1st Air Cavalry Brigade

Spc. Jack Buckwalter, a Stewartsville, N.J., native and mental health specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, provides triage to a soldier during a More

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert George III, a signal support systems specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division performs signal support operations at Fort Hood, T More

Hundreds of 1st Cavalry Division and Warrior Transition Brigade Soldiers show their support during Killeen Independent School District’s eighth annual freedom walk in partnership with Fort Hood at Killeen High More

Staff Sgt. Joel Redman (upper left), a Page, Ariz., native, UH-60 helicopter repairer, and battalion standardization instructor with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Attack Helicopter Battalion, 227th More

A memorial display sits during the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division’s, remembrance ceremony for 1st Lt. Jason Togi at the 73rd Street Chapel (1st Cav Memorial Chapel) here Oct. 2. While serving as More

A Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division flies over mountains in eastern Afghanistan during a cargo movement mission Oct. 18.

Lt. Col. Jason Blevins, a Victoria, Texas, native, and battalion commander for “Lobos” with the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sp More

Spc. Brandon Wolf, a Kingston, Okla., native and health care specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepares a needle to administer intravenous flu More

A rigid-hull inflatable boat (RHIB) is lifted from the deck aboard the afloat forward staging base (interim) USS Ponce (AFSB(I)15) during exercise Spartan Kopis. Spartan Kopis is a U.S. 5th Fleet training event More

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Shannon Hughes (from left to right), Chief Warrant Officer 2 Michael Hughes, 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, “Guns Attack,” 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st ACB, 1st Cavalry Division, Harvey Owen, and Brodie O More

Maj. Ronnie Holmes (left), a Blackwell, Okla., native and physician assistant for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, is inducted into the Order of Military Medical Merit as Sandra Townsend, Fort More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Penny Johnson, an electronic warfare technician with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, poses for a photo at Hood Army Airfield, Fort H More

A runner tries to catch an Oompa Loompa during the Valentine’s Day Chocolate Run 5k hosted by the USO at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Feb. 15, 2013. The Oompa Loompa carried a “golden ticket” for the prize raffle at More

Spc. Aurielle Polynice, an unmanned aircraft systems operator with Company F, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sings her way into becoming the sole Fort Hoo More

Soldiers with Company E, 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, gather for a group photo at Hood Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 20. The company placed firs More

Pfc. Armando Solano (left), an El Paso, Texas, native and mental health specialist, and Capt. Rebecca Blood, a Buffalo, New York, native and clinical psychologist, both with Headquarters and Headquarters Compan More

Maj. Cayton Johnson (top), a Charleston, S.C., native and operations officer for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, gives a walkthrough of the AH-64D Apache helicopter to cadets with the U.S. Mi More

Capt. April Santos, a Houston native, UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot, and commander of the Company B “Jokers,” 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry More

An American Red Cross disaster services truck parks at III Corps Headquarters at Fort Hood, Texas, April 7 in preparation to deliver pallets of water to those in need. As Fort Hood comes together to grieve as a More

Children anxiously await the return of their mothers and fathers assigned to the 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, during a redeploymen More

Shelina Millan (center), a Louisville, Ky., native, nursing student at the University of Mary Hardin-Baylor and wife of Chief Warrant Officer 2 Santos Millan (right), a Ponce, Puerto Rico, native and platoon le More

Maj. Massimo Federico (left), a Woburn, Mass., native and 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division surgeon; and Maj. Ronnie Holmes (right), a Blackwell, Oklahoma, native and brigade aeromedical physician a More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Company A, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, scoops water inside of a rubber bladder during a tra More

Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony Smoots, outgoing sergeant major for the 2nd Battalion Lobos, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division renders a final salute to Col. Cory Mendenhall, comm More

Sgt. Cortnei Fowler, an Irmo, S.C., native and information technology specialist with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, sings the national anthem during a cha More

Col. Cory Mendenhall, a Bonners Ferry, Idaho, native, and commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, unveils the commander’s cup – a trophy presented to the winning team at the conclusion o More

Spc. Melissa Nelson, an Amarillo, Texas, native and unit supply specialist with Company C “Crusaders,” 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, demonstrates the steps to More

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with Company C, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, soars over eastern Texas on its way back from Beaumont, Te More

First Lt. Rumeal Lewis (center), an Albany, N.Y., native and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter pilot with Company A, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, explains th More

(From left to right) Col. Jeffery Thompson, incoming commander for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and an Oregon native, Col. Cory Mendenhall, outgoing commander for the 1st ACB, and a Bonners More

Gray Eagle unmanned aircraft systems await maintenance Aug. 12 in the recently opened Fort Hood Unmanned Aircraft System Maintenance Hangar at Robert Gray Army Airfield, West Fort Hood, Texas. The hangar was bu More

(Left) Lt. Col. Cain Baker, an Arkadelphia, Arkansas, native and battalion commander for the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion “First Attack,” 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Div More

(From left to right) Alana, 9; Abby, 8; and Grace, 8, sit behind the controls of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during the open house hosted by the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Hood Army Air More

