Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Training
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 in Japan
SAGAMIHARA, Japan – In a U.S. unilateral training exercise, air defense, fires, aviation and maritime elements merged proficiencies to enhance readiness in the Pacific Region. Multi-domain operations are about punching a hole in the enemies defenses to rapidly exploit that hole and then go back to that defense,” said Franz. “That helps our partners and allies here in Japan and other services to be able to bring their assets to the fight and to be able to conduct operations with the Army in order to seamlessly show… that we can go attack the enemy and then go back to the...
Learn MoreWhirly-Girls Open 2020 Scholarship Season
The Whirly-Girls Scholarship Fund, Inc. is proud to announce the opening of the 2020 scholarship season. Deserving female aviators can apply for over $180,000 of helicopter flight training and educational scholarships. These scholarships advance the helicopter industry by strengthening the talent pool and increasing diversity. Applications are due September 1. This year, scholarship sponsors include Airbus, CHC, Erickson & Volo Mission, FlightSafety International, Garmin, Oregon Aero, Night Flight Concepts, Robinson Helicopter Company, Rotorcraft Pro Magazine, Southern Utah University, Survival Systems USA, Western Helicopters Inc., and many private individuals. Awards are available for both experienced and newly-certificated pilots and examples include...
Learn MoreSection Chief Awarded for Process-improvement Initiative
REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. (July 9, 2019) – A U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center quality assurance specialist was recognized for his role in developing a process improvement initiative with industry partners. Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center executive director, presents Greg Clark, CCDC AvMC Engineering Directorate section chief, the Department of the Army Commanders Award for Civilian Service at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, June 13. / Photo by Joanna Bradley Dr. Juanita M. Christensen, CCDC AvMC executive director, presented the Department of the Army Commanders Award for Civilian Service...
Learn MoreStrong Support Beams Help Form Strong Partnerships
AMMAN, Jordan — U.S. Army Soldiers of the 1106th Aviation Group participated in a U.S. Army Central (ARCENT) aviation subject matter expert exchange with the Royal Jordanian Air Force at the King Abdullah II Air Base in Amman, Jordan, in June 2019. U. S. Army Soldiers and Royal Jordanian Air Force members gather for a photo while conducting an aviation subject matter exchange in Amman, Jordan, June 19, 2019. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Veronica McNabb) The 1106th Aviation Group, California Army National Guard, is organized as a theater aviation sustainment maintenance group and is deployed to...
Learn More1st CAB Commander Makes Final Flight
Col. Chris Black dismounts his UH-60 on Illesheim Airfield after his final flight as an Army Aviator , July 10, 2019./ Photo by Matthew St Clair
Learn More28th ECAB Soldiers Ruck with Wounded Veteran
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Leaders across the Army strive to motivate their Soldiers to be the best they can be. They work tirelessly and attend multiple schools learning how to mold their Soldiers to successfully complete missions and work as a team. Staff Sgt. Jessica Raven, with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s airfield management detachment, does that by teaching her Soldiers to respect and appreciate the work they do. She had an opportunity to show her Soldiers a deeper meaning for their service by participating in a memorial ruck march here with wounded combat veteran Earl Granville June...
Learn MoreAH-64 AIT Repairers, Masters of the Airframe
U.S. Army Advanced Individual Training students assigned to the 222nd Aviation Regiment, 1st Aviation Battalion, 128th Aviation Brigade participate in hands-on training during the AH-64 Armament/Electrical/Avionic Systems Repairer course at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, June 10, 2019. Upon completion of the course, Soldiers should be proficient in data management systems, electrical power management systems, communication equipment, navigation equipment, utility systems, fire control radar systems and weapons systems specific to the AH-64. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Monica Roybal)
Learn MoreMulti-National Flight
An Italian Army NH-90 helicopter, assigned to the Italian Armobile Task Group, flies alongside an American UH-60 during a multi-national flight movement near Erbil, Iraq, May 31, 2019. The primary missions of the Armobile Task Group are, to transport personnel and equipment of the Coalition throughout Northern Iraq. The Coalition remains united and determined in its mission to degrade and defeat Daesh, and continue to work with allies and partners to implement stabilization. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Kahlil Dash)
Learn MoreFinal Flight for Retiring Technician
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Maj. Joseph Marino sits with his wife Brenda, Latham, N.Y., May 29, 2019 after returning from a final flight in a UH-72 light utility helicopter. Marino, a federal technician maintenance supervisor, was honored with a final flight because he was retiring after 33 years of service at the New York Army National Guard’s Latham flight facility.(New York Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Andrew Valenza)
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