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Situational Awareness – It’s All Good, Right?
AMRDEC Tech Talk —By Mr. Robert R. Copeland and Mr. Anthony J. Mance After decades of research and attempts to define the psychological phenomenon known as “situational awareness” (SA), there still appears to be much confusion as to what it is, what it means, and how SA applies to Army Aviation. First, SA is not a thing; it is a psychological process. It is not an end-state; it is an iterative process of perception, understanding, and decision-making. There are numerous developers who proclaim the benefits of their particular device and espouse that their “tool” is better because it’s used for situational awareness. So,...
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WIA Announces Pioneer Hall of Fame Inductees for 2014 Women in Aviation, International has selected the 2014 inductees into its International Pioneer Hall of Fame. These women will be honored at WAI’s 25th Annual International Conference which will be held on March 6-8, 2014, at Disney’s Coronado Springs Resort in Lake Buena Vista, FL (near Orlando). The ceremony will take place at the closing banquet on Saturday, March 8, 2014. “We honor these women so that their names and accomplishments are never forgotten,’ says WAI President Dr. Peggy Chabrian.”These are women who didn’t just break down barriers; they opened the...
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Ask the Flight Surgeon —By Dr. (LTC) Joseph Puskar Q: I’m a 44 year-old pilot, and have been taking Nexium 20 mg daily for heartburn and reflux. The medicine seemed to help a lot at first, but I still get heartburn mostly at night. What else can I do to help with the heartburn? FS: Your symptoms of gastro-esophageal reflux disorder, or GERD, are very common in men your age. The prevalence of reflux symptoms such as heartburn and regurgitation of gastric contents into the esophagus and throat seems to be increasing throughout the western world. It is more common with...
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Army Aviation Spotlight On Oct 4, 2012, 7 year old Richard Culliver from Lexington, SC was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor which greatly impacts his motor skills. Recently, the tumor is apparently shrinking and he is beginning to regain some of his mobility and speech. He has always dreamed of being a Soldier and the men and women of the South Carolina National Guard were determined to make his dream a reality. Richard Culliver from Lexington, SC, sits in the cockpit of a U.S. Army LUH-72 with CW4 Steven M. Salinas, 2nd Bn. (Security & Support), 151st Avn....
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128th Aviation Brigade Update —By Ms. Allie Eschenbach I have asked Allie Eschenbach from our Learning Technology Division to lay out a breakdown of the currently available training on the Joint Technical Data Integration website, what additional training is scheduled to be included, and what the future holds as the JTDI becomes the Consolidated Aviation Portal and Storage. COL Rigole, Commander If you have finished your formal maintenance resident training at the 128th Aviation Brigade and would like to review the training products or need training material to conduct refresher training for your Soldiers, we have support for you. We want...
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