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MEDEVAC Proponency Update
By COL Michael F. Breslin: Over the past 17 years, Army Medicine has achieved unmatched survivability rates for Soldiers wounded on the battlefield. Army aeromedical evacuation has been an essential element of this success – speeding our wounded to medical treatment facilities and providing essential, lifesaving care enroute. The aeromedical evacuation force tailored itself to the operational environments of Afghanistan, Iraq, and elsewhere; evolving doctrine (tactics, techniques, and procedures), organizations, training, materiel, leader development, personnel, and even policy (the 1-Hour Standard) to provide optimum results under the existing battlefield conditions. As we look to the projected future operating environment...
Learn MoreMy Dream of a Lifetime
AAAA Family Forum / By Dailah Cole: “Mein Frau im Würzburg geboren” is often one of the first things my husband shares when we meet local nationals (Germans). It is one of the few phrases he knows – it means, “My wife was born in Würzburg.” Senior level 12th CAB Family Readiness Group leaders met for a road trip “in the middle” in Würzburg, Germany. L to R: Evelyn Smith (12th CAB), Tia Morris (1-3 ARB), author Dailah Cole (12th CAB), Suzanne Scherrer (12th CAB), Evelyn Santos (12th CAB), and Kristen Fair (1-214 GSAB). / TAPS COURTESY PHOTO I was...
Learn MoreSummer – A Time for Change
President’s Cockpit / By BG Steve Mundt, Ret.: Congratulations to the Army Warrant Officer Corps on turning 100 on 9 July and, on that same day in 2004 for branching warrant officers in Aviation. You truly make Army Aviation Above the Best! Summer is here and while the weather patterns across the country may not reflect it, the kids are out of school and many military families are in transition to new assignments and opportunities. While many are planning summer vacations and many outdoor activities I ask everyone to please take a minute to think about safety. How many times...
Learn MoreThe Shift In Aviation Training Focus
By CW5 Joseph B. Roland and MAJ Eric Megerdoomian: Over the last 19 years, we have seen Army Aviation focus on materiel, doctrinal, and training solutions to better support Wide Area Security (WAS) or the Counter Insurgency (COIN) operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. An HH-60 Black Hawk MEDEVAC aircraft from 1st Air Cavalry Brigade executes a patient transfer from a Role I facility during NTC Rotation 17-01. Despite avoiding the risk of point of injury (POI) missions, MEDEVAC are required to utilize terrain to mask their movements in the DATE environment. / PERSONAL PHOTO BY MAJ ERIC MEGERDOOMIAN Imges of...
Learn MoreIncreasing Army Aviation Warfighting Skills
Aviation Branch Chief Update / By MG William K. Gayler: Throughout its history, Army Aviation has faithfully provided sustained, dependable, and professional support to commanders and Soldiers on the ground. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, “Big Windy,” conduct operations with CH-47 Chinook helicopters at Inowroclaw, Poland during Saber Strike 18, June 6, 2018. Saber Strike 18 facilitates cooperation between U.S., Estonian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish and other allied and partner nations to improve joint operational capability in a variety of missions. This year’s exercise anticipates participants from 19 different countries distributed across four nations./ U.S....
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