40th Combat Aviation Brigade

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The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade will be having a Change of Command Ceremony, June 4, 2022 at 1:30 pm. Outgoing commande...
05/20/2022

The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade will be having a Change of Command Ceremony, June 4, 2022 at 1:30 pm.

Outgoing commander Col. Alan R. Gronewold will relinquish command of the 40th CAB to incoming commander Col. William B. Gentle. Please see attached invite for more information.

Congratulations to all in Task Force Phoenix for the successful completion of our mission providing full-spectrum aviati...
01/09/2022

Congratulations to all in Task Force Phoenix for the successful completion of our mission providing full-spectrum aviation operations in the Middle East! Enjoy your time home with your friends and families. Good luck to Task Force Eagle. We'll be watching you from afar. Task Force Phoenix, mission complete! On Fire!

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — With the casing of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade's red and blue colors, Task Force Phoenix's nine-month mission in th...

It's official. The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade colors were cased at a brigade Transfer-of-Authority ceremony at Camp Bu...
01/08/2022

It's official. The 40th Combat Aviation Brigade colors were cased at a brigade Transfer-of-Authority ceremony at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Task Force Phoenix has successfully completed its nine-month mission to the Middle East and flies off into the sunset. The baton has been passed to the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade who drive on with the mission of providing full-spectrum aviation operations for Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield. It has been a long and eventful deployment but we made it through with flying colors! Good luck, 11th ECAB! It's been great working with you and we know you'll do us proud. Task Force Phoenix, out!

Here are pics from the Transfer-of-Authority ceremony for Task Force Raptor, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (Gen...
01/07/2022

Here are pics from the Transfer-of-Authority ceremony for Task Force Raptor, 1st Battalion, 168th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), and Task Force Longhorn, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), in the base theater at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. The ceremony marked the official end of Task Force Raptor's nine-month mission in the Middle East and the beginning of the mission for Task Force Longhorn. Congratulations, Raptor on a successful and eventful nine months! Good look to all in Task Force Longhorn! Don't let the nice weather fool you. It's going to get hot over here.

A Transfer-of-Authority ceremony marks the end of the mission for one unit and the beginning for another. Task Force Sov...
01/06/2022

A Transfer-of-Authority ceremony marks the end of the mission for one unit and the beginning for another. Task Force Sovereign, 640th Aviation Support Battalion, cased its unit colors officially marking the end of the battalion's mission in the Middle East. Task Force Rattler, 90th Aviation Support Battalion, unfurled its colors officially assuming the mission from the 640th. The ceremony took place at the MWR theater at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. Job well done, 640th, and godspeed 90th!

Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, received their end-of-tour awards in ...
01/05/2022

Soldiers from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, received their end-of-tour awards in two ceremonies at Camp Buehring, Kuwait. We've got more photos. 1SG will be sending out a link to HHC Soldiers where you can find yourself getting your award. Great job and well deserved, HHC!

Task Force Phoenix Soldiers in the Support Operations (SPO) Office worked hard over our nine-month deployment to the Mid...
01/04/2022

Task Force Phoenix Soldiers in the Support Operations (SPO) Office worked hard over our nine-month deployment to the Middle East overseeing logistics operations throughout the Combined Joint Operations Area. The SPO provided vital logistical sustainment that allowed the brigade to support aviation operations. Key SPO personnel along with other Soldiers were presented with brigade coins for their hard work during a ceremony at brigade headquarters at Camp Buehring, Kuwait.

01/03/2022

Here are a few videos from the rappelling class Capt. Paul “Herbie” Johnston and his team conducted for Task Force Phoenix Soldiers at Camp Beuhring, Kuwait. In the third video, Johnston holds a pretty cool combat patch ceremony for Sgt. Roger Escobedo.

Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed was born and raised in Iraq. He's now an American citizen who serves in the California Army National Gu...
01/02/2022

Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed was born and raised in Iraq. He's now an American citizen who serves in the California Army National Guard's 40th Combat Aviation Brigade. He returned to the country of his birth for the first time in 10 years, this time as a U.S. Army Soldier. Read more about his story in the article below:

CAMP BUEHRING, Kuwait — When U.S. Army Sgt. Aqeel Ahmed arrived in Iraq with Soldiers of the 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, he stayed focused on his miss...

01/02/2022
If you're wondering what's been going on at brigade...
01/01/2022

If you're wondering what's been going on at brigade...

12/31/2021

Happy New Year, Task Force Phoenix!

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