Chapter Dinner
March 18, 1991, the Bonn Area Chapter hosted a professional dinner. A highlight of the festivities saw BG Istvan Csoboth (left), Head of the Aviation Division, German Army Office, Cologne, and Chief of German Army Aviation, present an honorary membership to AAAA Chapter President, LTC Russell Robinson (right).
Learn MoreSeptember 1991
Briefings: Lockheed Sanders has been awarded an Army contract, approximately $15.4 million. Contract calls for 640 modification kits, converting ALQ-144s to the upgraded ALQ-144A(V) 1 and 3 configurations. Allotted funds will cover the cost of installation and an accelerated delivery schedule. These systems offer protection against infrared (IR) guided missiles. More than 3,000 ALQ-144s now protect a wide variety of helicopters and fixed wing aircraft in all U.S. armed forces.
Learn MoreOne-of-a-Kind
: The sole tandem-seat helicopter of its kind, the experimental Bell “Sioux Scout” has been loaned to the USAAVNS for purposes of familiarization. The “loaner,” in advance of the AH-1G Huey Cobras scheduled for mid-1967, will afford the Army advanced experience with regards to operating tandem-seat helicopters during flight and gunnery exercises. The Cobra is viewed as the replacement of the UH-1B as a weapons platform for troop carrier escort and fire support coverage at landing zones.
Learn MoreGreen Hats! Go! Go! Go!
August, 1966 / By Mark Albertson:Pictured is the Second Warrant Officer Candidate Class at Fort Wolters, Texas. Paraded in a formation betraying their class designation, 66-21, they established two records: 1) they were the first 100 percent AAAA membership class at Fort Wolters; and, 2) the largest class ever to achieve 100 percent AAAA membership at one time – 272 new members and one renewal. Congratulations Class 66-21!
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September, 1991 / By Mark Albertson: Cadet Christopher J. Waltrud (left) was honored as the top cadet to have branched aviation for 1991. AAAA President, Major General Charles F. Drenz (right), bestowed the honors on May 29, 1991, during ceremonies held at the Red Reeder Room, Washington Hall, West Point. A luncheon followed at the Thayer Hotel.
Learn MoreRotary Wing Bomber
August, 1966 / By Mark Albertson:Those who think out-of-the-box generate fascinating ideas. Fortunately such critical thinkers can be found within the ranks of Army Aviation. In War Zone D, Vietnam, pinned down were two companies of the 173rd Airborne Brigade, enduring heavy Viet Cong fire. Aerial artillery support materialized in the form of a CH-47 armed with mortars. The lethal tubes were mounted on a wooden trough in the doorway. The lumbering Chinook made three passes, showering 83 rounds on the stubborn VC. This first ever “Chinook mortaring” fostered 200 Viet Cong casualties. The platoon leader of the 173rd Aviation...
Learn MoreBeechcraft L-23
August, 1991 / By Mark Albertson: Captain John Goodrich(left), Captain Reed (center) and Major Sullivan (right), once personal pilot for General H.I. “Hammerin’ Hank” Hodes, CG, USAREUR. Per LTC Guy R. Clayburn, Jr., Captain Goodrich was the European point man for the successful shuttle project featuring Beechcraft L-23s flying across the Atlantic, 1957.
Learn MoreBriefings—“Foreign Military Sales”
July 31, 1991 / By Mark Albertson: Army Aviation’s recent success with helping to serve Saddam Hussein his eviction notice from Kuwait, is translating into a commercial success for McDonnel Douglas. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contracts for the AH-64 Apache currently stand at 54 machines. The U.S. Army’s Aviation Systems Command (AVSCOM) recently approved a proposal from McDonnel Douglas for an additional 88 Apaches to satisfy FMS requirements.
Learn MoreTest Program
July 31, 1966 / By Mark Albertson: Fifteen test pilots have been checked out in the Ryan-built, U.S. Army XV-5A research air craft since the start of the Phase II test program in January 1965. The program is scheduled to continue through September 1966.
Learn MoreThe Hero Board
By Mark Albertson / 1919: On the heels of the 1914-1918 conflict, the performance of the Field Artillery was reviewed. Major General William J. Snow, Chief of the Field Artillery (1918-1927), convened three boards: The Westervelt Board, so-named for Brigadier General William I. Westervelt, which would review gun types, calibers, ammunition and transport of the Field Artillery. A second board was chaired by Brigadier Westervelt as well, the Trench Artillery Board. Objective was to survey the result of mortar use during the World War and offer recommendations for the next conflict. The last of the trio of panels convened was...
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