FORT RILEY, Kan. | Ceremonies are planned this week for Fort Riley aviators returning from Iraq.

Fort Riley says more than 400 Combat Aviation Brigade aviators will be reuniting with the families and friends in two ceremonies Monday.

The Combat Aviation Brigade deployed to Iraq last March and became one of four aviation brigades providing aerial support to ground troops in Iraq.

During their year in Iraq the CAB flew almost 140,000 hours doing aerial reconnaissance and security for convoys and ground troops.