An Army pilot and mechanic switched units for a week. Here’s how that went.

An Army pilot and mechanic switched units for a week. Here’s how that went.

Col. Tyler Partridge began his career as a finance officer. During his first deployment to Iraq in 2003, he rode in ground convoys as Army helicopters buzzed overhead. This year, he is again deployed to Iraq, this time as the commander of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade.  Now a commander tasked with sending his own soldiers out on missions, Partridge said he recalls his time as a young officer on the ground in much more tumultuous Iraq. Though…