Attacking Aviation Readiness Drivers
AMCOM Commander / By MG Douglas M. Gabram: As I reflect on the past year, the Aviation Enterprise has accomplished a great deal through incredible teamwork and determined leadership. That said, I am often asked the question, what keeps me up at night? Two things: Overall Fleet Readiness – specifically, fixing our Apache issues. Are we ready for a near-peer fight? Soldiers with Company D, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct routine maintenance on a AH-64 Apache helicopter on Aug. 17, 2018, at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Germany. /US Army Photo by Charles...
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Ask the Flight Surgeon / By MAJ Steven E. Brown, DO, MPH: Q: I have had a cold with a cough for a few days, but when I went to see my flight surgeon, I was not given antibiotics. Why not? Photo Credit: U.S. Army FS: It is a common misperception that people with cold or flu symptoms require a prescription for an antibiotic from their provider to get better. Antibiotics treat bacterial infections such as seen in strep throat, most inner ear infections or bacterial pneumonia. The majority of cold and flu symptoms however are caused by viruses and...
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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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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 MoreAs 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...
Learn MoreMy Dream of a Lifetime
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...
Learn MoreSummer – A Time for Change
President’s Cockpit / By BG Steve Mundt, Ret.: Congratulations to the Army Warrant Officer Corps on turning 100 on 9 July and, on that same day in 2004 for branching warrant officers in Aviation. You truly make Army Aviation Above the Best! Summer is here and while the weather patterns across the country may not reflect it, the kids are out of school and many military families are in transition to new assignments and opportunities. While many are planning summer vacations and many outdoor activities I ask everyone to please take a minute to think about safety. How many times...
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...
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