Multiple Deployments
September 4th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
C/6-101 Avn Rgt pilot Lt. Terry Hill finishes adding his name to a bible (lower left, below flag) after completing his first dustoff mission. The bible has been carried by four generations of his family – originally issued in WWII and carried into D-Day, it also was brought to Korea and in more than 50 air assaults in Vietnam.
Waiting For The Call
September 3rd, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
The ping-pong table, just yards from the flight-line, of Charlie Co., 6th Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade’s medievac unit – which is on standby 24-hours a day for any dust-offs calls that may come through for the area. And it’s a rare day that isn’t busy.
Protect our Flight
July 6th, 2010 | Photography | Posted by Sheila
An Our Lady of Loretto medallion hangs from a kneeboard of a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Dustoff member, 10th Mountain Division, as he runs through a rock drill for a night-time air assault at Ft. Carson, Colorado, during High Altitude Mountain Environmental Training on June 10, 2010. Our Lady of Loretto is the patron saint of many people involved in aviation.
Launch at Dusk
February 8th, 2010 | From the Ranks | Posted by Alan Lessig
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, U.S. Division-Center, swiftly departs the flight line Jan. 11 at Camp Taji, Iraq, as day turns to night. The 1st ACB conducts aviation operations 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in support of U.S. and Iraqi forces. (Army photo)
The Refueler
May 23rd, 2009 | Photography | Posted by Chris Maddaloni
Pfc. Andrew Petrossian, 20, from Los Angeles, Ca., a refueler with 282nd Aviation Company at FOB Lagman, watches two medical evac Blackhawks take off at sunset. “It’s awesome,” he said. “This is my first month of twelve, and sometimes it’s even kinda beautiful and peaceful out here. Sure, it’s tiring to work in the sun all day, but you have a real sense of accomplishment – and it’s cool to be able to work in aviation.”