PHOTOS: 1st Air Cav arrives in Iraq

By Spc. Alun Thomas

1st ACB PAO

CAMP TAJI, Iraq-Two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters from 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, arrive at Camp Taji after making the journey from Camp Buehring, Kuwait, where they spent the past several weeks undergoing final preparations and environmental training for their deployment in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Alun Thomas, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. PAO)

CAMP TAJI, Iraq-An aircrew of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, from 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, unload their gear after touching down on Camp Taji, Iraq. The Black Hawk was one of the first aircraft from the 1st Air Cav. Bde., to land in Iraq for the year long deployment. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. PAO)

CAMP TAJI, Iraq-An AH-64D Apache attack helicopter from Company B, 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, Multi-National Division-Baghdad, makes its approach to the airfield at Camp Taji, Iraq, after making the flight out of Camp Beuhring, Kuwait. The 1st Air Cav. Bde. will be spending the next year in Iraq conducting aviation operations in support of MND-B Soldiers. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Travis Zielinski, 1st ACB, 1st Cav. Div. PAO)