101st ABN Flyover for Local NFL Game
Sgt Vincent Loranty and Staff Sgt. Christopher Jung of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), wave hello to the CAB’s aircraft formation after flying over the National Football League’s Military Appreciation Game, Nashville, Tn., Nov. 10. The 101st CAB made their appearance at the NFL’s Tennessee Titans vs. Kansa City Chiefs Game for Veterans Day Weekend. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Beverly Roche, 40th Public Affairs Detachment)
Learn MoreChaplaincy Support to AMCOM
By Amy Tolson: When a co-worker dies, a serious illness strikes or suicidal thoughts occur, they can provide listening ears, be sounding boards or people to pray with. U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center employees seeking spiritual care can do so within their own center thanks to the Chaplain Care Team. Designed to be a force multiplier for the CCDC chaplain section, the CCDC AvMC team is the first to go operational within the command. CCDC Command Chaplain (Lt. Col.) David Snyder and his aide paid a visit to AvMC Nov. 12 to conduct training for the...
Learn MoreCH-47 Howitzer Sling Load
Sgt. Kameron Hill, a cannon crewmember with 2nd Battalion, 11th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, shields his eyes from dust while his crew’s howitzer lands during a two-gun raid air assault exercise October 10, 2019 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. The Soldiers flew from Dillingham Air Field and rapidly emplaced their firing positions back at their home station range. The coordinated exercise, alongside the 25th Infantry Division Combat Aviation Brigade, was the first live fire air assault of M777 Howitzers ever conducted on the island of Oahu and shows the Army’s ability to rapidly project...
Learn MoreOperation Hurricane
Rescue technicians with the Pennsylvania Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team look out the back of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter after an emergency response exercise in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Aug. 15, 2019. 28th ECAB Soldiers worked with their partners in PA-HART and other civilian first responders during the exercise, named “Operation Hurricane.” PA-HART is a joint partnership between the Pennsylvania National Guard, Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission, Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and certified civilian rescue technicians. It is an aerial search and rescue team, able to assist citizens during disasters.
Learn MoreNebraska Guard Conducts Emergency Exercise
Nebraska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen had the opportunity to participate in a joint emergency response exercise, involving multiple state agencies and community partners, Oct. 19, 2019, at two locations in Lancaster County. Kevin Meschede (right), Task Force One firefighter, and Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers return to Army Aviation Support Facility No. 1 in Lincoln, Nebraska after successfully extracting two simulated victims from nearby Stagecoach Lake using a hoist from a Nebraska Army National Guard UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter, and then transporting the patients to CHI Health Saint Elizabeth hospital during Operation Titan Fall, a domestic emergency response exercise, Oct....
Learn More1st CAB Joint Exercise
The Forward Arming and Refueling Point, run by Echo Company, 2-1 General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, plays a critical role in the multinational exercise, Saber Junction 19. / Photo: Capt. Matthew St. Clair
Learn MoreHelicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams (HART)
COLUMBIA, S.C. – As September marks the halfway point through the 2019 hurricane season, a unique team of civilian firefighters and Army National Guard helicopter crews, known as Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Teams (HART) work together to hone their skills at a school called HART Academy. The Helicopter Aquatic Rescue (HART) Academy hosts its first joint training event at the South Carolina Fire Academy in Columbia, South Carolina, Aug. 12-16, 2019. South Carolina National Guard Soldiers and first responders will provide other states on best practices and procedures for HART team implementation throughout the country, Indiana being the first class to...
Learn MoreJoint Cyber Training Japan
AGAMIHARA, Japan – In a U.S. unilateral training exercise, air defense, fires, aviation and maritime elements merged proficiencies to enhance readiness in the Pacific Region. CAMP ZAMA, Japan – A crew chief with U.S. Army Aviation Battalion-Japan prepares a UH-60L Black Hawk Helicopter for a night operations flight to validate communication capabilities during a unilateral joint training exercise, Sept. 18. Use of the Link 16 cyber domain aligned communication capabilities during an exercise designed to refine systems and concepts in order to enhance tactical planning, coordination and interoperability in a multi-domain environment on Sagami General Depot, Sept. 9-21. / Photo:...
Learn MoreResearch to Improve Spine Health Among Aircrew
The Spine Health Improvement Program (SHIP) has several initiatives to understand and develop strategies to reduce LBP and NP among aircrew. These initiatives target causal mechanisms of injury, employ a ‘systems-perspective’ philosophy (interaction between physical loads, psychosocial/organizational factors, and individual differences), while developing approaches to streamline measurements in the field and track return-to-duty status. Dr. Peter Le, biomedical engineer and program lead for SHIP, is leading the effort in response to the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA FY17), Sec. 750, a request to study the health of rotary-wing and tilt-rotor pilots and Joint Concept for Health Services (2015), required capability...
Learn More1st CAB Joint Exercise
The Forward Arming and Refueling Point, run by Echo Company, 2-1 General Support Aviation Battalion, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, plays a critical role in the multinational exercise, Saber Junction 19. Photo by Capt. Matthew St. Clair Naval Medical Research Unit Daton / By Dr. Peter Le, Biomechanical Engineer: The strenuous occupational demands endured by our military aircrew have resulted in a host of musculoskeletal disorders, with the highest reports related to low back pain (LBP) and neck pain (NP). These reports are associated with high medical costs, inability to fly, as well as reduced productivity and performance, thereby...
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