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Taking Off Into the New Year!
President’s Cockpit / By BG Steve Mundt, Ret.: We hope that everyone had a wonderful Holiday Season and that your 2019 has started off with a bang. We on the National Executive Group, the Board and the National Office join in wishing you all a great 2019! Army Vice Chief of Staff, GEN James McConville (center) talks with (right to left) MG (Ret.) Jeff Schloesser (AAAA Sr. VP), CW5 (Ret.) Steve Davidson (Army Aviation Hall of Fame), MG William K. Gayler, Army Aviation Branch Chief, and (partially hidden) AAAA President, BG (Ret.) Steve Mundt at the 2018 Army Aviation Mission...
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President’s Cockpit / By BG Steve Mundt, Ret.: Wow! Where did 2018 go? It seems the old adage may be true, “Time flies when you are having fun!” 2018 comes to an end and 2019 is just around the corner. AAAA challenge is 20,000 members by the Summit in 2020 The last couple of months have been a flurry of AAAA activities from the National Executive Board, to the Senior Executive Associates meetings to the Cribbins and ASE symposia, to chapter meetings that keep us focused on our mission, “Supporting the U.S. Army Aviation Soldier and Family” – as well...
Learn MoreStray Voltage for Building Student Success
Family Forum / By Judy Konitzer: Grandparents remember the good old days when we communicated face-to-face, with pens & typewriters, and we survived. Today students cannot survive without some form of social media, but to become a successful student some basics remain important. DoD PHOTO Parents getting involved early sets the stage for success at all levels especially if a child has special learning needs. Additional meetings with teachers and other appropriate staff allows the set up or revision of gifted education plans, as well as individualized education plans (IEPs) and 504 education plans, which are also available at college...
Learn MoreSmoking Cessation
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By MAJ Jacob Mathew, Jr., DO, FACOI: Q: I’m a 24-year-old crew chief, who took up smoking during a deployment and now I want to quit. I have seen soldiers in my unit “vaping” and I was wondering if it is an effective method to quit smoking. Are there any risks to e-cigarettes? Will this affect my flight status? FS: Tobacco smoking is the single largest preventable cause of many chronic diseases and deaths, claiming the lives of more than 5 million people worldwide each year. In 2014, the U.S. Surgeon General released a report...
Learn MoreThe Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Gravity
Aviation Branch Chief Update / By MG William K. Gayler: Clarity is the counterbalance of profound thoughts. —Luc De Clapiers Soldiers with the 91st Engineer Battalion mount an AAI RQ-7 Shadow Unmanned Aerial Vehicle on a UAV launch assembly during the Saber Junction 18 exercise in Hohenfels training area, Germany, Sept. 20. Don’t let accuracy get in the way of clarity; in other words, as we weave the minute details into a plan, an explanation, or a requirement, we often become so enthralled with the process that we drift away from the original intent and completely lose sight of the...
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