Spc. David Kovach, a Chinook crew chief serving in Iraq with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, sits on the tail ramp of his aircraft during a mission in the Baghdad area, Nov. 5. Kovach and other crew chiefs in the brigade ...

Spc. David Kovach, a Chinook crew chief serving in Iraq with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, stands in his aircraft during a mission in the Baghdad area, Nov. 5. Kovach and other crew chiefs in the brigade have been flyin...

Spc. David Kovach, a Chinook crew chief serving in Iraq with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, leans back in his seat to perform a check of his aircraft during a mission in the Baghdad area, Nov. 5. Kovach and other crew ch...

An Army Black Hawk helicopter crew chief serving with the Enhanced Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division stands outside his aircraft during a nighttime mission in the Baghdad area, Nov. 5. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Roland Hale, eCAB, 1st Inf....