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Any humor used or morale shown is to be assumed as non-sanctioned. Welcome to the official page for Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 147th Assault Helicopter Battalion. Here you will find the most recent stories, photos, and videos that are distributed by our unit’s public affairs section. This page is intended to keep our soldiers, their families, delegates, and the general public informed and inv

olved in some of the exciting things that we as guard members get to do. We ask that you remain respectful in your comments and follow the guidelines of our page. We do not allow graphic, obscene, explicit, or racial submissions nor do we allow comments that are abusive, hateful, or intended to defame any person or organization. This includes promotion or endorsement of any financial, commercial, or non-governmental agency. Please feel free to post comments, links, pictures, and videos while remaining within the guidelines of Operational Security (OPSEC) as it is critical to the safety of our soldiers. Any content that violates OPSEC should be reported and the material will be removed.

Bad week for the crew chiefs here in C Co, SGT Derek Tyler had his last flight yesterday, but a loss for the crew chiefs...
02/20/2026

Bad week for the crew chiefs here in C Co, SGT Derek Tyler had his last flight yesterday, but a loss for the crew chiefs is a win for C Co as SGT Tyler has also been selected for flight school and along with SSG Joe Begnoche will be attending WOCs here in the state. While the road to becoming an Army Aviator is a long one, SGT Tyler is well down the path and the next time he is flying in a Black Hawk, it'll be in the front seat.

Yesterday was a significant day for one of our members. SSG Joe Begnoche had his last flight as a Crewchief. We honored ...
02/19/2026

Yesterday was a significant day for one of our members. SSG Joe Begnoche had his last flight as a Crewchief. We honored his story as we always do, with handshakes, hugs, and fair amount of water. While this is the end of SSG Begnoche's crewchief career, it marks the beginning of his Pilot career. SSG Begnoche has been selected to become a Warrant Officer and soon after a Pilot in the Iowa National Guard, and we're all pretty excited about it.

The best time to start your career in Army Aviation is always today, and if you got questions, we have answers. The Avia...
02/19/2026

The best time to start your career in Army Aviation is always today, and if you got questions, we have answers. The Aviation Symposium is the place to find out more about the pathway that would lead you to operating a multi-million dollar aircraft, 10 feet above the trees, at 80 mph in complete darkness. If you think you have what it takes and the desire to fly, register for the 2026 Aviation Symposium and come fly with us.

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On the 6th of Feb the Command Chief Warrant Officer for the State of Iowa put on a Warrant Officer Professional Developm...
02/17/2026

On the 6th of Feb the Command Chief Warrant Officer for the State of Iowa put on a Warrant Officer Professional Development, where all the Warrant Officers in the Iowa Army National Guard gathered at the State Capitol Build for a tour. Our guides were the elected Senators and Congress people for the State.

This was a first time for many of the Warrant Officers and a life long memory. A once in a life time opportunity was extended to us and several Warrant Officers climbed many flights of steep cramped steps to the very top and stepped onto the cat walk that is above the golden dome looking out across the Des Moines Metro.

For those of you not in the know, our long lost CW2 Dillon Kelley, has returned home from his tour in CENTCOM at Erbil, ...
02/17/2026

For those of you not in the know, our long lost CW2 Dillon Kelley, has returned home from his tour in CENTCOM at Erbil, Iraq. Mr Kelley was serving as the AMSO for the 2nd BCT, while in that role he has not been able to fly, we look forward to the end of his terminal leave and getting him back in the cockpit and into the air. Welcome home Mr. Kelley, we're grateful to have you back.

02/17/2026

You may have noticed recent changes to this page, Griffin Flight Co and friends is not officially associated with the Iowa National Guard nor the Department of War (DoW). Any and all content on this page is to be assumed as non-sanctioned and does not constitue DoW or Iowa National Guard endorsement.

That being said, we will still try our very best to showcase the Professional Soldiers of C Co 2-147 AHB and the amazing things that they do.

02/15/2026

Happy Valentine’s Day from your favorite branch 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼

01/23/2026
Ladies and gentlemen Day 7, completed on Friday, is the successful end to our first quarterly drill for FY 26. It was a ...
01/18/2026

Ladies and gentlemen Day 7, completed on Friday, is the successful end to our first quarterly drill for FY 26. It was a bit of a wierd one, with all the aircrews absent for the State Safety Standdown in February, only Echo and Delta detachments were in attendance. While throughly worn out after 7 days of Drill, that indepth maintenance was still conducted and excellent training was had by all. What a great opportunity for the members of Charlie Company to get deep into skills that are otherwise regulated to Annual Training, and you can tell by the smiling faces that even though this Drill was a long one, we're all having a great time.

Photo credit goes to SGT Destinae Latham. Thank you for the excellent pictures.

Day 6 has come and gone, the Warrant Officers were split training this day for Warrant Officer Professional Development ...
01/16/2026

Day 6 has come and gone, the Warrant Officers were split training this day for Warrant Officer Professional Development in February, leaving the rest of the Company still going strong. A little seen aspect, every day of Drill a group of Soldiers gathers 2 hours prior to our show time and conduct group PT, lead by SSG Mitch Ostrom, these Soldiers sweat it out and improve thier physical fitness together.

Day 5 was a big one and how better to end it on a high note with promotions and awards!!
01/15/2026

Day 5 was a big one and how better to end it on a high note with promotions and awards!!

Many Charlie Company Soldier's made the Company proud today when they briefed not only the Adjuant General of Iowa, MG O...
01/15/2026

Many Charlie Company Soldier's made the Company proud today when they briefed not only the Adjuant General of Iowa, MG Osborn, but also the Commander of Kosovo's Security Forces, LTG Jashari. It was an exciting day for all involved and we got to showcase the outstanding Professionals that we have in our organization.

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