Spc. Alexander Curry, a Stewart, Fla., native and unmanned aerial vehicle operator with Company F, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, operates a MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned ai More

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nash Armstrong, a Farwell, Texas, native and brigade mobility officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, works at his desk at Hood More

More than 50 Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division line up in preparation to ride during the brigade’s motorcycle safety day at Hood Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 4. The event More

Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division pass their brigade headquarters at Hood Army Airfield during Air Cav’s 9/11 commemoration foot march at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 11. The six-mile m More

Pfc. Gabriela Ortiz (left), a motor transport operator with Company E, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, recites the Oath of Allegiance du More

Col. Jeffery Thompson (right), an Oregon native and the commander for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Troy DeGolyer (left), a Maine native and command chief warran More

Soldiers with the 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion “Lobos,” 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division plan their next move on the leader reaction course during the battalion’s More

Command Sgt. Maj. Roque Quichocho (left), an Indiana native and senior enlisted advisor for the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion “First Attack,” 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry More

Sgt. Hector Cartagena (left), an Erie, Pa., native, and Spc. David Ortiz (right) from Santa Clarita, Calif., both unmanned aircraft systems repairers with Company F, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Bri More

Col. Jeffery Thompson (left), commander of the U.S. Army’s 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, speaks with Mark Kincaid (right), Burnet High School’s principal, prior to a high school football game a More

More than 1,000 Troopers and their family members attend the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division’s fall festival at Hood Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas, Oct. 30. During the event, Air Cav Soldiers an More

Sgt. Christopher Rodgers (left), a track vehicle repairer with Company D, 6th Squadron, 9th U.S. Cavalry Regiment, 1st Cavalry Division; Sgt. Sarah McCoy (center), an information technology specialist with Head More

Maj. Brian Hummel (left), a Tamaqua, Pa., native and operations officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, administers the Oath of Enlistment to Spc. Dere More

The Operation Iraqi Freedom Dining Facility’s traditional Thanksgiving theme provided Soldiers with a colorful dining experience Nov. 26 at Fort Hood, Texas. The dining facility staff made a pumpkin shaped cake More

Maj. Gen. Michael Bills (back to camera), the 1st Cavalry Division commanding general, administers the Oath of Enlistment to 12 troopers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division during a reenlistm More

Spc. Krysta Moore (top left), a Chicago native and air defense battle management system operator with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, poses with her husband More

M109A6 Paladin artillerymen from 1st Battalion, 82nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, fire a 155 mm round April 23 during the maneuver – shooter combined arms liv More

Kaitlyn Merts (left), spouse of Pfc. Joseph Merts (center), an Oklahoma City native, with Company D, 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, More

A UH-60 Black Hawk crew member with the 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division instructs a passenger it’s safe to exit the aircraft after landin More

Chief Warrant Officer 5 DeGolyer, (right) command chief warrant officer for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, says his farewell to the troopers and fellow colleagues of the Air Cav.

Spc. Mary Ipiniu, an American Samoa native with Company B, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, interacts with the Sexual Harassment Assault Response and Prevention a More

Col. Jeffery Thompson (left), commander of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Lt. Col. Spence, a member of the National Commission for the Future of the U.S. Army, have a discussion in a CH- More

Spc. Aurielle Polynice, an unmanned aircraft systems operator with Company F, 2nd Battalion 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division sings “Whatever It Takes” by Leona Lewis at the More

Lt. Col. Scott Myers (left), commander of the 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Command Sgt. Maj Maurice Thibodeaux uncase the colors of the 7-17 Cav. Regt. More

The 1st Cavalry Division Honor Guard prepare to uncase the 7th Squadron, 17th Regiment’s colors at the 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division More

Christian Reed, a U.S. Military Academy football player, displays the 1st Cavalry Division patch on his helmet during the Army vs. Rice football game at Rice University at Houston, Oct. 24. (U.S. Army photo by More

Danny Barker (left), Vietnam veteran, Purple Heart recipient and guest speaker for the Ia Drang Memorial Run, gives remarks as Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew Barteky, 1st Cavalry Division’s outgoing command sergeant More

Lieutenant Col. Phillip W. Mazingo, the commander of the 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment and Command Sgt. Maj. Saunya L. Knox the Battalion Sergeant Major, participate in a transfer of authority ceremony, More

Soldiers of 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas, replaced 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade from Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia d More

Allison (right) and Hailey write a personal note to their trooper, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Daniel Boatman, during the Strong Bonds training for spouses and families Dec. 12 at the Embassy Suites Austin Arboretu More

Troopers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, prepare their masks to go into the Nuclear, Biological, Chemical gas chamber Jan. 29 at Fort Hood, Texas. Troo More

A UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, Task Force Spearhead, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, approaches the Frida drop-zone for sling load training wi More

Maintainers and crew chiefs of 2nd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division replace a rotor blade on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter during Defense Chemical, Biological, Radi More

Three new AH-64E Apache helicopters taxi onto the 7th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron’s flight line March 22 at the Hood Army Air Field in Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo More

A soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment slides down a rope from a tower during multinational fast rope familiarization training April 20, at Adazi Military More

Fort Hood Fire station 3 demonstrates to the Soldiers of 3d Cavalry Regiment the equipment necessary to conduct a proper crew extraction in the event of a downed aircraft, during an Aerial reaction Force traini More

Capt. Michael Allen, commander of Company F, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, leads his company across Cooper Field during a redeployment ceremony June 24 at Fort Hood, Te More

Spc. Dwight Massally (left) and Pfc. Karlan Smith (right) stretch to warm up for sprint interval training Aug. 23 near Hood Army Airfield at Fort Hood, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alajuwan McCoy, 1st ACB PA More

UH-60 Blackhawks assigned to Co. A. 2-227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, line up Sept. 23 on the runway of Scholes International Airport, preparing to survey the Galveston, More

British soldiers from 1st the Queen's Dragoon Guard board a U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Brigade CH-47 Chinook aircraft to embark on an air assault mission Sep. 30, 2016 to provide reconnaissane support in prepara More

A group photo of the Troopers who delivered presents as a part of the 1-227 Aviation Reigment’s “Operation Angel Tree” Dec. 8 at Skipcha Elementary School in Harker Heights, Texas. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Dema More

1st Air Cavalry Brigade commander Col. Cain Baker (center-left) presents the Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award to 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment commander Lt. Col. Nathan Surrey (center- More

View of the communication equipment deployed by U.S. Soldiers, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade from Fort Hood Texas, while being temporarily stationed in Chievres Air Base used for lodging, logistic and refueling befor More

Two U.S. Army AH-64 Apache assigned to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, are staged on Chièvres Air Base during the support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, Belgium, Oct. 26, 2017. (U.S. Army photo b More

A UH-60 Black Hawk, a CH-47 Chinook, a AH-64 Apache and a HH-60 Medevac Black Hawk, the four U.S. Army Helicopters flying under the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division colors are in static display for More

U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division helicopters, 30 UH-60 Black Hawk, 12 CH-47 Chinook, 20 AH-64 Apache and 15 HH-60 Medevac Black Hawk, are staged on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, before movi More

U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division helicopters, 30 UH-60 Black Hawk, 12 CH47 Chinook, 20AH-64 Apache and 15 HH-60 Black Hawk, are staged on the Airfield before they leave Chièvres Air Base, More

Helicopters from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade arrived to Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. The brigade, which is in the 1st Cavalry Division, stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, deployed with 89 helicopters, including Apac More

Air Cav Soldiers had the opportunity to meet Ambassador Kay Bailey Hutchison, Permanent Representative of the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) today at Chievres Air Base.

The helicopter fleet of 1st Air Cavalry Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas, were staged on the airfield during sunrise Oct. 24, 2017, in Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. Three hundred members of the 1st Air Cavalry Briga More

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache Helicopter with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, is staged in front of an hangar on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, Oct. 25, 2017. 77 Helicopters and 300 Soldiers with 1st More

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache with 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division takes off from Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, for Germany, Latvia, Romania and Poland, in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve, Oct. 25, More

Pilots in the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade perform checks on the helicopters before taking off Oct. 25, 2017, from Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. Three hundred members of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade arrived with 77 hel More

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache assigned to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, departs from Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, for Germany, Latvia, Romania and Poland in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve Oct. More

Air Cav is on the move! The first flight has left Chievres Air Base for Illesheim, Germany.

Chinook helicopters from the 2-227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade out of Fort Hood Texas arrive at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 25, 2017. The 2-227th Aviation Regime More

U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division helicopters, 30 UH-60 Black Hawk, 12 CH47 Chinook, 20AH-64 Apache and 15 HH-60 Black Hawk, are staged on Airfield Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, before movi More

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division pack supplies in a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter before they leave Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, for Germany, Latvia, Romania and Poland, in support More

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, pack supplies in their UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter before to leave Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, for Germany, Latvia, Romania and Poland in suppor More

U.S. Army 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division flight crews prepare to board their helicopters, 30 UH-60 Black Hawk, 12 CH-47 Chinook, 20 AH-64 Apache and 15 HH-60 Medevac Black Hawk, and leave Chièvre More

An AH-64 Apache helicopter in the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade is pulled off from the airfield for repair Oct. 26, 2017, on Chièvres Air Base, Belgium. Three hundred members of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade arrived wi More

Air Cav continues sending aircraft forward to Illesheim, Germany today!

Black Hawk helicopters from the 2-227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade from Fort Hood Texas arrive at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany, Oct. 27, 2017. The 2-227th Aviation Regim More

Over half of Air Cav aircraft have departed Chievres Air Base in Belgium for Illesheim, Germany.

U.S. Soldiers with 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division perform preflight checks on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter before they take off from Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, for Germany, Latvia, Romania and More

U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, perform the preflight checks on their AH-60 Apache before to leave Chièvres Air Base, Belgium, for Germany, Latvia, Romania and Poland in More