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Sesame Street to Youth Sports – Concussion Awareness
Family Forum / By Judy Konitzer: Time really flies, but has it really been 50 years since the beloved Sesame Street began its flagship program with iconic and lovable characters aimed at reaching children in their early years? The creators relying on research realized that before the age of 5, a child’s brain grows faster than at any other time, laying the foundation for all learning, behavioral, physical, and mental health and decided to help young children reach their full potential through a variety of creative initiatives. I asked our “Magnificent 7” now ranging in age from 34 -50 who...
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From the Field / By Vicki Cody: Once a month for the past 10 years, at a small airfield in Carlisle, Pennsylvania, a group of former and current Army aviators gathers in a hangar for Operation Flying Heroes (OFH). With Dick “Commander” Cody as the leader, this unlikely group of warriors spend the day giving back to some of this generation’s Wounded Warriors (WWs). This story really begins back in 1980 when then Captain Dick Cody and CW2 Ned Hubard were crewed together flying “little bird” helicopters out in the Arizona desert, part of the genesis of the 160th Special...
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Ask the Flight Surgeon / By CPT Peter Petrillo, P.A.: Q: My neck and upper back have been bothering me for a while and now I’ve started to notice pins and needles in my hand. Are these related? PA: We live in a world that encourages sitting for long periods of time; at desks, in front of computer screens, at staff meetings, cramped cockpits, etc. Such conditions encourage poor postures with head forward, shoulders slumped and hands rotated in. This routine results in tightening of the muscles in the chest and front of the neck and weakens the opposing muscles...
Learn MoreMaking the Aviation War Fighters More Lethal to Win Wars
By MAJ Zachary F. De Groot and MSG Mark A. McKain: The 128th Aviation Brigade produces quality Aviation Maintainers for the operational force. The Brigade sets high standards for every member of its ranks because it is shaping the future of Army Aviation through the training of every Initial Entry Training (IET) Aviation Maintainer student. Aviation maintainers require proficiency in their military occupational skill (MOS)-specific tasks and must be fully prepared to endure the rigor of the increasingly lethal and expanded battlefield in Multi-Domain Operations (MDO). SSG Christopher Maxwell, 1-210th Aviation Regiment, trains AIT Soldiers on the proper method to request...
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By CSM Brian N. Hauke: I hope this finds everyone having had a phenomenal summer with some well-deserved time off. If you were able to get away and work on that balance I discussed a couple issues ago, congratulations. If not, please take some time for yourself over the rapidly approaching holidays. Retroactive Award of Army Aviation Badge Update First, I wanted to thank SGM (Ret.) James Minor who served over 29 years in Army Aviation across four different MOSs 93H, 93J, 93C, and 93P with multiple combat tours for initially contacting both AAAA and the Branch asking for clarification...
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