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A Final Message
Aviation Branch Chief / By MG Michael D. Lundy: This is my last note to the field as the 14th Aviation Branch Chief. It was truly my honor and privilege to be given the opportunity to serve with, for and beside you; the phenomenal Soldiers, DACs and leaders of this branch. MG Michael D. Lundy, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commanding general, congratulates graduates of the new Air Cavalry Leaders Course at the Seneff building, Ft. Rucker, AL, Nov. 20, 2015. / U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY KELLY P. MORRIS, USAACE PAO Without fail, you demonstrate daily...
Learn MoreNetworking on the Wings of Change
President’s Cockpit / By BG E.J. Sinclair, Ret.: Have to say, change is the name of the game as we open the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit inAtlanta April 28-30, 2016. There have been several changes in the senior leadership of Army Aviation. Attendees at the 2015 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit in Nashville, TN networking on the exhibit hall floor. / AAPI PHOTO BY RENÉ BIDEZ MG Mike Lundy just changed command at Fort Rucker three weeks ago with MG Bill Gayler, and MG Jim Richardson passed the baton at AMCOM to BG Doug Gabram in February! In addition,...
Learn More2016 Army Aviation National Award Winners
Mr. Lars Ericsson leads the Army’s Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Technical Management Division where he continues to provide superb leadership, responsible for managing all of the technical and systems engineering functions for a six billion dollar global aviation enterprise. He has provided flawless oversight of the research, development, system integration, test, production and life cycle engineering support for the Army’s entire UAS fleet (i.e., Gray Eagle, Sky Warrior A, Hunter, Shadow, Raven, and Puma). Additionally, he successfully led the teams conducting engineering efforts for several related UAS technology programs, such as the Army’s Ground Based Sense and Avoid (GBSAA) system,...
Learn More2015 Functional Awards
AAAA, together with the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE), recognized the 2016 National Functional Awards winners Feb. 3 during the annual Aviation Senior Leaders Forum at Fort Rucker, AL. AAAA’s President, BG (Ret.) E.J. Sinclair, and MG Michael D. Lundy, Aviation Branch chief and USAACE commanding general, were joined by CW5 A. Randy Godfrey, chief warrant officer of the branch; CSM Eric Thom, branch command sergeant major; and industry partners, association members and many of the branch’s senior commanders, chief warrant officers and non-commissioned officers to honor this year’s individual and unit winners. Thanks to the Aviation Center...
Learn More2016 Army Aviation Hall of Fame Inductees
CW5 Ned Hubard’s 31-year career in Army Aviation combined a unique mix of operational, research and development, and command and staff assignments with over 20 years in special mission units (SMUs), flying an amazingly diverse range of aircraft from UH-1s in Vietnam to piloting the first mission into Afghanistan in a Russian Mi-17. In fact, Hubard has over 13,000 flying hours in over 150 types of aircraft and helicopters, is basic airborne qualified and trained as a high-altitude-low-opening / high-altitude-highopening (HALO/HAHO) jumper. In the early 1980s, following the failed DESERT ONE Iranian hostage rescue mission, Hubard was recruited into Operation...
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