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The 29th Combat Aviation Brigade recently conducted the first bilateral Army Aviation event between the United States and Saudi Arabia. The 29th Combat Aviation Brigade deployed a mix of UH-60 Blackhawks and AH-64 Apaches, during Exercise Desert Hawk, to train with the Saudi 1st Aviation Group. “We wanted to provide the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade the opportunity to work with other nations,” said Col. George E. Cone Jr., assistant chief of staff for training and exercises, U.S. Army Central Command.

The Director of the Army National Guard rubbed elbows with National Guard Soldiers at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Lt. Gen. William Ingram Jr., referred to himself as a “five-month-old general,” as his visit came five months and one day after he assumed the duties of director and was promoted to lieutenant general on Nov. 28, 2011. “It felt great to be …

The 29th Combat Aviation Brigade recently named Sgt. Delvon Anderson the brigade’s noncommissioned officer of the year and Spc. Jonathan Foster the Soldier of the year. The two were among 11 Soldiers from the several units under the 29th CAB to participate in the Best Warrior Competition May 20-22 at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. “I was really pleased that we could …

Originally published in the Normandy Now. The man who broke the sound barrier visited troops at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, to thank fellow aviators for their service. Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Charles “Chuck” Yeager broke the sound barrier on Oct. 14, 1947, flying a Bell X-1 aircraft named “Glamorous Glennis” at 662 mph. During that mission, the Bell X-1 aircraft exited the ...

Capt. Michael Jenkins, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade logistics officer, destroyed his competition recently, to take first place in a Modern Army Combatives tournament in Kuwait. Eight fighters, in all, from the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade competed in the tournament on April 28, 2012. These warriors traveled to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, to match their skills against the best fighters in this …

It was no April Fool’s joke. The sergeant major of the Army and the command sergeant major for the Army National Guard visited troops at Camp Buehring, Kuwait, on April 1, 2012. Sgt. Maj. of the Army Raymond Chandler and Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Burch spoke with, and listened to feedback from, current and future noncommissioned officers from the 29th …

The assistant brigade logistics officer of 29th Combat Aviation Brigade took command of the Headquarters and Headquarters Co. The official change-of-command ceremony took place on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Jan. 16, 2012, at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Capt. Michelle Johnson succeeded 1st Lt. Michael Jenkins, a CH-47 Chinook pilot, who will now assume the position of assistant logistics officer. “At …

Task Force Normandy’s commander Col. David Carey and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Beyard, cased the brigade’s colors on, Dec. 14, 2011, signifying the end of its mission in Iraq. Task Force Normandy provided full-spectrum aviation support throughout the Iraq theater of operations. It simultaneously cleaned and cleared Camp Taji and repostured the force to Kuwait. “We took a mission that …

  On Thanksgiving Day, Members of the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade successfully moved the last Longbow Crew Trainer from Iraq. They used the “yard dog” to carefully load the two 40-foot trailers onto the C-5 Galaxy at Baghdad International Airport, in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Task Force Normandy soldiers completed this mission while other service members enjoyed the last holiday meal …

When the United States Army modernized, trading horses for helicopters, jeeps and tanks, the ground and air cavalries worked to retain much of the horse cavalry’s distinctive traditions. The 6th Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment is steeped in history and tradition. It made history once again, by being the last air cavalry to leave Iraq. The 6-17 traces its lineage to F Troop, 17th Cavalry, the last ground cavalry unit to leave Vietnam.