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US soldiers receive French award for heroic actions

Story by Staff Sgt. Donna Davis | 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade | Date: 03.13.2012

Six Task Force Poseidon soldiers were awarded the French Cross of the Military Valor with Bronze Star at Forward Operating Base Nijrab, March 13. Read More

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

Troopers earn combat spurs at Forward Operating Base Fenty

Story by Spc. Cody Barber | 11th Public Affairs Detachment | Date: 03.02.2012

Soldiers from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Poseidon, participated in a Golden Spur ceremony at Forward Operating Base Fenty March 2. 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