Col. Jeffery Thompson (right), an Oregon native and the commander for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Troy DeGolyer (left), a Maine native and command chief warrant officer for the 1st Air Cav. Bde., cut...

Col. Jeffery Thompson (left), an Oregon native and the commander for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, receives a saber from a member of the 1st Cavalry Division Honor Guard during the brigade's 30th birthday commemoration at the 1st...

Members of the 1st Cavalry Division Honor Guard prepare to execute a saber presentation during the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cav. Div's 30th birthday commemoration at the 1st Cav. Div. Museum at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 16. Although celebrating its...

Members of the 1st Cavalry Division Honor Guard execute a saber presentation during the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division's 30th birthday commemoration at the 1st Cavalry Division Museum at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept. 16. The brigade traces i...

Col. Jeffery Thompson, an Oregon native and the commander for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, recalls the lineage of the Air Cav during the brigade's 30th birthday commemoration at the 1st Cav. Div. Museum at Fort Hood, Texas, Sept...