Planning for ATL in April
President’s Cockpit / ByBG E.J. Sinclair, Ret.: The 2016 AAAA Mission Solutions Summit 28-30 April 2016 in Atlanta is on the horizon and approaching fast!! We opened registration and housing on 1 October and are well on the way to a successful event already. The response has been phenomenal! Key Army Aviation leaders like BG Bob Marion, PEO Aviation, and his project managers, shown here during a Q&A during the 2015 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit at the Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN, March 29-31 will once again be available at the 2016 Summit in Atlanta. /AAPI PHOTO BY RENÉ BIDEZ...
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Place Your Listing In Front of the Decision Makers You Want To Reach! You…our Army Aviation Industry Partners, make it possible for our warfighters to have the very best equipment in the world. Make sure they know who you are and what you do! Your Industry Listing will impact 20,000 AAAA members including Army Aviation leaders, Soldiers, Activity Directors, PMs, and other key decision makers who use this issue as a desk reference throughout the year. Industry Partners Form — Click Here If you have any questions, please contact Erika Burgess or Bob Lachowski at This email...
Learn MoreU.S. Army Rotorcraft Crashworthy Fuel Cell Qualification
AMRDEC Tech Talk / By Mr. Nathan Fulks: U.S. Army rotorcraft fuel cells qualified to MIL-DTL-27422 (Aircraft Ballistic-Tolerant Crash Resistant Fuel Tank) are designed for survivability in two ways. First, they are designed to retain fuel during a survivable crash in order to prevent post-crash fires. Workers prepare an MH-47 fuel cell to be released as part of a fuel cell drop test. / AMRDEC AED COURTESY PHOTO Secondly, they are designed to “self-seal” when penetrated by small arms fire. This column focuses on the crashworthy capability of these fuel cells. Prior to the development of the crashworthy fuel system...
Learn MoreGot HART? Increasing Readiness While Reducing Risk in Domestic Operations
By CW5 (Ret.) Ronald C. Moring and CW4 David P. Peveto: When Hurricane Katrina made landfall on August 29, 2005, it pummeled Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. More than 34,000 people were rescued by the Coast Guard alone, and more than 15,000 refugees entered the Superdome in New Orleans to evade the storm surge. The after-math of the super storm which killed nearly 2,000 people and damaged over 90,000 square miles of our homeland, invigorated multi-agencies to prepare, plan and work together for future disasters. SFC Frank Palfrey of 1st Bn., 224th Avn. Regt., PAARNG, conducts rescue hoist operations in a...
Learn MoreFWAATS: Army Aviation’s Present and Future Home for High Quality, Low Cost Fixed Wing Training
By LTC James Rae: Located in scenic Bridgeport, West Virginia, the Fixed Wing Army National Guard Aviation Training Site (FWAATS) is the only Army National Guard (ARNG) training site that provides Army aviator (Active Duty, Reserve and National Guard) fixed wing training instruction. Since its inception as the Eastern Fixed Wing Training Site (later renamed FWAATS) in 1992, FWAATS has trained more than 2,500 Soldiers across all three Army components in the operation of Army standard and non-standard fixed wing aircraft. Accredited through The Army School System (TASS), FWAATS has on three occasions been certified as a “Learning Institution of...
Learn MoreWhat is a Chief Warrant Officer of a Battalion?
By CW4(P) Jeffrey D. Starritt: This fiscal year, the Aviation Branch and the Army established the Combat Aviation Brigade Command Chief Warrant Officer position. At units other than brigade level, Senior Warrant Officer Advisors provide a valuable service to commanders, staff, Soldiers and especially Warrant Officers. Those warrant officers who assume the additional duties in conjunction with their primary duties represent the Army Profession. — CW5 Randy Godfrey, Chief Warrant Officer of the Aviation Branch The author, CW4 Jeff Starritt (left), HHC, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, provides career advice to CW3 Heath Morecraft, Co. H, 1-214th General Support Aviation Battalion,...
Learn MoreCardiac Risk Screening
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By Dr. (LTC) Joseph Puskar: Q: I was notified I failed level one cardiac stress testing during my annual flight physical. What do we have to do now? FS: Cardiovascular disease is the single most common medical cause of loss of flight status in both military and civil aviation. The screening methods available today help identify aviators at higher risk of heart attack and stroke, and possible incapacitation during flight operations, and for whom further testing is indicated. Risk factors that can easily be screened for in the primary care clinic include smoking history, hypertension,...
Learn MoreAcquisition Logistics Benefits Aviation Maintainers
128th Aviation Brigade / By SSG Calvin Butts: Acquisition logistics doesn’t mean just fielding the best aircraft in the Army, in the case of the UH-60V it also means fielding a state-of-the-art maintenance support system as well as a cutting edge training concept. The “modernization” of the UH-60L to the UH-60V will provide digital connectivity for enhanced situational awareness and improved lift, range, deployability, and survivability of the aircraft and crew. The UH-60V program will employ technologies that will improve reliability, availability, and maintainability while reducing operational and support (O&S) costs, logistics functions that will result in decreased maintenance actions...
Learn More11th Theater Aviation Command’s Role in Homeland Defense
Reserve Component / By BG Scott R. Morcomb: The 11th Theater Aviation Command’s (TAC) mission carries immense responsibility, not only overseas in support of the ground component commander, but also in the United States supporting civil authorities in time of need. LTG Jeffrey Talley, commanding general of U.S. Army Reserve Command, displays a 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment patch after exiting a UH-60 Black Hawk, during the Canada-U.S. Army Reserve Component General Officer Staff Talks (CANUSGO) in San Jose, CA, July 24. General officers of the Army Reserve, Army National Guard and Canadian Army Reserve forces are attending CANUSGO, a...
Learn MoreDeveloping Leaders for Tomorrow
Branch Command Sergeant Major / By CSM Eric C. Thom: For everyone that has last year’s copy of the Blue Book in pristine condition on the coffee or end table outside their office, please continue reading this article because I am writing this for you. Soldiers from the 3rd Battalion, 144th Infantry Regiment prepare to conduct an air assault operation from a 2-149th General Support Aviation Battalion “Chinook” helicopter on June 23. The 36th Infantry Division Soldiers of the Texas Army National Guard were at Fort Hood for two weeks conducting their annual training.) / U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY MAJ...
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