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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.
AH-64D apaches from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, descends onto the forward rearming and refueling point to re-load its weapon systems, during an aerial gunnery exercise, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 26. (U.S. Army photo by Cpl. Randis Monroe) www.dvidshub.net: Date: Taken on 26 October 2016 00:00: Source
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 ...
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 ...
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.
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 ...
At that point Task Force Devil, a unit formed around the 1st Brigade, 82d Airborne Division arrived to become the lead combat/security formation. The 82nd Airborne Division joined with United States Army Rangers and other Coalition Special Forces to conduct Operation Mountain Sweep in August 2002, mounting five combat air Air assault missions. [12]
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.