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Change is Adaptation and Integration
Aviation Branch Chief Update / By MG William K. Gayler: It is not the strongest of the species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the one most responsive to change. – Charles Darwin A student in the Aviation Captains Career Course, class 18-04, completes a Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay as part of an attack operation planning iteration that focused heavily on the Troop Leading Procedures, Jan 23rd, 2019. / U.S. ARMY PHOTO USAACE, FT. RUCKER, AL For the past seventeen years or so, Army Aviation was asked to fight, train, and sustain at an amazing operational pace that literally...
Learn MoreMentorship: A Valuable Tool For Army Spouses
Family Forum / By MaryLou Royar: In the corporate world, we often hear how important it is for business professionals to have a mentor. 160th SOAR STRONG committee members gathered on a Saturday to define the pillars for STRONG. From left to right: Katie Clemmons, Lisa Wilson, Faith Willis, Dinah Campbell and Suzanne Logue. / 160th SOAR STRONG COURTESY PHOTO Mentoring is also an important component of Army leadership and is mandated by Army Regulation (AR 600-100, para. 1-9(f)). Not only do green suiters benefit from the mentor-mentee relationship, but spouses of service members can benefit from mentorship as well....
Learn MoreHealth for the Long Haul
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By MAJ Erik S. Johnson, DO and MAJ Joseph J. Pavelites, MD, PhD, MPH : This issue, instead of answering a specific medical question, let’s discuss healthy lifestyle choices. Starting in 2016, U.S. Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine and Tufts University researchers behind the ongoing weight-loss study, Healthy Families, Healthy Forces, will recruit dependents of military retirees. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) We often focus so much on our mission and careers that we may forget to develop the habits that make for a long, healthy life. It is understandable that military medicine focuses on readiness...
Learn MoreOn Short Final
President’s Cockpit / BG Steve Mundt, Ret.: Wow! It is so hard to believe that two years have come and gone since I took the controls from BG (Ret.) EJ Sinclair. I want to thank all of you who over the years have been there to support me but more importantly our Soldiers and their families. BGs (Ret.) Steve Mundt (left) and EJ Sinclair pass the AAAA gavel during the annual meeting/dinner/concert April 28, 2017 at the AAAA Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit, Gaylord Opryland Hotel, Nashville, TN. / AAPI PHOTO BY RENÉ BIDEZ A little over eight years ago...
Learn More2019 Army Aviation Photography Contest Winners
ARMY AVIATION Magazine is proud to present the winners of our annual photography contest. 33 qualified AAAA members, submitting 93 Army Aviation related photographs taken during CY 2018, competed for the top 12 places. We congratulate the winners and thank all of the contestants for their efforts and service. We invite all AAAA members to participate in our 2018 contest. Visit the AAAA website, quad-a.org for details and submission requirements. Bill Harris, Publisher First Place – “MARRS at Night” By CW3 Jason M. Cabrera, Georgetown, Texas A MARSS aircraft waits for launch into the night in support of Operation Freedom’s...
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