A UH-60 Black Hawk belonging to 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, flies from Kuwait to Iraq. The air and ground crews of 3-1 AA "Nightmares" work around the clock sustaining air operation More
An AH-64D Apache Longbow belonging to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, heads out on a mission Nov. 16, 2007. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air crews work around the clock sustaining air op More
An AH-64D Apache Longbow belonging to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, heads out on a mission on Dec. 22, 2007. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air and ground crews work around the clock sus More
A Troop, 4th Squadron 6th Cavalry Regiment OH-58 Kiowa Warrior pilot Capt. Peter Di Giorgio mounts up in the gunner's seat of a new Kiowa to head back into A Troop's engagement. Di Giorgio earned the Distinguis More
Sgt. Charles Ceideburg of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, enters data into laptop used to manage maintenance records for a UH-60 Black Hawk before a mission on Jan. 5. The ai More
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, carries a center-of-cargo sling load Jan. 9. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air and ground crews work around the clock More
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, flies overhead as it departs on a mission Jan. 9. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air and ground crews work around the More
A UH-60 Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter belonging to Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, is readied for take-off March 5. "MEDVAC birds" as they are called are sus More
Sgt. Jose Garcia of Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, inspect the tail section of a UH-60 Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter. The2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air and g More
Capt. Nate Thompson, right, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, "Gunfighters", shakes the hand of Col. Jessie O. Farrington, commander, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, a More
A Troop, 4th Squadron 6th Cavalry Regiment OH-58 Kiowa Warrior pilots Capt. Peter Di Giorgio and 1st Lt. Robert I. Sickler head back toward the fight in a new Kiowa after returning to base with their damaged ai More
Spc. Jacob Norotsky of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, makes adjustments to the main rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk before a mission on Jan. 5. The air and ground crews of 3-1 A More
Two CH-47 Chinook pilots assigned to Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, conduct pre-flight checks. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air crews work around the clock sustainin More
Sgt. Gregory Moseley, CH-47 Chinook flight engineer assigned to Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, conducts pre-flight checks. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air crews wor More
A UH-60 Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter belonging to Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, takes off as it departs on a mission March 5. "MEDVAC birds" as they are ca More
Two AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters belonging to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, prepare to take off as a UH-60 Black Hawk flies overhead. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air crews wo More
Pfc. James Nally of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, keeps watch as his UH-60 Black Hawk ferries troops across northern Iraq. The air and ground crews of 3-1 AA "Nightmares" More
Sgt. Fredrick Benuzzi of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, inspects the rear rotor of a UH-60 Black Hawk before a mission on Jan. 5. The air and ground crews of 3-1 AA "Nightm More
An AH-64D Apache Longbow belonging to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, heads out on a mission Feb. 14. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air crews work around the clock sustaining air operatio More
Gen. David D. McKiernan, commanding general U.S. Army, Europe & 7th Army, shakes hands with 1st Lt. Robert Sickler of Troop A, 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment after presenting him the Distinguished Flying Cr More
Sgt. Joshua Velsor, CH-47 Chinook crew chief assigned to Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, checks the forward rotor before a mission March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagl More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian Beck, top, and Spc. Ryan Moya of Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk medical evacuation helicopter for another More
A UH-60 Black Hawk belonging to 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, flies over the Iraqi countryside transporting troops from Contingency Operating Base Speicher to Balad in northern Iraq. More
A UH-60 Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter belonging to Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, flies past an Iraqi sunset. "MEDVAC birds" as they are called are sustained More
Lt. Col. Mike Mahony, left, commander 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, "Gunfighters", shakes the hand of Col. Jessie O. Farrington, commander, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Di More
Lt. Col. T. J. Jamison, 4-6 Air Cavalry Squadron commander, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Susan Weathers, Col. Jessie Farrington, commander of the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, Capt. Peter Di Gi More
Pfc. Jossue Enamorado of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, checks the door gun of a UH-60 Black Hawk shortly after a mission on Jan. 9. The air and ground crews of 3-1 AA "Nig More
Capt. Peter Di Giorgio, Troop A, 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, examines a piece of his Kiowa hit by machine gun fire while on a mission over western Mosul. Di Giorgio was presented the Distinguished Flyin More
A CH-47 Chinook crew chief assigned to Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, checks the forward rotor before a mission March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air crews work More
A UH-60 Black Hawk belonging to 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, flies out on another mission Jan. 9. The air and ground crews of 3-1 AA "Nightmares" work around the clock sustaining air More
Capt. Peter Di Giorgio, center, Troop A, 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, shakes the hand of Col. Jessie O. Farrington, commander, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, after receiving the Disting More
MEDVAC Pilot, Chief Warrant Officer 2 Christian Beck of Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, reviews maintenance records on a portable laptop March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting More
Passengers wait for more personnel to board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter belonging to Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, from Fort Riley, Kan., flying in support of Task Force Iron in northern Iraq.
Pfc. Jossue Enamorado of Company B, 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, opens the door to a UH-60 Black Hawk after a mission on Jan. 9. The air and ground crews of 3-1 AA "Nightmares" work More
Spc.Ryan Moya of Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, wipes down a UH-60 Blackhawk medical evacuation helicopter in preparation for another mission March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fi More
A Chinook belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, sits loaded with passengers and cargo before a mission March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air and ground crews work aro More
Singer Mac Powell of the Atlanta-based Christian rock band Third Day leads the crowd during the set of "Love Song" performed to an audience of Soldiers, Marines and Airmen at Contingency Operating Base Speiche More
A UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, sits ready for a night mission take-off March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air and ground crews wor More
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, sits in front of an Iraqi sunset March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" air and ground crews work around the clock su More
A CH-47 Chinook belonging to 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, sits ready for take-off March 5. The 2-1 GSAB "Fighting Eagles" are part of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry More