Twenty-seven years later, on 16 November 1984, the CAB was provisionally activated as the U.S. Army’s first combat aviation brigade in a mechanized infantry division.

The Stabilization Force has a unified command and is NATO-led under the political direction and control of the Alliance's North Atlantic Council, as stipulated by the Peace Agreement.

After the fall of Baghdad, the brigade continued to play a vital role in the ongoing fight for the security of the city and the country.

The brigade significantly increased its ability to operate 24 hours a day for an indefinite period of time providing aviation combat power to the division.

Over a 15-month deployment, the brigade completed more than 250 air assaults resulting in numerous arrests and captures of high-value targets and other enemy fighters, and executed 5,700 MEDEVAC missions supporting Coalition Forces, Iraqi Army and local nationals.

Task Force Falcon flew in excess of 160,000 combat flight hours and provided much needed humanitarian relief efforts to both Afghanistan and Pakistan.

The task force completed the largest forward operating base closure in Regional Command – South during OEF XIII – Forward Operating Base Wolverine – ahead of schedule, while providing continued aviation support in Zabul Province.