An All-American CH-47 Chinook helicopter flies in the mountains just west of Fort Carson, Colo., April 12. As the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade prepares to deploy to Afghanistan late this summer, the brigade beg More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Ryan Drouin, right, and Capt. Ron Braasch, left, pilot a CH-47 Chinook simulator through snow at the Southeast Regional Flight Simulation Training Center on Simmons Army Airfield, Jan. 1 More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Task Force Talon, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares to land as a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter assigned to TF Talon finishes dow More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter assigned to Task Force Talon, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division sits with rotors spinning on the tarmac at Kabul Internation More
Sgt. Eric Rogers, petroleum supply specialist, 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, hooks a pump hose to the 'fat cow,' a system which allows the refueling of aircraft when a fo More
U.S. Army Spc. Steven Perrin, a CH-47 helicopter repairer and a native of Vermont assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody Zickefoose, a CH-47 helicopter repairer assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, mounts an M240H machine gu More
An All-American CH-47 Chinook helicopter sits at a landing zone approximately 14,000 feet above sea level in the mountains just west of Fort Carson, Colo., April 12. As the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade prepares More
U.S. Army Capt. Jeremy Irvine conducts weapons operational checks prior to his crew qualification for an upcoming aerial gunnery range in an AH-64 Apache simulator at the Southeast Regional Flight Simulation Tr More
Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters assigned to Task Force Talon, 3rd General Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division prepare to land at Tactical Base Gamberi Dec. 7, 2014. More
A paratrooper from 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, calls in for a simulated aerial medical evacuation during training at their field training exercise, Cherry Point, N.C., More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody Zickefoose, a CH-47 helicopter repairer assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, links ammunition belts for More
Staff Sgt. John Bloyd, front, and Spc. Richard Washington, rear, check for obstacles as the UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter pilots conduct a two-wheeled landing in the mountains west of Fort Carson, Colo., April 1 More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew Baden, a Littleton, Colo., native, conducts weapons operational checks prior to his crew qualification for an upcoming aerial gunnery range in an AH-64 Apache simulator More
Spc. Brian Rivera, CH-47 helicopter repairer, pulls security following a simulated indirect fire attack, Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 17. The training gave the paratroopers the chance to work on squad tactics whil More
A U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter repairer assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, applies lubricant to an M240H machine gun during More
The view of snow-capped mountains sits in stark contrast to the relatively flat tree lines at Fort Bragg for the All-American UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter pilots and crew members at Fort Carson, Colo., April 12 More
Paratroopers from 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade clear a room from a simulated airfield during squad tactics training, Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 17. The building is part of More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts aviation checks on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopter More
A U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter repairer assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, fires an M240H machine gun from a CH-47 Chinook More
All-American UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter flies toward snow-capped Pikes Peak after taking off from a landing zone approximately 12,200 feet above sea level in the mountains just west of Fort Carson, Colo., Apr More
Air Traffic Controllers from 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion watch as a UH-60 Black Hawk takes off next to their mobile tower system, Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 17. The ATCs controlled the air space, allo More
U.S. Army Spc. Steven Perrin, a CH-47 helicopter repairer with Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, puts the tail cone cover on a More
U.S. Army Spc. Cody Zickefoose, a CH-47 helicopter repairer assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, fires an M240H machine gun More
All-American Black Hawk helicopter pilots practice landing their UH-60L Command and Control Black Hawk helicopter on a landing zone approximately 12,200 feet above sea level in the mountains just west of Fort C More
A flight instructor with 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade prepares to load a UH-60 Black Hawk to watch gunners engage their targets, Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 17. The FI obse More
A U.S. Army CH-47 Chinook helicopter hovers over 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade flight line after returning from a combined arms live-fire exercise on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2018. ( More
Chief Warrant Officer Carlos Acevedo instructs Lt. Col. Landy Dunham, the commanding officer for Task Force Talon and the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, as he takes off fr More
A CH-47 Chinook assigned to 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade takes off for aerial gunnery, Cherry Point, N.C., Sept. 18. Chinooks and UH-60 Black Hawks engaged targets at day More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, awaits take off on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2018. More
Spc. Richard Washington, a UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter crew chief, uses the portable helicopter oxygen delivery system, which delivers oxygen through the nostrils, while flying in the mountains just west of Fo More
U.S. Army Soldiers prepare two CH-47 Chinook helicopters on 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade flight line for a combined arms live-fire exercise on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Nov. 7, 2018. The exe More
Staff Sgt. Aaron Burrows, center, prepares a simulated patient to be hoisted onto an HH-60M MEDEVAC Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Carson, Colo., April 13. Burrows was part of the on-call MEDEVAC crew who respon More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, tie the blades of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after returning More
Staff Sgt. Aaron Burrows gathers the hoist line from an HH-60M MEDEVAC Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Carson, Colo., April 13, as his MEDEVAC crew responds to a simulated medical evacuation scenario. As the 82nd More
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd General Support Battalion, 82nd Aviation Regiment, 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade, adjusts his gloves before conducting a combined arms live fi More
Simulated patients are hoisted onto an HH-60M MEDEVAC Black Hawk helicopter at Fort Carson, Colo., April 13, as the on-call medevac crew from Company C, Task Force Talon and 3rd General Support Aviation Battali More