What 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,...
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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...
Learn More1st Team Celebrates CAV Week
News Spotlight: On the ground and in the air, Troopers from the 1st Cavalry Division Horse Cavalry Detachment and 1st Air Cavalry Brigade charge across Cooper Field during a rehearsal of “The Spirit of the Cav” at Fort Hood, Texas June 11. The Spirit of the Cav, a twilight pageant celebrating the history of the cavalry Trooper, was the capstone event of a weeklong celebration known as “Cav Week” hosted by the 1st Cav. Div. Since the unit’s creation in 1921, the Troopers of the 1st Cavalry Division have mounted up and served in every major United States conflict from...
Learn MoreHow Knights are Made – A Uniform’s Powerful Message
AAAA Family Forum / Judy Konitzer: In this memoir piece, Amanda Williams recalls the daily ritual of her father, LTC (Ret.) Michael Williams, putting on his uniform. She reflects on the lessons the uniform has taught her: attention to detail, resiliency, how to present one’s self, and most importantly, respect for tradition. —Judy Konitzer The author and her family In The Book of Chivalry, 14th century French knight Geoffroi De Charny describes the elaborate ceremonies involved in making a knight. He spends pages detailing the rituals of bathing, prayer, and moral cleansing, but his description of how the knight candidates...
Learn MoreStrategic Communications Forum Facilitating an Informative Dialogue
Chief Warrant Officer of the Branch / By CW5 Allen R. Godfrey: On June 29-30, 2015, CW5 David Williams, Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer, under the direction of GEN Raymond T. Odierno, Army Chief of Staff (CSA), hosted the first annual Senior Warrant Officer (SWO) Summit in Washington, DC. Attendees at the first Army Senior Warrant Officer Summit in Washington, DC gather around U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Commanding General, GEN David G. Perkins (center), and CW5 David Williams (left of Perkins), the Army Staff Senior Warrant Officer. The author, CW5 Randy Godfrey, is front row, 3rd from left....
Learn MoreHow Do You Spend Your Time?
Aviation Branch Chief / By MG Michael D. Lundy: At night, terrain flight, five radios, multiple aircraft, 3 KMs a minute, marginal weather, brown out LZ, troops in contact… the 30 Soldiers in the back trust that we got training and leader development right. SSG Anthony Agney from Delta Company, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, checks to ensure the cables are properly secured to recover a downed aircraft during Decisive Action Rotation 15-03 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, CA, Jan. 24, 2015. Decisive Action rotations at the NTC ensure units remain...
Learn MoreProviding Support and Recognizing Excellence
President’s Cockpit / By BG E.J. Sinclair, Ret.: The summer has passed quickly and by the time you read this in late September, we will be in full swing at AAAA National working on a string of professional development networking events. It all starts with Luther Jones at Corpus Christi, TX October 6-8, and continues through the Survivability & Support Week in Huntsville, AL November 16-19. OSM nominees are NOT required to be members of AAAA… /AAAA Photo The S&S week features an Aviation Life Support Equipment (ALSE) event on Monday and Tuesday, an Aircraft Survivability Equipment (ASE) event on Tuesday,...
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