Leadership Emphasis on Readiness Training
Aviation Branch Maintenance Officer Update: Our commanders must understand that maintenance is training and it requires the commitment of command teams from platoon up to brigade level. This is especially critical now as we transition from our wartime model to reduced levels of contractor maintenance support. To illustrate “A WAY” to tackle this type of readiness and bank time-building problem set, this article offers a process that can be used to execute a structured collective training event using phase maintenance as the battle task. Specialist Jason Barnes, UH-60 Black Hawk repairer, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th General Support Aviation Battalion, 25th...
Learn MoreAMCOM – Warfighter Readiness, Now and in 2025
AMCOM Commander Update: “Gentlemen, the officer who doesn’t know his communications and supply as well as his tactics is totally useless.”– General George S. Patton, USA Our nation has been at war for the past 13 years. During every ground convoy, for every key leader engagement, and throughout every firefight there has been one constant – Army Aviation. From the CH-47 moving troops and supplies, to MEDEVAC UH-60s landing at the point of injury, to the AH-64 conducting close combat attacks in support of the ground force commander, the Soldiers on the ground rely on Army Aviation to accomplish their missions....
Learn MoreMeet Me at the Summit
President’s Cockpit: What covers over 16 acres under one roof, draws over 8,000 people, contains in excess of 300,000 square feet of exhibits, devotes 16 hours to professional development, and honors the achievements of the best in our profession? Army Aviation leadership answering questions during the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit at the Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN. AAPI PHOTO BY RENÉ BIDEZWhat is the ONLY time each year our entire Army Aviation Community… Active Duty, National Guard, Army Reserve, Department of Army Civilians, and representatives from throughout industry, gather in one place at one time to find solutions for the challenges...
Learn MoreCCAD – Settings Conditions for Success
AMCOM Aviation Maintenance: Within the organic industrial base (OIB), the Corpus Christi Army Depot (CCAD) serves as the Army’s rotary wing maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) Center of Industrial and Technical Excellence (CITE); delivering readiness to the Joint Warfighter through our focus on performing better and faster while controlling cost. Our mission is to return rotary wing aircraft and components to the Department of Defense and other government organizations with uncompromising quality, at the lowest possible cost, in the shortest amount of time possible. Supporting efforts include training support for Soldiers and units; laboratory, chemistry and metallurgy support for Army accident...
Learn MoreAsk the Flight Surgeon: Coughs
Q: I’ve had a cough for almost three weeks now that started out as a sore throat and nasal congestion and drainage. I’ve taken Mucinex and some over the counter cough syrup at night, but still have the cough. I had a fever the first few days off and on, but that’s gone now. What can I do to stop the cough? FS: We’ve seen a lot of upper respiratory infections recently in the clinic, and most seem to have been caused by a strain of enterovirus. This is unusual since this type of virus ordinarily infects the digestive tract...
Learn MoreSCARNG – UH-60 Recovery
News Spotlight:Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 171st Aviation Regiment SCARNG, for sling-load movement to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, SC, Dec. 7, 2014. The Black Hawk made an emergency landing in an open cornfield Dec. 3, 2014, near Columbia, SC due to a main rotor blade malfunction. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PHOTOS BY SGT BRIAN CALHOUNNo further damage or injuries resulted from the forced landing. The aircraft was released by the Accident Review Board for recovery and was being...
Learn More2014 Aircraft Survivability Professional Forum
By CW4 Joseph L. Pisano, Sr., Retired The Von Braun Center in Huntsville, AL was the site of the AAAA 30th Aircraft Survivability Professional Forum November 3-4. The event, which was initiated in 1983, has proven to be a critical asset to our warfighters. Maintainers, research and development, acquisition, training and doctrine personnel, and operator-Soldiers from across the Aviation Enterprise gathered once again to seek solutions to better protect Aviation Soldiers as they continue to support the ground commanders’ needs around the globe. The Aircraft Survivability Professional Forum is one of the ways the Association fulfills its mission statement: “AAAA:...
Learn More41st Joseph P. Cribbins Aviation Product Symposium
By Ms. Sofia Bledsoe The Army aviation community had the opportunity to collaborate during the 41st annual Army Aviation Association of America Joseph P. Cribbins Symposium at the Von Braun Center in Huntsville, Ala. Nov. 5-6. AAAA Functional Award Winners (l to r): MG (Ret.) Jim Myles (Dyncorp); SSG Daniel M. Lewis; LTC Alexander G. Deraney; LTC Thomas C. Petty, CSM Stephen P. McCabe, and MAJ George J. Plys; MAJ Courtney L. Kiluk and 1SG Casey E. Roberts; and representing SGT Sergio Roman II the UAS Soldier of the year, LTC John Brohm. / PHOTO BY SOFIA BLEDSOE, PEO AVN...
Learn MoreInnovative Solutions For Defenders Of Our Freedom
SPECIAL FOCUS – Industry Support and Challenges By Ms. Monika Crannell Yulista Aviation, Inc. (YAI), a subsidiary of Yulista Holding, understands that Army Aviation is an essential element of both the present and future battlefield. In supporting this mission, our aviation roots run deep providing a reputation of responsiveness and customer focus. YAI (an ANC 8(a) company) was strategically developed to perform aviation integration efforts for the Prototype Integration Facility (PIF) at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and eventually replace Yulista Management Services (YMS) as the prime contractor supporting the PIF. The PIF’s primary role is providing rapid response solutions to our...
Learn MoreImproving Mission Readiness Through Common Test Equipment
SPECIAL FOCUS – Industry Support and Challenges By Mr. Kevin Steidel and Dr. Charles Ryan The Department of Defense has aircraft numbering in the thousands with the U.S. Army maintaining the largest quantity of rotary wing aircraft. With over a dozen unique aviation platforms that have several variants each, growing maintenance logistics are consuming more and more of a shrinking budget. Taming these opposing forces requires common solutions. Common Needs, Uncommon Support Reduction of aviation maintenance cost is a long standing goal for all branches of the DoD and common support equipment has become a proven method toward achieving that...
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