TAJI, Iraq - For many Soldiers of the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade it was a day of firsts. Not only was it their first Independence Day in a combat zone and their first spent away from their families ...

Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, stand in formation during a combat patch ceremony July 4, 2011. (U.S. Army/Staff Sgt. Joe Armas) ...

Air Cav troopers, using the strategy of General Custer’s day, have struck swiftly and destructively at the enemy’s food supplies: more than 1,000,000 Ibs. of rice have been systematically ...

1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – CAMP MARMAL, Afghanistan -- Soldiers from the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, stand in formation during a combat patch ceremony July 4. Some of ...