1st ACB taking over from 1st CAB (12th AB rotation Atlantic Resolve)

[Sjoerd]

A while ago it was announced that the 1st ACB (based at Ft. Cavazos, formerly known as Ft. Hood) will be deployed to Europe to relief the deployed 1st CAB (based at Ft. Riley).

At the moment the first helicopters have arrived at the port of Beaumont, TX. Further info received is that these helicopters will be expected to arrive at Zeebrugge and staged to Koksijde by the end of this month, ultimately deploying them further east at some point. Local news have reported that around 150 helicopter movements are expected at Koksijde. This could off course be both inbound as well as outbound movements. So at least around 75 helicopters could be expected.

So far the following have been noted in/around Beaumont airport/port facilities by means of online tracking sites;

Overview
UH-60L A/2-227th Avn: 1/8?
94-26565

CH-47F B/2-227th Avn: 8/12?
13-08138
13-08433
14-08462
15-08174
15-08177
15-08181
15-08183
15-08463

HH-60M C/2-227th Avn: 7/15?
11-20403
12-20500
12-20504 (flt of 4)
12-20507
13-20600
13-20610 (flt of 3)
14-20681

UH-60M 3-227th Avn: 21/26?
07-20041
07-20044 (flt of ..)
07-20049
07-20050
07-20052
07-20054
07-20055
07-20056
07-20057
07-20066
07-20072
10-20317
10-20330
11-20374
11-20377
11-20379 (flt of 3)
12-20542
13-20581
13-20637
14-20657
16-20839

Special thanks to K.v.Os for depicting many of those serials! If any of you have any additional info, pls feel free to share it again.

[AK01]

Some minor additions, these three went to Beaumont on the 3rd of May : 14-20681 /07-20052 and 13-20637

Aditional info R20504 was a flight of 4 H60's, R20610 a flight of 3 H60's, R20379 a flight of 3 H60's, R20044 was also a flight of more then one.

Pieter,

[Worldnis]

For the record, 1st Air Cav came to Europe in November 2021 for an Atlantic Resolve rotation, using Woensdrecht as staging point. 3-227 was not very well represented at the time.

[falcx]

Some minor additions, these three went to Beaumont on the 3rd of May : 14-20681 /07-20052 and 13-20637

Aditional info R20504 was a flight of 4 H60's, R20610 a flight of 3 H60's, R20379 a flight of 3 H60's, R20044 was also a flight of more then one.

Pieter,

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Sjoerd,

14-20681 is a HH-60M with MedCo cross, not a UH-60

Kind Regards.

[Sjoerd]

Thanks Pieter!

@Worldnis, you are correct. Do note that also several H-60's have switches units in the meantime, so lots of new frames are to be expected.

@George,
Thanks for correcting me on the 681.

[GoldenPlane]

Probably we have to lookout for the ARC Endurance again. That one is currently in the harbour of Beaumont, and not listed for any other routings the next 2 months.

Jordy

[Antheii]

ARC Endurance has just left Beaumont/Port Arthur harbour.

(edit: according to vesselfinder.com next port of call Corpus Christi)