Membership and Recognition
President’s Cockpit / By BG Stephen Mundt, Ret.: The pace of all things AAAA is certainly picking up now as we head into Fall with the Luther Jones event at Corpus Christi (October 24-25), and both the Joseph P. Cribbins (November 13-14) and the Aircraft Survivability Equipment symposia (November 15-16) coming up in Huntsville. Membership Booth at 2018 AAAA Summit We have just had our semi-annual AAAA Board Meeting in October during the AUSA Annual Meeting so please ask your chapter leadership for an update on where we are and how we are set for the 2019 Army Aviation Mission Solutions...
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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...
Learn MoreTaking Care of Soldiers Through Recognition
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...
Learn MoreThe Shift In Aviation Training Focus
By CW5 Joseph B. Roland and MAJ Eric Megerdoomian: Over the last 19 years, we have seen Army Aviation focus on materiel, doctrinal, and training solutions to better support Wide Area Security (WAS) or the Counter Insurgency (COIN) operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. An HH-60 Black Hawk MEDEVAC aircraft from 1st Air Cavalry Brigade executes a patient transfer from a Role I facility during NTC Rotation 17-01. Despite avoiding the risk of point of injury (POI) missions, MEDEVAC are required to utilize terrain to mask their movements in the DATE environment. / PERSONAL PHOTO BY MAJ ERIC MEGERDOOMIAN Imges of...
Learn MoreIncreasing Army Aviation Warfighting Skills
Aviation Branch Chief Update / By MG William K. Gayler: Throughout its history, Army Aviation has faithfully provided sustained, dependable, and professional support to commanders and Soldiers on the ground. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, “Big Windy,” conduct operations with CH-47 Chinook helicopters at Inowroclaw, Poland during Saber Strike 18, June 6, 2018. Saber Strike 18 facilitates cooperation between U.S., Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and other allied and partner nations to improve joint operational capability in a variety of missions. This year’s exercise anticipates participants from 19 different countries distributed across four nations./ U.S....
Learn MoreLeveraging Simulations into Training
By CSM Brian N. Hauke: I will begin my first contribution to ARMYAVIATION Magazine by acknowledging and thanking Command Sergeant Major Greg Chambers for his 30 months of service to our branch as the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Aviation Branch Command Sergeant Major. Armament and avionics maintainers with Task Force Viper, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare AH-64 Apache helicopters at the Baumholder Airfield, Baumholder Military Training Area, Germany, May 7-9, 2018. >Greg’s dedicated service has made and will continue to have lasting impacts across our branch for years and years to come....
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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...
Learn MoreHeadaches
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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