The US Army announced its ninth
Atlantic Resolve Combat Aviation Brigade rotation on May 13, 2022. 1st
AD, CAB will deploy as a CAB to Europe for the first time. Its 1-501 ARB
deployed as part of 10th CAB from February until October 2017. Back then
the first rotation of an U.S. Army Combat Aviation Brigade in support of
Operation Atlantic Resolve.
The CAB is subordinate to the 1st Armored Division "Old Ironsides" at
Fort Bliss, Texas. 1st AD, CAB operates from Biggs AAF.
For the first time the United States Army used the port of Esjberg in
Denmark. Approximately half of the 80 - 90 helicopters of the brigade
were offloaded here. After departing the port the helicopters used the
airport of Esjberg before continuing through several airport in Germany
to fly to their operating locations.
Below report contains all battalions assigned to 1st AD, CAB. Either
1-501 ARB or 3-6 ARS will deploy with their colleagues.
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