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Command Sgt. Maj. William Adams (left) and Lt. Col. Patrick Durbin (right), 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment uncase the colors during the transfer of authority ceremony, April 19, 2015. The 1-137th AHB as More

Command Sgt. Maj. William Adams (right) salutes Lt. Col. Pat Durbin, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment during the 1-137th transfer of authority ceremony, April 19, 2015. The 1-137th AHB assumes the role as More

Air crew members from the 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 185th Theater Aviation Brigade participated in overwater personnel recovery training at Ali Al Salem Airbase, Aug. 11, 2015. The training was c More

Air crew members from the 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 185th Theater Aviation Brigade climb onto a life raft in the North Arabian Gulf, Aug. 24, 2015. The crew members were participants in an all-day More

A simulated downed aircrew from the 185th Theater Aviation Brigade awaits rescue as the Coast Guard Cutter USCG Wrangell responds to the distress call in the North Arabian Gulf, Oct. 27, 2015. The training was More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Taryn Harris, automated logistical specialist currently deployed with Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, hugs her da More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Taryn Harris, automated logistical specialist currently deployed with Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, hugs her da More

U.S. Soldiers with 628th Aviation Support Battalion and 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct weapons and marksmanship training on an Engagement Skills T More

U.S. Soldiers with Bravo Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade perform preventative maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at their mobilization station. Co More

Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade eat and serve food at their mobilization station. 28th ECAB Soldiers and Soldiers stationed at Fort Hood work tirelessly to ensure troops are fed wel More

Combat medics with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade share their knowledge and train their fellow Soldiers on life support skills at their mobilization station, commonly known as Combat Lifesaver t More

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade play basketball during downtime in their quarantine cohort's exercise area at their mobilization station. The 28th ECAB will soon deploy to the More

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha and Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct personnel recovery training at their mobilization station. PR trainin More

The view out the side of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, as it flies in the area around the 28th ECAB mobilization station. (U.S. Army ph More

U.S. Army Sgt. Jeffrey Rouse, top, IT specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade assists Spc. Francis Ugorji at the 28th ECAB help desk. (U.S. Army photo b More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Andrea Whelan instructs battalion victim advocates on fostering a positive climate in their units to prevent incidents of sexual assault and harassment. Whelan and Master Sgt. John Paul Kar More

Combat medics with the 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct a joint medical training operation with Soldiers with the 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, is marshaled into a forward arming and refueling point by Sgt. Carissa Diggs and Spc. Rhiannon Perry at t More

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, are refueled at a forward arming and refueling point operated by Soldiers with Echo Company, 2-104th Gener More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conducts an evening flight at the 28th ECAB's mob More

U.S. Soldiers with the 1-137th Attack Helicopter Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade perform preventative maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at their mobilization station. The 28th E More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Michael Siemer, with Echo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, guides a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with th More

Soldier Spotlight: 1st Sgt. Brandon Soles, first sergeant for Echo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade. "His Soldiers have great confidence in his ab More

UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, operated by Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, receive a hot refuel at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. A hot refuel is when an aircraft receives fu More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Golf Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, lands at an airfield at the 28th ECAB's mobilizatio More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts a pinnacle landing on the edge of a cliff near the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. A pinnacle More

U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-137th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade put together Category 5 cables at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. More

U.S. Army Spc. Joshua McLaughlin, air traffic control operator with Foxtrot Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade talks to an aircraft on final approach More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over the 28th ECAB's mobilization station during More

The sunset is visible behind a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dakota Gonzalez)

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha and Charlie Companies, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct water bucket training at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. This tra More

The sunset is visible behind a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, as it flies over the 28t More

U.S. Army Spc. Desmond Glaze, left, petroleum supply specialist with Echo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade looks at the sunset out the back of a CH More

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade use a water bucket, attached to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, to extinguish brush fires at Fort Hood. This firefighting capability allows the 2 More

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade train on fueling an AH-64 Apache helicopter at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. (U.S. Army pho More

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct preventative maintenance and inspections on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the 28t More

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter using a self-propelled crane aircraf More

The sunset is visible behind CH-47 Chinook helicopters, assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, at an airfield at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Kushner)

A tower, manned by trainers, at a range at the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade's mobilization station, as 28th ECAB Soldiers conduct aerial gunnery qualification. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Eric Smith)

Rich Adams, with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses for a photo after being promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 5. A Distinguished Flying Cross recipient, Adams has attained the highest rank a More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts a multi-ship training flight over the 28th More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 David Corbi, left, and Sgt. David Corbi, both with 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, pose for a photo after a promotion ceremo More

U.S. Soldiers attached and augmented to the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade are ceremonially welcomed to the brigade and granted the keystone patch, the shoulder sleeve insignia for the 28th ECAB, du More

U.S. Soldiers hold an American flag on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, during a brigade photo session at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station.

U.S. Army Spc. Kevin Bodnar, left, and Spc. Dalton Martz, both with Echo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, wave to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter as it More

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct maintenance on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters at night at the 28th ECAB's mobiliza More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, takes off from a forward arming and refueling point a More

Aircrews with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, who helped extinguish brush fires on Fort Hood, pose for a photo at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station.

U.S. Army Sgt. John Marra, petroleum supply specialist with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, walks away from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as it takes More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares for a routine training flight at night at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jose Brown)

U.S. Army Capt. Michael Rant, left, and Capt. Nathan Bevans, UH-60 pilots with 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct preflight checks before a flight at More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over the 28th ECAB's mobilization station during More

U.S. Army Maj. Ernie Carlson briefs leaders with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade ahead of an operation during the 28th ECAB's culminating training event at the brigade's mobilization station.

