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Adjusting to Coming Home
AAAA Family Forum / Judy Konitzer: I may be “preaching to the choir” as I expound on some expectations that military families have when coming together again after a long deployment, however research and accompanying data have made observations and suggestions that have proved timely and valuable. A Soldier from Company E, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, is reunited with his family in time for the holidays at a ceremony at Cottrell Field on Fort Stewart, GA, Dec. 19.A few months ago I also requested some help from the field to share the highs and lows of enduring repeated deployments, but garnered...
Learn MoreGetting Smarter With Help from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
AAAA Family Forum / Judy Konitzer: Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Assistant Director, Office of Servicemember Affairs, Holly Petraeus, joined Marietta Jelks, the General Services Administrator’s editor in chief of the Consumer Action Handbook, for a live Google Hangout on December 9, 2014 where they answered consumer questions and discussed ways servicemembers and veterans could find help tracking debt, scams, and fraud. I watched the program and it reinforced my belief that scams are alive and well. With the holidays behind us, consumers may find themselves facing increased debt, credit report errors, debt collector issues, and a whole host of other...
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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