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Headaches
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By CPT Laura S. Ball, D.O.: Q: Recently, I have been under a lot of stress and I have been getting more frequent headaches. I wasn’t sure what I could take and keep flying. So, I haven’t been taking anything. Is there something that I can try? FS: Headaches are very common. According to the American Academy of Family Practice, about one half of adults worldwide are affected by headaches. The symptoms of a headache can be quite varied with pain located anywhere along the head and exhibiting sharp, dull, throbbing or squeezing sensations. Some...
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Training and Simulation / By LTC Ryan K. Welch and MAJ Cameron G. Gallagher: “We must increase the tactical competence within our aviation warfighters to improve readiness for large scale combat operations (LSCO) while capitalizing on counterinsurgency (COIN) expertise resident across our branch. To do so, we must rebalance the tactical and technical knowledge we teach and evaluate in order to continue to provide an unparalleled advantage to the ground commander.” – MG William K. Gayler, Commanding General, USAACE, STACOM Message to TC 3-04.11 YOUR CAPTION HERE In preparing for large scale combat operations, U.S. Army aviation air crews and...
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Air Cavalry Leaders Course / By LTC Clifton Causey and MAJ Michael Gourgues: In the past, we assumed risk in training for combined arms maneuver against a near-peer threat. I am not willing to accept that risk anymore. – GEN Robert B. Abrams, 2018 FORSOM Command Training Guidance ACLC students conducting fires planning during the course of action (COA) Development phase of MDMP. / U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY CW4 SHAUN BRETH, ACLC COURSE SP After 16 years of fighting in a counter insurgency (COIN) environment, Aviation leaders planning against our near peer threats are inexperienced in the critical skills required...
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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...
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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...
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