Photo Essay: Task Force Flying Dragons Calls in the Cavalry at Bagram Airfield

Photo By Maj. Brian Harris | U.S. Army CH-47 helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division prepare to depart on a flight carrying U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division during training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. The Cavalry troopers provide a ready response force for downed aircraft, and the training focused on preparing them to assume their mission in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support Mission.  

BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AFGHANISTAN

04.01.2017

Story by Capt. Brian Harris 

16th Combat Aviation Brigade

BAGRAM AIRFIELD, Afghanistan -- U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to 1st Squadron, 14th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter crew assigned to Task Force Flying Dragons, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division conduct aircraft recovery training at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. The Cavalry troopers provide a ready response force for downed aircraft, and the training focused on preparing them to assume their mission in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support Mission.

• Date Taken: 04.01.2017
• Date Posted: 04.04.2017 00:20
• Story ID: 229057
• Location: BAGRAM AIR FIELD, AF