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Flight in Non-Army Aircraft
AMRDEC Tech Talk By Mr. David B. Cripps This situation was at best awkward in Aviation Foreign Internal Defense missions conducted jointly and particularly troublesome when involving Russian-built helicopters. In a series of three ALARACT (All Army Activities) messages, Army senior leadership provided policy guidance requiring risk acceptance at the general officer (GO) level for passenger operations on Mi-8/17 series helicopters. Mi-8 Hip Roving Sands 99 / WikipediaThis situation was at best awkward in Aviation Foreign Internal Defense missions conducted jointly and particularly troublesome when involving Russian-built helicopters. In a series of three ALARACT (All Army Activities) messages, Army senior...
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Ask the Flight Surgeon By Dr. (LTC) Joseph Puskar Q: I will be training for an elite military unit doing lots of long-distance runs and other strenuous exercises on a daily basis. I would like to take a supplement to help my after workout recovery. I am 41 years old and take 20 mg simvastatin and 20 mg lisinopril. The product contains the following: L-Glutamine (1000mg); Triple strength Fish Oil (647 mg EPA/263 mg DHA); Joint Comfort Formula (250 mg Acacia catechu wood & bark extract, Chinese Skullcap root extract/100 mg Sicilian blood Orange Fruit & Peel extract (citrus sinesis);...
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Reserve Component Aviation Update By COL Mark W. Weiss Welcome back to the Army National Guard (ARNG). In this issue I’d like to share a few of the initiatives we’re taking on the Safety Front, in order to preserve our most precious asset – the Soldier – and the steeds with which those Soldiers ride to the sound of the guns, at home and overseas. But first I’d like to highlight the continuing impact of hazardous weather on our aircraft…while still on the ground. You old-timers may remember the Mother’s Day “Event” at Fort Hood in 1989, where a microburst...
Learn MoreWhat’s New in Army Aviation?
By CSM Eric C. Thom I have been looking forward to this edition of AAAA magazine for a while. It is filled with the latest ideas in science and technology (S&T) and research and development (R&D). Some of these concepts or systems will come to fruition and make it through the acquisition process, while others potentially will lose relevancy or merge with other concepts along the way. Today, I want to start off with some proposed systems, philosophies, training and credentialing efforts that affect the enlisted Aviation Soldiers. Systems When it comes to systems, I want to focus on the...
Learn MoreFirst Year Steep Learning Curve
Chief Warrant Officer of the Branch By CW5 Allen R. Godfrey As I reflect on the lessons learned from my first year, it has been a steep learning curve. I admit during the first few months, I was trying to catch the aircraft that is Army Aviation. After about six months, I made it to the back of the aircraft. Now after the first year in the position, I am at the crew chief’s station. Next stop in the progression will be the jump seat. Our most important weapon system – adaptive and agile Aviation Leaders and Soldiers with training...
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