Q Fever
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By MAJ (Dr.) Sara B. Snyder: Q: I am about to deploy to the Middle East, and I heard that there was a risk of getting something called Q fever. What exactly is Q fever, and should I be concerned? Dr. (Col.) Michael Zapor, a staph infectious diseases physician at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, treats Afghans during his tour there as a battalion surgeon with the 82nd Airborne Division. / army.mil FS: Coxiella burnetii, the bacteria that causes Q fever, is found worldwide and often finds a host in farm animals, especially goats,...
Learn MoreAirworthiness Qualification of UAS with Swarming Applications
Tech Talk / By Jeremy Rimmer and Robert Helton: Imagine walking through your neighborhood, looking into the distant sky, and seeing hundreds of small specks coming your way as a sharp buzz sound gradually grows louder and louder. Drone Swarm/SHUTTERSTOCK PHOTO BY ANDY DEAN PHOTOGRAPHY You keep staring, mesmerized, until they are almost on top of you. That is when you realize that they are a swarm of drones. By this time, it is too late for you to react if this is an adversary force. As it has been so often in the past with the evolution of Unmanned...
Learn MoreNCO Feedback Vital To Capability Development
Sergeant Major of the Program Executive Office Aviation / By SGM R. Woody Sullivan: The project management offices across Program Executive Office Aviation support aviators in the field with the development, design, delivery and support of all aviation systems and subsystems across the U.S. Army. PFC Kenneth Duncan, an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairer (15E) assigned to Delta Company, 82nd Aviation Regiment in the Middle East performs a post flight maintenance check on an unmanned aircraft system, Gray Eagle, on May 3, 2020./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SGT SYDNEY MARIETTE, 34TH EXP. CBT. AVN. BDE. They are staffed with officers, civilians,...
Learn MoreNew Norms for Mission Execution
PEO Aviation Command Chief Warrant Officer Update / By CW5 Travis Dixon: As with the rest of the nation, Program Executive Office Aviation has been challenged by the impact of COVID -19 across our operations. Pilots from the 1-229th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, stationed at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, WA, train on the newest version of the Apache AH-64 helicopter as part of the certification process to fly the version 6 Apache aircraft./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY CH (CPT) JOSHUA HUGHES, 1-229 ARB The PEO, BG Rob Barrie, responded to the rapidly changing environment and implemented the measures necessary for safe and...
Learn MoreModernization Priorities
Army Aviation Branch Chief’s Corner / By MG David J. Francis: Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) significantly increase the demand for the enduring, first order capabilities of Army Aviation; ‘See’ (reconnaissance and security), ‘Move’ (air assault, air movement and aeromedical evacuation), and ‘Strike’ (close support and interdiction). MG David Francis, commanding general of the Army Aviation Center of Excellence (in aircraft right seat) adjusts his helmet in preparation for a flight demonstration of the Degraded Visual Environment Pilotage System (DVEPS) by CW5 Adam Jarvis of the Systems Integration and Management Office, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command at Fort Campbell,...
Learn MoreOn the Move!
President’s Cockpit / By MG Jeff Schloesser, U.S. Army Retired: As I begin writing this “Cockpit” for our December issue of ARMY AVIATION, we have reluctantly just made the decision to cancel our Joseph P. Cribbins Symposium scheduled January 20-22, 2021 in Huntsville, Alabama. MG Jami C. Shawley assumed command of the Army Reserve’s 81st Readiness Division (RD) headquartered at Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC during a “virtual” ceremony Nov. 14. / U.S. ARMY PHOTO After consulting with our medical experts as well as Army Aviation Branch Chief MG Dave Francis, Bill Harris and I decided we could not safely hold...
Learn MoreTactical Unmanned Aircraft Systems in USAREUR-AF
By CW5 Rich Tiu: The United States Army Europe & Africa (USAREUR-AF) TUAS have been present and continue to be operational in Europe since the civil war in Bosnia-Herzegovina erupted in the early 1990s. U.S. Army Shadow Tactical UAS in position to launch at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center, Hohenfels, Germany./ U.S. ARMY JMRC PHOTO The USAREUR-AF’s permanent forces include maneuver units such as the 2nd Cavalry Regiment (2CR) and 173rd Airborne Brigade (173d IBCT(A)). The TUAS platoons are assigned and stationed in the Federal Republic of Germany, where they conduct TUAS flight operations more frequently than any other European...
Learn MoreFuture Tactical Unmanned Aircraft System (FTUAS) and Air Launched Effects (ALE)
Branch Chief’s Corner / By MG David J. Francis: Layered stand-off is the real enemy in Multi-Domain Operations. Our adversaries employ it at all levels – economic, political and military – to separate us from our allies in order to achieve their strategic means short of igniting conflict. An Air Launched Effects (ALE) system is launched from a UH-60L Black Hawk as part of capabilities testing during Project Convergence at Yuma Proving Ground, AZ, Sept. 15, 2020. The autonomous weapons system was designed to launch from in-flight aircraft at high tactical altitudes./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SPC JAVION SIDERS, 92ND...
Learn MoreAdapting to Ensure Success
President’s Cockpit / MG Jeff Schloesser, U.S. Army Retired: As I write this “Cockpit” for our November issue of Army Aviation, our Army continues to soldier on and address head-on training, readiness and modernization challenges, in spite of the continued COVID related impacts around the world. SPC Kemonte Williams and PFC Daniel Stanton, unmanned aircraft systems repairers assigned to 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, perform maintenance on a RQ-7Bv2 Shadow unmanned aircraft system, Sept. 22, at Evans Army Airfield, Georgia. / U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew McNeil, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd...
Learn MoreSharing the Gratitude for 2020 AAAA Scholarships
Family Forum / By Judy Konitzer: This year AAAA awarded 313 Scholarships totaling $537,000 to deserving students, spouses, and Soldiers. Many showed their appreciation with thank you notes, and I want to share some excerpts from a few who captured the essence and gratitude of all for these awards, AAAA, and military life as well. Lorie A. Hanna (Lawrence ‘Larry’ D. Bell Memorial Scholarship)My husband is celebrating 20 years of service in the TX Army Aviation National Guard. Other than motherhood, being a military spouse has been the greatest honor of my life. I have met true patriots, selfless heroes,...
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