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President’s Cockpit / MG Tim Crosby, U.S. Army Retired: Well, it is finally here, our first AAAA Annual Summit in three years. It has been some roller coaster ride through years of pandemic, shut-downs, masks, social distancing and all the rest. Let’s pray it is finally coming to a close. I want to first thank all our 18,000-plus members and especially our 79 chapters, for all you have done and endured during these most difficult times. You and your families have inspired all of us on the National Executive Board, and me personally as I have travelled to almost half our...
Learn MoreOrder of St. Michael Inductees
Induction into the Order of Saint Michael is intended to recognize individuals who have contributed significantly to the promotion of Army Aviation in ways that stand out in the eyes of the recipient’s seniors, subordinates, and peers. These individuals must also demonstrate the highest standards of integrity and moral character, display an outstanding degree of professional competence, and serve the United States Army Aviation or civilian aviation community with distinction. Our recent inductees include: March/April 2022 Issue Aviation Center Chapter U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY KELLY MORRIS CW4 (Ret.) Gary Pruyne is inducted into the Gold Honorable Order of St. Michael...
Learn MorePassing of MG (Ret.) Story Stevens and MG (Ret.) Ben Harrison
Passing of MG (Ret.) Story Stevens and MG (Ret.) Ben Harrison It is with profound sadness that we share with you news about the passing of two of our past National Presidents. MG (Ret.) Story Stevens (age 94) and MG (Ret.) Ben Harrison (age 93) died peacefully in their homes on Saturday morning, January 22, 2022. Story served as president from 1987 to 1989 and Ben from 1993 to 1995, and both were Army Aviation Hall of Fame inductees. In addition, Ben served as Chairman of the Hall of Fame Board of Trustees from 2003 to 2011. See their Hall...
Learn More1-171st Hoist Training
A New Jersey Army National Guard UH-60L Black Hawk, with Charlie Company, 1-171st General Support Aviation Battalion, flies during hoisting training on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Sept. 14, 2021. Read More U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Michael Schwenk
Learn MoreFirst unit receives UH-60V
Brig. Gen. Stanley Budraitis, deputy commander of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, Alabama, speaks at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the UH-60V Black Hawk helicopter on Oct. 6, 2021, at the Eastern Army National Guard Aviation Training Site at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa. EAATS was the first unit in the Army – active duty, National Guard or Army Reserve – to receive the new variant. (Photo by Brad Rhen) Read More Photo by Brad Rhen, Joint Force Headquarters – Pennsylvania National Guard
Learn MoreField Refueling in the Mariana Islands
Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment, and their CH-47 Chinooks (left) refuel AH-64 Apaches assigned to the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade during a forward arming and refueling point mission in Tinian, in the Northern Mariana Islands during exercise Forager 21, July 30, 2021. A FARP is designed to refuel an aircraft at a distance closer to their area of operations than their main operating base. Exercise Forager 21 is a U.S. Army Pacific exercise designed to test and refine the Theater Army’s ability to flow landpower focus into the theater, execute command and control of those forces, and...
Learn MoreFt Benning DS Becomes Aviator
U.S. Army Warrant Officer Jessica L. Burns enlists the help of her daughters to pin her Army aviation wings as she graduates flight school at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama, October 7, 2021. Previously as a noncommissioned officer, Burns was one of the Army’s first female drill sergeants at Sand Hill, Fort Benning, Georgia. Read More Photo by Kelly Morris, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence
Learn MoreUS Army Medevac Helicopters Training with US Navy
210815-N-PC065-1056 ATLANTIC OCEAN (Aug. 15, 2021) Sailors assigned to San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship USS Arlington (LPD 24) launch a U.S. Army HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter, attached to 1st Armored Division, 2-501 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB), in the Atlantic Ocean Aug. 15, 2021. 2-501 GSAB was conducting deck landing qualifications. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John Bellino/Released
Learn MoreUS Ambassador to Turkey Greets 12th CAB
U.S. Army Forces Command leadership visits and awards the US Army FORSCOM Fiscal Year 2020 Safety Award to 3-351st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West – First Army, during an awards ceremony held at Division West headquarters in Fort Hood, Texas, July 15, 2021. Left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. Todd W. Sims, Command Sergeant Major of U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), Gen. Michael X. Garrett, commanding general of FORSCOM, Maj. Douglass T. Lindsay Douglas, Executive Officer of 3rd Battalion, 351st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West – First Army, and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Brian M. Lazzara,...
Learn More3-351st Avn Regt Wins FORSOM Safety Award
U.S. Army Forces Command leadership visits and awards the US Army FORSCOM Fiscal Year 2020 Safety Award to 3-351st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West – First Army, during an awards ceremony held at Division West headquarters in Fort Hood, Texas, July 15, 2021. U.S Army photo by Staff Sgt. Erick Yates Left to right: Command Sgt. Maj. Todd W. Sims, Command Sergeant Major of U.S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM), Gen. Michael X. Garrett, commanding general of FORSCOM, Maj. Douglass T. Lindsay Douglas, Executive Officer of 3rd Battalion, 351st Aviation Regiment, 166th Aviation Brigade, Division West – First Army,...
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