Col. Cory Mendenhall (right), a Bonners Ferry, Idaho, native, and commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, presents a coin to retired Lt. Col. Granville Coggs at Hood Army Airfield, Fort More
Hull technician Petty Officer 2nd Class Leah Delmarter of Navy Customs Battalion Tango examines luggage with the aid of a scanner as Soldiers from the 1227 Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Caval More
Lt. Col. Jay Macklin (left) and Command Sgt. Maj. Chad Cuomo (right) the command team from 3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, Task Force XII, unfurl their battalion colors at a ceremony held Dec. 24. The b More
Towns in Mexico near the Rio Grande are under water due to flooding from the river. The CH-47F pilots and crew members from Company B "Black Cats," 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigad More
Spc. Kevin Thomson, a CH-47F Chinook helicopter mechanic for Company D, 2nd "Lobo" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, recites the Oath of Enlistment during his re More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 3rd "Spearhead" Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, flies over a range at Fort Hood, Texas, during a maneuvers flight on Oct More
1st Sgt. David Falk (right), a native of Fresno, Calif. and the senior non-commissioned officer for Company C, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrates More
Col. Douglas Gabram, the commander of the 1st Air Cavalry "Warrior" Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, talks to the newest members of his team – the Blues Platoon – during an in-brief at West Fort Hood, Texas, Nov. More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Shai Bardfield (center), a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot for Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pushes his son, More
After marching down the streets of Waco, Texas, during their annual Veterans Day Parade, Soldiers of the 615th "Cold Steel" Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, were treate More
Soldiers participating in the toxic industrial chemical protection and detection equipment training, use a HazMat ID to identify chemical agents, Nov. 18, at Fort Hood, Texas. The handheld device uses a compute More
Heavy unscheduled maintenance starts off the New Year for these Soldiers in Company D, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division. Staff Sgt. Ada More
Soldiers from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, begin loading an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter on an Air Force C-17 Globemaster III, More
During a 180-day corrosion control inspection on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter Spc. Kevin Thomson from Sacramento, Calif., a Soldier in Company D, 2nd General Support Aviation, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Ca More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Carl Fox, from Proctorville, Ohio, assigned to Company B, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, poses for a photo in front of an AH-64D A More
During the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division’s change of command ceremony, Brig. Gen. Daniel Allyn (center), commander, 1st Cav. Div., transfers 1st ACB’s colors from Col. Douglas Gabram (right), of More
Spc. Cecil Wong, a paralegal specialst for 1st Air Cavaly Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pauses for a photo next to a Kiowa helicopter in front of the 1st ACB's headquarters building. Wong immigrated to the U.S More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, makes a traffic pattern near Robert Gray Army Airfield, here, July 21. Although the 1st ACB returned from Iraq just three mo More
Sgt. Keith Bonner Jr., from Lakeland, Fla., a hydraulics mechanic for Company D, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, stands on stage b More
Cpl. Jeremy Wolff (right), a multiple launch rocket system crew member from Littleton, Colo., with A Battery, 1st Battalion, 21st Field Artillery Regiment, 41st Fires Brigade, receives a handshake and congratul More
Soldiers from A Company, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, take a break during their time volunteering for the Fort Hood Area Habitat for Humanity organization, he More
The first sergeants and command sergeants major of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division catch their breath running down hill during a Diamond Club run, here, July 30. The Diamond Club, which volunt More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Joshua Aronack (left), from Houston, a Black Hawk pilot with Company C, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, helps pl More
Hovering with only the rear wheels touching the edge of a cliff, pilots from Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, perform a More
Soldiers from 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, help set up the traveling Vietnam Veterans Memorial, part of the American Veterans Traveling Tribute, at the Killeen Civic and Conference Center, Sep More
Students from Trimmier Elementary School and soldiers from 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, cheer and shout patriotic slogans during t More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael J. Moore (far right), from Austin, commander and band master of the 1st Cavalry Division Band, conducts the band while they play "Preserve the Legend March," written by Peter Gil More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Moore (far right), from Austin, commander and band master of the 1st Cavalry Division Band, conducts the band while they play "Preserve the Legend March," written by Peter Giles, More
Sgt. Roderick Rhodes (center), a squad leader from Dallas, trains Spc. Samba Sima (back), from Mali, West Africa to fuel an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter while Sgt. Sean McConnell (front), a pad chief from Co More
Capt. Phil Leathead, of Jackson, Mo., a platoon leader with Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pulls security with the M24 More
Staff Sgt. Tyra Charmant, of Queens, N.Y., a platoon sergeant with E Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, gives a class to battalion family members abo More
Soldiers and their families from the 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division, gather for a hands-on tour of an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter during a live fire famil More
Lt. Col. Jack Usrey, personnel officer for the 1st Cavalry Division, walks past the division’s headquarters during one of his many training walks. Usrey, a Martin, Tenn. native, plans on completing a 100 mile t More
Soldiers and family members of the 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, take off on a one-mile family fun run, in Killeen, Texas, Oct. 23. Th More
Soldiers with Company D, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, laugh as they haul Sgt. Jonathan Barnhart, from Tucson, Ariz., back into their More
Capt. Andrew Yang, commander, Company B, 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, gets interviewed onboard an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter More
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division performs hoist medical evacuation training at Fort Polk, La., during their Joint Readiness Training Center iteration November.
A UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares for landing during a late afternoon training flight at Robert Gray Army Air Field, Dec. 10. The brigade, which re More
A married couple from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, embrace during a group exercise at a marriage retreat at the Lakeway Resort in Austin, Dec. 17. One of the themes of the training conduct More
From front to rear, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Gabe Gomez, of Alvin, Texas, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter pilot; Spc. Patrick Dunkoe, from Long Beach, Calif., and Spc. Robert Williams, of Oklahoma City, all members More
Pfc. Renel Cantave, of Miami, an intel analyst with Headquarters Company, Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sorts through needed supplies that were donated by soldiers and family m More
A crew chief from Task Force Attack, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, scans the terrain during training Jan. 18, near Fort Carson, Colo.
Staff Sgt. Chad Farris (top), of Salisbury, N.C., a UH-60A Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, operates the hoist while Staff Sgt. Alexis Marulanda, of Piscataway, N.J., a flight medic, is lowered to the ground d More
Command Sgt. Maj. Glen Vela, a native of Fort Worth, Texas, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, leads soldiers in a salute while Spc. Douglas Livengood, of Big Spring, Texas, sings the national anthe More
Sgt. Ernesto Gallegos, from Rialto, Calif., a crew chief assigned to Company B, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, installs a transformer rectifier on a CH-47F Chinook helicopter h More
Spc. Miguel Balladeres, originally from San Diego, command driver for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, empties a box of toothpaste bottles onto the assembly line, so that they can be put in ca More
Theo Rossi, from the show "Sons of Anarchy" interacts with Emma Grim, 8, during a meet-and-greet session at one of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade's hangars, March 9. Kim Coates, one of the show's stars, was also o More
Col. John Novalis II, standing left, brigade commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, looks on as soldiers work in the brigade tactical operations center during their week long aviation t More
Spc. Melissa Platt (right), a motor pool dispatcher with Company E, Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, from Wausau, Wis., gives a briefing to students from Tyler Elementary Sch More
Lt. Col. Jeff White, commander, Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Boston, throws out the ceremonial first pitch at a Round Rock Express minor league baseball game M More
Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, depart a U.S. Air Force C-17 aircraft, May 23. The brigade will replace the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and will be in ch More
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, here. Once fully assembled and mission ready, the cargo helicopter will be More
Spc. Jamal Alleyne, a crew chief with Company D, Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., performs maintenance on the drive shaft of a CH-47F Chinook cargo More
Troopers with 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, United States Division - South, conduct final inspections on their equipment before they move out of Camp L More
Afghan women attending a female security shura at International Security Assistance Force Regional Command North headquarters along with members of RC North's Female Engagement Team depart a UH-60A Black Hawk h More
An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, flies along the snow-capped mountains of northeastern Afghanistan June 23. On the verge of assuming responsibility of U More
An image of a small village on a mountain ridge on the outskirts of International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command North, Baghlan Providence.
A soldier assigned to the International Security Assistance Force watches a CH-53 Stallion taxi on the runway at Camp Marmal. The CH-53 can carry up to 38 personnel, 24 litters with medical attendants or up to More
Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, stand at the position of attention as part of the color guard for a transfer of autho More
Lt. Col. Jeff White, commander, Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, places the division's combat patch on the right shoulder of Maj. Michael Allums, executive officer, Task Force Gun More
A CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopter from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sling loads another Chinook cargo helicopter while another aircraft streams by in the background, July 6. (U.S. Army pho More
German soldiers, part of an extrication team lower to the ground with an aircraft hoist while latched on to a jungle penetrator during rescue hoist training with soldiers from Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry More
Soldiers refuel a CH-47F from Task Force Attack, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, currently attached to 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division while waiting to pick up troopers they dropped off in eastern More
A CH-47F Chinook helicopter from Task Force Attack, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, attached to 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, begins to hover near a coalition convoy in southeastern Afghanistan More
Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff hands out challenge coins to soldiers, airmen, sailors and Marines serving at International Security Assistance Force, Regional Command North during a recent vi More
Two UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters from Company B, Task Force Attack, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, attached to 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, “pop flares” while flying over Afghanistan to tran More
Pfc. Michael Reynolds, left, a native of Jacksonville, Fla., and a crew chief assigned to Night Fury, an AH-64D Apache helicopter, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shaun Steines, right, a native of Alpha, Ill., and More
Medical personnel from the German armed forces off-load a simulated patient from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, July 29. The training More
Two CH-47F Chinook helicopters assigned to Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, take off for a mission in support of coalition ground forces in Regional Command North as a cloud of du More
