Spc. Rader, Raymond a 15U CH-47 Helicopter Repairer, returns to his CH-47 Chinook after rigging and inspecting a payload prior to the sling load training. at Katterbach Army Airfield, Jan. 20, 2016. Aircrews practice flying in conditions of low visib...

A CH-47 Chinook Helicopter from Hotel Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, "Big Windy," moves into position as part of environmental qualifications and sling-load training at Katterbach Army Airfield, Jan. 20...

Blackhawk helicopters from 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct M119A3 Howitzer Sling Load Operations, alongside 4th Battalion 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment, 173rd Airborne B...

A U.S. Army Soldier from 173rd Airborne Brigade, returns from a successful operation during exercise Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 26, 2016. An aviation task force m...

An AH-64, from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, hovers into position during exercise Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army's Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2016.

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Capt. Kate Alfin, a Black Hawk Pilot with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Ansbach Germany, practices Nordic cross country skiing under a full combat load at the Allied Winter Course at the Norwegian School of Winter Warfare, Elverum, Norway, Jan. 1...

A paratrooper from 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade awaits signal from the jumpmaster to exit a Black Hawk above the Grafenwoehr Training Area - Bunker drop-zone, in Germany, Feb. 18, 2016. Paratroopers...

A paratrooper from 4th Battalion, 319th Field Artillery Regiment (Airborne), 173rd Airborne Brigade packs his T-11 parachute into the aviator's kit bag after successfully executing the 5th point of performance at the Grafenwoehr Training Area - Bunke...

Attendees of the first annual Strong Europe Aviation Rotary Wing Summit pose for a group photo at the Edelweiss Lodge and Resort conference center, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany Mar. 1-2, 2016. The conference, hosted by the 12th Combat Aviation Bri...

Pictured from left to right, Maj. Gen. Valentyn Pistriuga, Army Aviation Chief of the Ground Forces Command, Ukraine, Maj. Gen. William K. Gayler, Deputy Commanding General, U.S. Army Europe, Col. Christoper W. Waters, Commander, 12th Combat Aviation...