Interview with Vietnam War Aviator
Interview with Lieutenant General George P. Seneff, Commander of the 1st Aviation Brigade during the Vietnam War and Director of Army Aviation on the Department of the Army Staff. Interview was conducted by Lieutenant Colonel Ronald K. Andreson, Spring 1978, Army War College Program on the History of Army Aviation. Below is a snippet of the exchange. LTC Andreson: “Sir, in 1956, which was about the time I believe you became a rated aviator, an extensive test of aerial gunnery in Army helicopters was ongoing at Fort Rucker under the direction of General Hutton, who was then Commandant of the Aviation...
Learn MoreLH Training for the 21st Century
Major Steven L. Ochsner writes… “As the Light Helicopter (LH) demonstration / validation phase continues, the Army draws nearer to the full scale development of the most technologically advanced weapons system it has ever procured.” Major Ochsner then states: “The LH will be a paperless weapons system utilizing lap top computer maintenance devices, and similarly, much of the training will be paperless and presented on interactive video devices.
Learn MoreHighlights of the President’s 1965 Annual Meeting
AAAA President’s Annual Report—President O. Glenn Goodhand: Among the myriad of subjects broached was that of the Film Library. The National Office has maintained an inventory of aviation films for ready use by AAAA chapters; which, “in my view, has not been utilized to its full potential. “During the past year, 16 chapters showed the films from last year’s annual meeting. “Those from this year will be available on request . . . “ LTC Joseph Stepp, Maintenance Department, Fort Rucker: “What happens to our aviation maintenance personnel . . . I am speaking about the aircraft mechanic—the two...
Learn MoreSpare Parts
A $40.1 million contract has been issued to McDonnell Douglas by the Army. The agreement issued in mid-October, will see to the procurement of 573 blades for the Apache for the purposes of restock. The supply system was adversely impacted by storms in late 1989 which struck Texas and South Carolina.
Learn MoreRAH-66 Comanche Roll-Out
By Mark Albertson: May 25, 1995, upwards of a thousand people gathered outside a hanger at the Sikorsky plant in Stratford, Connecticut. A collective cheer rose up from among the industry representatives and military officials when the initial prototype of the RAH-66 rolled out the doors. Among those on hand was Army Chief of Staff, General Gordon R. Sullivan, who observed that the Comanche, “. . . is the key to winning the information war, owning the night, and ensuring defeat to America’s future enemies.” And he added, that the Comanche will, “. . . fulfill our sacred pledge to provide...
Learn MoreCompel Our Opponents to Fulfill Our Will
By Mark Albertson: “In some ways the fragmented nature of the rebel movement worked to its advantage for much of the war. The USSR could find no central base of operations to bomb, no one strategy planning meeting to infiltrate, no single popular leader to negotiate with or eliminate. The Mujahidin’s steady harassment came from all directions in this war without borders. General Boris Gromov, the last commander of the Soviet 40th Army in Afghanistan, boasted on his last day in the country that, ‘no Soviet garrison or major outpost was ever overrun.’ “In this guerrilla war, however, that proved irrelevant.”...
Learn MoreUp Production
DOD has notified Boeing’s Vertol Division to speed up production of the CH-46A Sea Knight helicopter for the USMC. Increase was set at 100%. Two months earlier, DOD ordered Boeing to accelerate production of the CH-47A Chinook for the Army, again by 100%.
Learn MoreArrival of the First Team
More than 7,000 men of the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) with their “Steeds” arrived in Vietnam in mid-September, aboard USS Buckner, USS Boxer and USS Darby. The men of “The First Team” were greeted by GEN. W.C. Westmoreland, commander of U.S. Forces in Vietnam. Advanced elements of the Airmobile Division arrived several weeks prior to set up their camp at An Khe.
Learn MoreTest Flight
BG George P. Seneff, Jr., (right) and Lockheed test pilot, Don Segner, are shown exiting the XH-51A following a recent trial flight at Oxnard, CA. The pair had flown the rigid-rotor compound aircraft to a speed of 259 mph. The jet-powered craft was flown as part of the flight program of the Army Aviation Material Laboratories at Fort Eustis, VA.
Learn MoreDesert Shield Notebook
Below is a roster of designated mailing addresses for OPERATION DESERT SHIELD based on APO New York numbers: ARCENT G-1 098521st COSCOM, Ft. Bragg 09657(129th Postal CO/Non DIV)101st ABN DIV (AA) 0930924th INF DIV (M) 0931582nd ABN DIV 0965618th ABN, AVN BDE 0965720th Engineers, 46th ENG BN 09657229th ATK HEL BN 09309197th INF BDE 0931511th ADA BDE 096563rd ACR 09209Please use APO zip codes as follows:Rank/Full Name/SSNOPERATION DESERT SHIELDUnit of Assignment/DetachmentAPO New York 09XXX
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