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Evolving UAS Integration Past, Present and Future
CWOB Update / By CW5 Frank Volpe: Prior to 9/11, the Army only had corps-level Hunter UAS. These ~two dozen aircraft were equipped with basic electro optical/ infra-red (EO/IR) capability and operated well above the coordinating altitude in restricted/combat airspace with little to no impact on rotary wing Aviation. VISUAL BY ANNE EWING Fast forward to today; UAS has grown to well over 8,000 aircraft of varying sizes comprised of both programs of record (PORs) and non-standard commercial off the shelf (COTS) systems. These UAS support maneuver units from 100ft Above Highest Obstacle (AHO) to 25,000 ft. MSL in both...
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Branch Chief’s Corner / By MG David J. Francis: There is a reason the Army has selected six priority systems as the centerpiece of the Army modernization strategy. An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter with the 1st Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division hovers just over the tree line to mask itself against ground observation, as part of the culminating force on force exercise of Combined Resolve XII at the Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels, Germany Aug. 22, 2019. Combined Resolve is a biannual U.S. Army Europe and 7th Army Training Command-led exercise intended to...
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President’s Cockpit / MG Jeff Schloesser, U.S. Army Retired: October was a busy month for us at AAAA, as we held our semiannual National Executive Board meeting on Sunday, 13 October, followed by an AAAA Past President’s reception. AAAA National President MG (Ret.) Jeff Schloesser welcomes members of the Army Aviation Congressional Caucus and Army Aviation senior leaders to the Congressional Caucus breakfast at the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, October 17, 2019. / AAPI PHOTO BY BILL HARRIS At the board meeting we featured for the first time a conference call-in capability, and we received very positive feedback...
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Family Forum / By Judy Konitzer: Communicating with your children in a positive way is an agreed upon premise and one that can be further explored without this forum “preaching to the choir.” “Parenting” (quoted from John Rosemond in our Augusta Chronicle Newspaper), means “going to great lengths to ensure their child does not experience frustration, hardships, defeat, failure, insult, rejection, unhappiness or anything else that goes along with living an authentic life. It is a vain attempt to emancipate a child and as a result, parents could be inadvertently holding their child back from becoming a rational, responsible, emotionally-resilient,...
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Aviation Survivability / By CW5 James O. VanMeter: As the Army prepares for the possibility of a Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) against a peer/near-peer adversary, the mission of Army Aviation is evolving to meet the needs of the War-fighter. This evolution in training and readiness will provide increased aircrew survivability and maneuver force flexibility. To enable this training program the Aviation Mission Survivability Officer (AMSO) track has undergone a total restructure. At every command level in a combat aviation brigade (CAB) the AMSO plays a vital role in preparing aircrews for the tactical missions within a complex, contested battlespace....
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