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Colors for the 82nd Airborne Division Combat Aviation Brigade were cased at Simmons Army Airfield on Friday ahead of its unit to the Middle East.
Since then, the “Wings of the Airborne” has always answered the nations call. Supporting operations in Vietnam, Desert Shield, Desert Storm, Dominican Republic, Panama, Grenade, the mountains of Afghanistan and the streets of Iraq. [3] Today’s modern 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade took shape in January 15, 2006.
Brig. Gen. Patrick Work left, receives the 82nd Airborne Division colors from Lt. Gen. Christopher Donahue, right, 18th Airborne Corps commander, during a command change ceremony Friday, Nov. 17 ...
Helicopter crews assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, conduct a joint air assault operation with paratroopers assigned to 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82n Airborne ...
On 15 August 1942, the 82nd Infantry Division, now commanded by Major General Ridgway, became the first airborne division in the history of the U.S. Army, and was redesignated as the 82nd Airborne Division. The 82nd was selected after deliberations by the U.S. Army General Staff because of a number of factors; it was not a Regular Army or ...
16th Combat Aviation Brigade: N/A: Gray Army Airfield, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington "Seek and Destroy" 6th Squadron: 10th Combat Aviation Brigade: 10th Mountain Division: Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, Fort Drum, New York "Six Shooters" 17th Cavalry: 1st Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron: 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade: 82nd Airborne ...
A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters (Boeing AH-64 Apache), medium-lift helicopters (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk), heavy-lift helicopters (Boeing CH-47 Chinook), and MEDEVAC capability.
• Cpl. John S. Gilbertie served in the 82nd Airborne Division from October 1917 to May 1919, which included serving as an infantryman and squad leader in Company E, 327th Infantry Regiment ...