Topic: Bagram Airfield

Fort Campbell’s 101st Combat Aviation Brigade Junior Enlisted Council: It’s not what you think

April 13, 2013 |

Written by U.S. Army Sgt. Julieanne E. Morse
129th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – At first glance, it might seem like the Junior Enlisted Council is a group of Soldiers trying to pull a fast one over their sergeants.

The JEC, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), is a proactive council that represents the voice of more than 400 Soldiers from private to staff sergeant. Their mission is to inform senior-enlisted leaders on enlisted-force matters – including morale – and recommend policy changes affecting the readiness of the enlisted Soldiers.

U.S. Army members of the Junior Enlisted Council, 6th Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), stand on the outdoor relaxation area that they suggested to their senior leaders and built for the morale of all soldiers in their units, March 31, 2013. The JEC is a proactive council whose mission is to inform senior leaders of enlisted-force matters including morale and recommended policy changes. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Julieanne Morse, 129th Mobile Public Affairs)

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Fort Campbell Bastogne Soldier receives Combat Action Badge from his father

April 4, 2013 |

Written by U.S. Army Sgt. Zila Winstead
RC-East Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – When one thinks of combat deployments, they typically think of families being separated by thousands of miles and several time zones. But for one Screaming Eagle family, their deployment brought them closer together. Literally.

Five months ago, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Benning was handpicked to deploy to eastern Afghanistan as a Security Force Assistance Team adviser with 1st Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault).

U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Thomas M. Pollack, a Pembine, WI, native, pins the Combat Action Badge on his son, U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Raymond J. Benning, during a ceremony March 29, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Zila Winstead, RC-East Public Affairs)

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101st Airborne Division begins latest Rendezvous with Destiny

March 5, 2013 |

Written by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Hartman
115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Parwan Province, Afghanistan — The casing ceremony for the outgoing 1st Infantry Division headquarters battalion and the uncasing ceremony for the incoming 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) headquarters battalion, took place at Bagram Airfield, February 28th.

With its battalion colors cased, the 1st Infantry Division headquarters battalion continues its redeployment to Kansas, while the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) headquarters battalion begins its latest rendezvous with destiny.

U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Tonika Scott-Morris (left), and Lt. Col. Scott Noon, Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) command team, uncase the unit flag during the casing ceremony for the division headquarters battalion for the outgoing 1st Infantry Division and the uncasing ceremony for the division headquarters battalion for the incoming 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), Feb. 28, 2013, at Bagram Airfield. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Kevin Hartman, 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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Peyton Manning’s touchdown on Bagram

March 2, 2013 |

Written by U.S. Army Staff Sgt. David J. Overson
115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment

Bagram, Afghanistan – There are arguably tens of millions of football fans around the globe, and it is safe to assume that a great deal are fans of Super Bowl champion and current Denver Broncos’ quarterback, Peyton Manning.

So when Manning touched down on Bagram Airfield, March 1st, the service members assigned there were ecstatic.

Denver Broncos’ Peyton Manning addresses the troops at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, with a USO tour. Manning was accompanied by MLB pitcher Curt Schilling and NFL players Austin Collie and Vincent Jackson, March 1st, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. David J. Overson 115th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment)

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Fort Campbell’s 101st Combat Avaiation Brigade “Wings of Destiny” soldiers return from Afghanistan mission

February 27, 2013 |

Fort Campbell, KY – The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade deployed in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in September 2012. Approximately 103 Soldiers returned home early Wednesday morning, February 27th, 2013.

The “Wings of Destiny” is currently serving a nine-month deployment and will continue to do so.  Due to changing mission requirements the brigade will be sending home selected units before the nine-month deployment is complete.

Approximately 103 Soldiers from the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), returned from deployment in Afghanistan during a welcome home ceremony, February 27th, at Fort Campbell, KY. (Photos by 101st Airborne Division Public Affairs Office).

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Fort Campbell 101st Combat Aviation Brigade No Mercy Soldiers go beyond the flight line

February 14, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. Duncan Brennan
101st Combat Aviation Brigade

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – A short profile of 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force No Mercy at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan.

The army performs best when soldiers, leaders, commanders and family come together as a cohesive group. Within the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Destiny, units strive to become more than just a unit.

Sgt. Lee Denhe (right) and Pfc. Keith Recore (left), D Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade avionics and weapons systems technicians, take a sighting kit off of an AH-64D Apache helicopter after conducting maintenance at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, Jan. 23, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duncan Brennan, 101st CAB public affairs)

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Why we serve: 101st Combat Aviation’s Sgt. Lydia Johnston

January 12, 2013 |

Written by Sgt. Duncan Brennan
101st Combat Aviation Brigade

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan –A soldier profile on Sgt. Lydia Johnston, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment medic serving at Jalalabad Airfield, Afghanistan.

U.S. Army Sgt. Lydia Johnston, a medic with Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, knows what it is to give care under fire. The difference is that she was doing it before she even came into the Army.

Johnston, a native of Greenville, CA, was an emergency medical technician prior to her joining the Army. Getting EMT training was part of getting a degree.

Sgt. Lydia Johnston, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment medic sends an email to coordinate a flight physical for one of the crew chiefs assigned to Task Force Saber at Forward Operating Base Fenty, Afghanistan, on Dec. 19th, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Duncan Brennan, 101st CAB public affairs)

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Military Brothers Meet for Christmas in Afghanistan

December 27, 2012 |

Written by Sgt. David Dobrydney
455th Air Expeditionary Wing

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – Up until a few days ago, Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Allen hadn’t seen his brother, Army Cpl. Greg Allen, in more than three years. However, a twist of fate brought them together here for the Christmas holidays.

“Both of us being here in [Afghanistan] is the closest we have ever been to each other since Thanksgiving 2009,” said Derek, a 455th Expeditionary Maintenance Squadron tactical aircraft maintenance craftsman, deployed from Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, AR.

Air Force Staff Sgt. Derek Allen, right, and his brother, Army Cpl. Greg Allen, compare unit patches at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Dec. 23, 2012. The brothers spent the holidays together for the first time since 2009 after the A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft Derek maintains provided vital combat support for Greg and his fellow soldiers. (Master Sgt. Jun Kim/U.S. Air Force)

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Why We Serve: 101st Combat Aviation Brigade’s Private Jesse Ingram

December 2, 2012 |

Written by  U.S. Army Sgt. Duncan Brennan
101st Combat Aviation Brigade Public Affairs

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – Many people join the armed service to get their lives on track and achieve goals they have in mind for themselves.

For Army Pvt. Jesse Ingram, D Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force No Mercy, a 22-year-old native of Kendalia, Texas, that is just what he had in mind.

“I did heavy construction for four years before joining the Army,” said Ingram. “I wanted to try something new, travel and see new places. It was also the best option to get out. I was tired of being in my home town.”

Pvt. Jesse Ingram, D Company 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force No Mercy, AH-64 Apache mechanic, a native of Kendalia, Texas, inventories and sorts parts at a maintenance hangar at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan, October 18th, 2012. (published in Why We Serve: Pvt. Jesse Ingram by rceast)

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101st Pathfinders work with Man’s Best Friend

November 27, 2012 |

Video by U.S. Army

Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan – The 101st Pathfinders, with the 101st Aviation Regiment, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade work with Military Working Dogs and their handlers to train for combat.

The Task Force Destiny Pathfinders are the only organic infantry unit in a combat aviation brigade.

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