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SCARNG – UH-60 Recovery
News Spotlight:Soldiers from the South Carolina Army National Guard (SCARNG) work to prepare a UH-60 Black Hawk from Detachment 2, Company F, 1st Battalion (General Support Aviation), 171st Aviation Regiment SCARNG, for sling-load movement to McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, SC, Dec. 7, 2014. The Black Hawk made an emergency landing in an open cornfield Dec. 3, 2014, near Columbia, SC due to a main rotor blade malfunction. ARMY NATIONAL GUARD PHOTOS BY SGT BRIAN CALHOUNNo further damage or injuries resulted from the forced landing. The aircraft was released by the Accident Review Board for recovery and was being...
Learn More151A Aviation Maintenance Tech
128th Aviation Brigade Update: The 151A Aviation Maintenance Technician is a technical warrant officer specializing in the management of personnel, supply, equipment, and facility assets to maintain and repair Army rotary, fixed wing, and unmanned aircraft systems. They operate at the maintenance company, divisional G4, and theater support commands; providing commanders counsel to aid decisions pertaining to aviation sustainment. An initiative by MG Lynn Collyar, former commanding general of U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (AMCOM), to “re-green” aviation maintenance, refers to the gradual transition of aviation maintenance from contract maintenance teams to army maintainers. This initiative fell in line with...
Learn MoreU.S. Army Reserve Aviation: Our Strategic Plan
Reserve Component Aviation Update: Today, the United States Army Reserve (USAR) Aviation’s focus is in complete alignment with the Army Reserve mission of providing ‘trained, equipped and ready Soldiers, leaders and units to meet America’s requirements at home and abroad.’ As basic as this statement seems, its execution will lead to the transformation of USAR Aviation. This transformation, accomplished through current restructuring initiatives, provides USAR aviation a pathway to change that includes a unified operational and functional command, a force structure capable of meeting both operational and strategic priorities, and mission capabilities focused on serving our country in times of war...
Learn MoreAMCOM – Bringing Support to the Fleet
AMCOM Command Sergeant Major Update: In almost 30 years of fixing helicopters and working with the best Soldiers in the Army, I have learned a lot about our branch, our capabilities, and our challenges. Throughout my career, I have been trained and mentored by many great leaders and peers, and I have welcomed assistance from anywhere I could find it. For the past ten years my focus has been on the many challenges our units face, which boil down to getting ready for war, fighting the war, and then recovering my Soldiers and equipment and getting ready for the next deployment....
Learn MoreLeadership Emphasis on Readiness Training
Aviation Branch Maintenance Officer Update: Our commanders must understand that maintenance is training and it requires the commitment of command teams from platoon up to brigade level. This is especially critical now as we transition from our wartime model to reduced levels of contractor maintenance support. To illustrate “A WAY” to tackle this type of readiness and bank time-building problem set, this article offers a process that can be used to execute a structured collective training event using phase maintenance as the battle task. Specialist Jason Barnes, UH-60 Black Hawk repairer, C Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th General Support Aviation Battalion, 25th...
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