A Chinook helicopter spins its blades before a mission
Summary
A Chinook helicopter spins its blades before a mission in support of Operation New Dawn. The aircraft belongs to the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, a battalion from the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, the Army’s last aviation brigade in Iraq. The brigade’s Chinooks played a key role in the drawdown of forces in Iraq this summer.
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camp taji
chinook
iraq
operation new dawn
aviation brigade
sgt 1st class jeff troth
combat aviation brigade
1st infantry division
armys sole aviation brigade in iraq
dvids
us army
helicopter
military aircraft
iraq war 2003 2011
Date
22/11/2010
Source
Defense Visual Information Distribution Service
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