Combat Aviation Brigade wraps up error-free Iraqi deployment

Combat Aviation Brigade wraps up error-free Iraqi deployment

FORT HOOD, Texas: The 4th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade found another reason to celebrate...
US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive

US Marines storm south in major Afghan offensive

CAMP DWYER, Afghanistan: Thousands of US Marines deployed in Afghanistan's Taliban heartlands in an air...
First Flight of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout

First Flight of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout

SAN DIEGO: A Northrop Grumman Corporation MQ-8B Fire Scout Vertical Unmanned Aircraft System (VUAS),...
Target Sight System for AH-1Z Cobra helicopter

Target Sight System for AH-1Z Cobra helicopter

ORLANDO, Fl: Lockheed Martin marked the delivery of the first Target Sight System (TSS) production unit...

Combat Aviation Brigade wraps up error-free Iraqi deployment

Air Force News — July 2, 2009 at 7:52 am
FORT HOOD, Texas: The 4th Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade found another reason to celebrate its recent return from a successful year-long deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom - everyone returned home to their families. The "Iron Eagle" brigade didn't lose one Soldier or aircraft during its deployment to Taji, Iraq, said Col. Patrick Tierney, the brigade's commander. "We're the first aviation...

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First Flight of Land-Based MQ-8B Fire Scout

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