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade pose for a picture at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station before deploying to Middle East.

A humvee is loaded on to a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station dur More

U.S. Army Sgt. Dominic Lewis, left, and Pfc. Angel Cortes, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare to load a container at the 28th ECAB's mobilizatio More

U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade pose for a photo at the 28th ECAB's mobilization station after receiving awards for their efforts while train More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, assigned to Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, is loaded on to a C-17 Globemaster III at the 28th ECAB's mobi More

Lily Palfrey, daughter of 1st Sgt. Frank Palfrey who is the senior enlisted advisor for Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, organized 154 care packages to be sent More

The sun sets over Fort Hood as Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade enjoy their last sunset on U.S. soil before departing for the Middle East.

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade takes off from an airfield for a local area orientatio More

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct maintenance on UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters after arriving in the Middle East. (U More

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade participate, virtually, in the annual March for the Fallen from the Middle East. The event is held annually at Fort Indiantown Gap, where partic More

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Patrick Helderman, right, a CH-47 pilot with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (Ohio National Guard), holds More

U.S. Army Col. Howard Lloyd, left, commander of the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade poses for a photo with Col. Greg Fix, commander of the 34th ECAB after a transfer of authority ceremony.

U.S. Army Col. Howard Lloyd, commander of the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, stands at attention as the brigade colors are uncased and unfurled during a transfer of authority ceremony. During the c More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over the 28th ECAB's area of operations in th More

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Scott Fleming, with Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, ceremoniously raises the Pennsylvania state flag above their c More

U.S. Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, operating a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, conduct aviation operations around the Middle E More

U.S. Army Sgt. Carlos Patino, flight medic with Charlie Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade prepares for a flight. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Carlos Patino)

U.S. Army Spc. Catherine Metzger, mechanic with Echo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade cross-trains as a fueler. Though a mechanic and not a fueler, More

Australian army Maj. Gen. Chris Field, deputy commanding general of operations for U.S. Army Central, listens to a brief to gain an understanding of the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade's assets and c More

From left, Maj. Todd Lupold, Capt. Christina Broomell, Capt. Kathy Whitney, 1st Lt. Ashley Bowser and 1st Lt. Christian Langwasser, physician assistants with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, pose More

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over the Euphrates River in the 28th ECAB's area More

Allied trade specialists with Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade construct a shelf for maintenance equipment at an airfield in the 28th EC More

The sun sets behind the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade's area of operations in the Middle East. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Joyce Avila-Collazo)

The sunrise is visible from a forward arming and refueling point, operated by Soldiers with Echo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, in the 28th ECAB More

U.S. Soldiers with Delta Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade perform routine maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at an airfield in the 28th ECAB More

Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Turner, maintenance supervisor with Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, has been in the military for nearly 27 yea More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over the 28th ECAB's area of operations in th More

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct a "FOD walk" at an airfield in the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Middle East. FOD, short for foreign object debris, are any obje More

The sunset from the air traffic control tower at an airfield in the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Middle East.

U.S. Army Cpl. Samantha Nigro, An Automated Logistical Specialist with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses in front of a C-12 Huron cargo plane Oct More

A bunker damaged during the Persian Gulf War in 1991 still present at Ali Al Salem Air Base.

U.S. Army Cpl. Samantha Nigro, left, and Spc. Helen Ramos-Ayala with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses for a photo in front of a C-12 Huron car More

U.S. Army Spc. Tyler Hertzog, truck driver with Echo Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, flushes lines and checks fuel samples at a fuel point at an More

U.S. Soldiers with Charlie Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade train on using a fire extinguisher with firefighters with Area Support Group-Kuwait in the 28th E More

U.S. Army Spc. Drew Wrocklage, crew chief with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses for a photo on an airfield in the 28th ECAB's area of oper More

U.S. Army Spc. Fadi Mallouhi, computer/detection systems repairer with Headquarters Support Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, poses for a photo at an airfiel More

On Tuesday, voters in Mississippi adopted the new "In God We Trust" flag to represent their state. Staff Sgt. Brian Hunter and others attached to us from the Mississippi National Guard raised that new flag at t More

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation brigade train in a downed aircraft scenario with Soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division in the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Middle East. A do More

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct an exercise with firefighters, ensuring our proficiency with fire suppression systems and that firef More

U.S. Soldiers with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade's mortuary affairs team train on search and recovery. Search and recovery is a tactical task that includes the search and recovery, tentative id More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Alpha Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade flies over the 28th ECAB's area of operations in th More

A CH-47 Chinook, operated by Soldiers with Bravo Company, 3-238th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, lands in the desert before picking up troops in the 28th ECAB's More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, operated by Soldiers with Alpha and Charlie Companies, 1st Battalion, 137th Aviation Regiment, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, sling loads a simulated piece of militar More

U.S. Army Soldiers with Alpha Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct transportation training at an airfield in the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Mi More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dale Mahafkey, a combat medic and medical operations non-commissioned officer, is currently deployed to the Middle East with Task Force Anvil in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Oper More

U.S. Army Cpl. Kyle Reese, Spc. Alex Fleet and Pfc. Douglas Mischler, helicopter maintainers with Delta Company, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, perform r More

U.S. Army Spc. Adam Litwinsky, a maintainer with Bravo Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade performs routine maintenance on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at an a More