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Aviation Sustainment Across the Strategic Support Area
This is Your Army! / By GEN Edward M. Daly: The U.S. Army Materiel Command must remain engaged in our Service’s role in both competition and conflict, all while navigating through unpredictable crises and embracing change across our institution. Armament Platoon conducting re-arms with Shops and Maintenance platoon D Co/1-3rd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, on an AH-64D Apache at Range 301, Grafenwöhr Training Area on July 20./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SGT JUSTIN ASHAW As a stakeholder in the Army Modernization Enterprise (AME), AMC’s sustainment capabilities and global reach allow us to play a critical role in...
Learn MoreHypogonadism
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By LTC Roger Williams, M.D. & CPT Karl Swinson, M.D.: Q: Last year I started an over-the-counter testosterone booster. Now I hear a testosterone guideline has been published. Should I stop, change, or continue my current medication? army.mil photo FS: No aeromedical policy letter (APL) existed when this crew member started supplementation of testosterone (an androgen). However, all flight personnel should contact their aeromedical provider before starting any medications, including over the counter (OTC) medicines or supplements. Current Army Regulations? The new Hypogonadism APL requires aeromedical providers to screen for: diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, obesity, exposure...
Learn MoreMaking 2021 Resolutions Meaningful
AAAA Family Forum / By Judy Konitzer: We celebrated holidays and brought in 2021 with a serving of “black-eyed peas” for good luck and a desire to make resolutions more meaningful. I found the following suggestions from two Veterans to be worthy of consideration. GRAPHIC BY MEGHAN HUTTO Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw on Veterans Day shared his philosophy that living with certain principles and beliefs can make you happy and successful, and we should not be forgetful why Veterans fought for us in the first place. It’s important to be helpful, honest, caring, and a loving patriot while loving yourself, as...
Learn MoreSustaining Army Aviation During LSCO
Branch Chief’s Corner / By MG David J. Francis: As a nation, we rely on our ability to project power from the Continental United States and globally integrate the Joint Force’s actions. U.S. Army SPC Jedidiah Gaddie, CH-47 helicopter repairer with Bravo Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade performs routine maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at an airfield in the 28th ECAB’s area of operations in the Middle East./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY SPC JOYCE AVILA-COLLAZO The Army requires that we establish and train as an expeditionary force capable of executing a series of rapidly...
Learn MoreTaking Off Into 2021!
President’s Cockpit / By MG Jeff Schloesser, U.S. Army Retired: It is finally 2021! Like most of you, I have been looking forward to a new year for many months. Always an optimist, I hope that this new year brings all of us health, prosperity, and the ability to continue to support Army Aviation in the best possible manner. Army CH-47 Chinook crew members assigned to the 1st Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, Joint Task Force-Bravo, sanitize after transporting a pregnant COVID-positive patient in Guatemala City, Guatemala Nov. 27, 2020./JOINT TASK FORCE BRAVO PHOTO BY AIR FORCE SSGT. ELIJAIH TIGGS That...
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