Army stretches its sea legs with first sealift exercise in 15 years

Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division recently found out what it takes to load a brigade combat team’s worth of equipment onto a ship as part of the first Sealift Emergency Deployment Readiness Exercise the Army has conducted in years. Wilson described the process as trying to put together “a big puzzle.”“The biggest part was […]

Does the Army need airborne?

About 1,200 soldiers from 13 countries looked up toward the thin white clouds stretching across the sky. Having just participated in a brief NATO battle demo, they awaited the November event’s finale. First Lt. Tim Pena would later say it was “a beautiful day to jump.” But he hadn’t quite arrived just yet. Right on […]

Elite U.S. Targeting Force Now in Iraq

An elite U.S. special operations targeting force has arrived in Iraq and will carry out operations against the Islamic State, part of a broader effort in 2016 to strike at the militants.

UPDATE: AH-64D Apache Crash

Unfortunately, both pilots flying a U.S. Army AH-64D Apache attack helicopter were killed when their aircraft crashed during a training exercise last night. The aircraft was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell. The helicopter was found in Montgomery County near the rural community of Fredonia. There has been no determination of the […]

UPDATE: AH-64D Apache Crash

Unfortunately, both pilots flying a U.S. Army AH-64D Apache attack helicopter were killed when their aircraft crashed during a training exercise last night. The aircraft was assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Campbell. The helicopter was found in Montgomery County near the rural community of Fredonia. There has been no determination of the […]

BREAKING: AH-64D Apache Down

According to emergency officials, a Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter has crashed during a training flight and the status of the crew is unknown at this time. Fort Campbell spokesperson Major Allen Hill confirmed that the two-person helicopter, assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, went down shortly before 7PM local time during a routine training […]

BREAKING: AH-64D Apache Down

According to emergency officials, a Boeing AH-64D Apache attack helicopter has crashed during a training flight and the status of the crew is unknown at this time. Fort Campbell spokesperson Major Allen Hill confirmed that the two-person helicopter, assigned to the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, went down shortly before 7PM local time during a routine training […]

Burner Friday: 187th Fighter Wing F-16D

Happy Friday, FighterSweep Fans! We once again welcome you back to our ever-awesome celebration of reheat and Mach Diamonds, courtesy of the Alabama Air National Guard’s 187th Fighter Wing. Based at Dannelly Field–otherwise known as Montgomery Regional Airport, the Dixie Vipers have a storied history, dating back to 1952. That year, the Alabama Air National […]