About 100 soldiers from Alpha Battery, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment (THAAD), 11th Air Defense Brigade will be deploying with their THAAD system to Guam.
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Category: Army
Two U.S. troops killed in Afghan helicopter crash
A helicopter crash in eastern Afghanistan killed two American troops, military officials said.
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Eurocopter, Kamov told to extend validity of bids for India’s helicopter contest
Eurocopter and Kamov have been asked by India to extend the validity of their commercial bids till the end of this year for the Army’s light helicopter contest.
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Indian Air Force will eventually operate Apaches
India’s defense ministry has ruled that 22 AH-64s being purchased will go to the Air Force rather than Army.
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Rescue of downed USMC CH-46E by 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Black Hawk in Thailand
On Feb. 20, a CH-46E Sea Knight helicopter (BuNo 156442) with HMM-262 (Reinforced), crashed north of Phitsanulok, Thailand. This is the story of the rescue mission flown by a Black Hawk helicopter from the U.S. Army’s 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade.
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