Worth a Thousand Words: CH-47 Arrival
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, is downloaded off of a U.S. Air Force C-5 Aircraft. Once fully assembled and mission ready, the cargo helicopter will...
View ArticleWednesday Warfighter: Chinook Flight Engineers Fly “All Night Long”
By Spc. Darriel Swatts From the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade CAMP TAJI, Iraq – Flight engineers play an integral role during CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter flights. They are the eyes in the rear of the...
View ArticleA Better Life – African Native ‘Wins Lottery’ For U.S. Citizenship
U.S. Army Sgt. Koku Adzoble won a lottery to move to the U.S. from a tiny sliver of a country in West Africa where he grew up. He joined the U.S. Army to make a better life for himself. “Back … Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Birds of a Feather
Six UH-60L Black Hawks and two CH-47F Chinooks, assigned to Task Force Brawler, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, Task Force Falcon, simultaneously launch a daytime mission. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Free Fall Jump
Army Staff Sgt. Adam Davila, assigned to 2nd Squadron, 38th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, exits a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during a free fall jump over Fort Hood, Texas, July 29, 2013. Read More
View ArticleWorth A Thousand Words: Second Wave
Soldiers from Task Force Guam prepare to board a CH-47 Chinook Dec. 25 from Camp Phoenix, Kabul, Afghanistan, during Guam's last push out of the country. Read More
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