Eagle," get in full battle gear along with their cold weather... Read More

Apache pilots – heavy hitters

Story by Sgt. Daniel Schroeder | 25th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs | Date: 10.08.2012

“It has been a dream of mine ever since I was a child,” and “Aviation has been a part of my family,” are some reasons pilots decided to be aviators. While on the road to becoming a pilot, soldiers have... Read More

Practice makes perfect: Muscle memory makes for greater results

Story by Jennifer Andersson | 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs | Date: 10.03.2012

Pilots with companies B and C, 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 159th Combat Aviation Brigade, will be spending three weeks in October sharpening their skills here at Fort Campbell, Ky. To qualify... Read More

Recovery teams train to return downed aircraft to safety

Story by Jennifer Andersson | 159th Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs | Date: 09.28.2012

Soldiers of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade performed a full-scale rehearsal of a downed aircraft recovery Sept. 24-28 at Fort Campbell, Ky. Read More

CAB aviators practice live-fire air assaults

Story by Capt. Andrew Cochran | Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division | Date: 09.27.2012

Aviators assigned to the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade practiced live-fire air assaults at the Kansas National Guard’s Smokey Hill Weapons Range Sept. 27. Read More