Capt. Emmanuel Woods, chaplain, Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, strikes a fighting pose during one of his sermons during a non-denominational church service July 31. Woods takes More
Spc. Ridong Ouyang, a unit supply specialist assigned to Headquarters Company, Task Force Guns, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, from Nashville, Tenn., poses in front of an AH-64D Apache attack he More
Pilots assigned to Company B, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare to launch a CH-47F Chinook cargo helicopter Aug. 19 prior to the commencement of a night air assault missio More
Command Sgt. Maj. Marvin Hill, command senior enlisted leader for International Security Assistance Force and U.S. Forces Afghanistan, briefs senior non-commissioned officers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, A More
Spc. Robert Lopez, a crew chief assigned to Company B, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Harlingen, Texas, renders a salute to the outgoing base commander of Camp More
Sec. Thomas Kossendey, Germany’s deputy defense minister, sits in the cockpit of an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter as a pilot from Task Force Lobos,1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, explains the i More
Command Sgt. Maj. Glen Vela, senior enlisted advisor, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Fort Worth, Texas, presents a 1st Cavalry Division flag to German Sgt. Maj. Maurizio Grandess More
The 1st Cavalry Division's acoustic rock band, Mother of All Bands, performs in a gazebo outside the USO for coalition forces during a Labor Day celebration here, hosted by the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cava More
First Sgt. Tanisha Geter, Company A, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Brooklyn, N.Y., speaks during a prayer luncheon on the tenth anniversary of More
Capt. Jonathan Mulder, company commander, Company D, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Division, originally from South Holland, Ill., is congratulated by Col. John Novalis, commander, 1st ACB after Mulder was a More
Soldiers of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, fire the German G36 service rifle in the prone, kneeling, and standing positions for qualification as German soldiers look on at a German small arm More
Col. John Novalis, commander, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Maj. Xuan Tran, chaplain, 1st ACB, (left) cut a ribbon during the dedication ceremony of the new Camp Marmal Chapel Sept. 25.
Spc. Harley “The Fonz” Sturgill, a native of Killeen, Texas, and one of two power generation equipment repair specialists serving in Company E, Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Divisio More
Spc. Curtis Bennett, a native of Kansas City, Mo., a petroleum supply specialist for Company E, Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, looks back at Sgt. Misty Cravens, a native of More
Retired Col. Danny McKnight, a former Army Ranger who was a ground convoy commander during the battle of Mogadishu in Somalia in 1993, gives the thumbs up, as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 1st Air Cava More
Spouses of deployed soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division take off during a joint spur ride, Oct. 6. The brigade’s deployed soldiers conducted a spur ride as well the same day in Afghanistan.
Spc. Michael McNeill, of Murphysboro, Ill., a food operations specialist for Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, cleans out a newly acquired refrigerated container Oct. 9. The c More
First Lt. Adriana Castro, a native of San Diego, and a member of the 601st Area Support Medical Company, crosses the finish line of the Army 10-miler race that Task Force Spearhead, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st More
Sgt. Lonnie Norris (left), a native of Corinth, Miss., a maintenance supervisor, and Pfc. Kris Lawhead, a native of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, a UH-60 Black Hawk maintainer, both from Company D, Task Force Spearhead More
From left to right, a translator; President Christian Wulff of Germany; Lt. Col. Michael Burns, a native of New Brockton, Ala. and deputy commanding officer of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division; More
Soldiers from the 156th Military Police Detachment, attached to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, exit their Mine Resistant Ambush Protected all-terrain vehicle outside the Balkh provincial pri More
Command Sgt. Maj. Glen Vela, senior enlisted adviser, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Fort Worth, Texas, looks on as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter “pops flares” during a mission o More
Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, listen to country music while waiting to go on air live from Afghanistan with Zack Owen, one of the hosts of the "The Morning Show with Zack and More
Staff Sgt. Josephine Taototo, the senior medic for Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, holds a baby during a medical seminar that Taototo and two other soldiers from the 1st ACB con More
A soldier assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade takes part in a powerlifting competition held Nov. 20 at the Camp Marmal Gym. The competition was organized by soldiers of the 1st ACB.
Lt. Gen. Curtis Scaparrotti (left), commander of ISAF Joint Command and Joint Base Lewis-McChord's I Corps, and Command Sgt. Maj. John Troxell (right), command sergeant major of ISAF and I Corps, pose with the More
Maj. Xuan Tran, chaplain, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Vietnam, presides over the baptism ceremony of five service members stationed here Nov. 27 at the Camp Marmal Chapel.
Sgt. Ben Davila (left), the armament maintenance non-commissioned officer in charge for Company D, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, originally from Corpus Christi, Texas and Spc. More
Spc. Joshua Tylka, an AH-64D Apache helicopter crew chief for Company B, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, assists the pilots with the standard preflight checks here Nov. 30.
Pfc. Abraham Xiong, a native of Brooklyn Center, Minn., and an AH-64D Apache helicopter crew chief for Company D, Task Force Lobos, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, struggles to screw in the last More
A UH-60 Black Hawk with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, flies high over Camp Marmal as the sun sets, and the moon shines Nov. 30.