As the Virtual Workforce Rises…So Do Opportunities For Military Spouses
Family Forum / By By Erica McMannes: More and more military spouses are choosing to take the leap into remote work. Erica McMannes(right) and her MadSkills cofounder, Liza Rodewald, work and strategize together 99.99% of the time. They were able to meet up in D.C. recently for a one-day strategy session before their PCS moves to Florida and Hawaii./ PHOTO BY KELSEY MARIE From accounting to content strategy to software development, virtual work poses an opportunity for military spouses who want a career that will move with them, yet still align with their professional goals and background. It’s arguable that...
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Ask the Flight Surgeon / By CPT Jessica Warneke, D.O.: Q: My wife and I have been talking and we feel the size of our family is perfect. We discussed our options and we agreed I should get a vasectomy. What can I expect from the procedure? ARMY.MIL FS: A vasectomy is minor surgery to block sperm from being released during sexual intercourse. After a vasectomy, the testes still make sperm, but they are absorbed by the body. Despite the possibility that a vasectomy can be reversed, the success rate for reversal is only 50 to 70 percent. I am...
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Director of Army Aviation / By BG David J. Francis: A more lethal, resilient, and rapidly innovating Joint Force, combined with a robust constellation of allies and partners, will sustain American influence and ensure favorable balances of power that safeguard the free and open international order. 2018 National Defense Strategy Soldiers assigned to Nemesis Troop, 4th Squadron, 2d Cavalry Regiment board CH-47 Chinooks during a joint operation with a rotational combat aviation brigade unit at the Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, July 12, 2018./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SGT TIMOTHY HAMLIN, 2D CAVALRY REGIMENT Army Aviation is the largest, most well trained force...
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President’s Cockpit / By BG Stephen Mundt, Ret.: This combined August -September issue of ARMY AVIATION Magazine always reminds me of the amazing breadth, depth and scope of the Army Aviation Enterprise. AAPI PHOTO BY MIKE ULLERY The numerous pages of photos and listings of our Army Aviation leadership teams, officer, warrant officer and enlisted alike make it all so real when we look at the successes, the moves, the retirements and the recognition of so many of our members from the Army Aviation Family. We are all about people, and our Branch is well represented by the outstanding women...
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128th Aviation Brigade Update / By SSG Dustin Phipps: As the modern day aviation warfighter prepares for Multi-Domain Battle and Future Vertical Lift, the training environment should evolve along with these advances. One Advanced Leaders Course student observes a fault in a Chinook Helicopter Maintenance Trainer as another student follows the interactive technical manual while in training with Co. A, 2-210th Avn. Regt., at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SFC ERIC LONGO Simulations are important tools in the modern learning environment. Whether using computers for scenario-based faults or utilizing actual aircraft to provide trainees hands-on experience, the...
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Ask the Flight Surgeon / By CPT Laura S. Ball, D.O.: Q: Recently, I have been under a lot of stress and I have been getting more frequent headaches. I wasn’t sure what I could take and keep flying. So, I haven’t been taking anything. Is there something that I can try? FS: Headaches are very common. According to the American Academy of Family Practice, about one half of adults worldwide are affected by headaches. The symptoms of a headache can be quite varied with pain located anywhere along the head and exhibiting sharp, dull, throbbing or squeezing sensations. Some...
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Training and Simulation / By LTC Ryan K. Welch and MAJ Cameron G. Gallagher: “We must increase the tactical competence within our aviation warfighters to improve readiness for large scale combat operations (LSCO) while capitalizing on counterinsurgency (COIN) expertise resident across our branch. To do so, we must rebalance the tactical and technical knowledge we teach and evaluate in order to continue to provide an unparalleled advantage to the ground commander.” – MG William K. Gayler, Commanding General, USAACE, STACOM Message to TC 3-04.11 YOUR CAPTION HERE In preparing for large scale combat operations, U.S. Army aviation air crews and...
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Air Cavalry Leaders Course / By LTC Clifton Causey and MAJ Michael Gourgues: In the past, we assumed risk in training for combined arms maneuver against a near-peer threat. I am not willing to accept that risk anymore. – GEN Robert B. Abrams, 2018 FORSOM Command Training Guidance ACLC students conducting fires planning during the course of action (COA) Development phase of MDMP. / U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY CW4 SHAUN BRETH, ACLC COURSE SP After 16 years of fighting in a counter insurgency (COIN) environment, Aviation leaders planning against our near peer threats are inexperienced in the critical skills required...
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By COL Michael F. Breslin: Over the past 17 years, Army Medicine has achieved unmatched survivability rates for Soldiers wounded on the battlefield. Army aeromedical evacuation has been an essential element of this success – speeding our wounded to medical treatment facilities and providing essential, lifesaving care enroute. The aeromedical evacuation force tailored itself to the operational environments of Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere; evolving doctrine (tactics, techniques, and procedures), organizations, training, materiel, leader development, personnel, and even policy (the 1-Hour Standard) to provide optimum results under the existing battlefield conditions. As we look to the projected future operating environment...
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AAAA Family Forum / By Dailah Cole: “Mein Frau im Würzburg geboren” is often one of the first things my husband shares when we meet local nationals (Germans). It is one of the few phrases he knows – it means, “My wife was born in Würzburg.” Senior level 12th CAB Family Readiness Group leaders met for a road trip “in the middle” in Würzburg, Germany. L to R: Evelyn Smith (12th CAB), Tia Morris (1-3 ARB), author Dailah Cole (12th CAB), Suzanne Scherrer (12th CAB), Evelyn Santos (12th CAB), and Kristen Fair (1-214 GSAB). / TAPS COURTESY PHOTO I was...
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