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ARSOA 2035: Maintaining the Strategic and Technological Advantage
By BG John R. Evans, Jr.: The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (SOAR), the operational arm of U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (ARSOAC), has to be postured and ready at all times. Today, the ARSOAC has Soldiers and helicopters positioned across the globe supporting our special operators. They face an enemy that presents complex and ambiguous challenges that we must be prepared to meet. Several factors and patterns contribute to the future operating environment ARSOA units will contend with in the 2035 time frame. Meeting those future challenges requires a calculated approach while rapidly adapting to meet tomorrow’s threats and...
Learn MoreBiggest and Best AAAA Summit Yet!
President’s Cockpit / By BG Steve Mundt, Ret.: WOW! It is so hard to believe that a year has come and gone since you elected me and the other members of the National Executive Group to our current positions at last year’s Annual Summit. We are all honored and humbled to serve you, our 17,000 members, and your families. Members of the Army Aviation “Six-Pack” gathered to celebrate at the Hall of Fame Induction Banquet, April 26, 2018 at the Gaylord Opryland Hotel and Convention Center in Nashville, TN. From the left: BG Thomas H. Todd III, Program Executive Officer,...
Learn MoreInches or Seconds – The Near Miss
Combat Readiness Center / By BG David J. Francis: During the past few months, the U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center collected results from several recent “close call” or “near miss” mishaps. By near miss, I mean that while the mishap did not meet the criteria of a Class A accident due to cost or a fatality, a small difference in conditions — inches or seconds — could have caused the mishap to be much worse than it was. A flight crew with the Maryland National Guard’s 224th Aviation Regiment conducts a brief before a mission to insert troops into battle...
Learn MoreEnjoying Life in the “Land of the Morning Calm”
Family Forum / By Lisa Calvert: If you tuned in for any coverage of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympics, you probably caught a glimpse of what South Korea has to offer. Did you wonder what it’s like for Soldiers and their families stationed there? Soldiers and family members of the 2nd Cbt. Avn. Bde. watch a Group B preliminary round of hockey between the USA and Olympic Athletes of Russia (OAR) at the Gangneung Hockey Center on February 17, 2018. / PHOTO BY CW3 ISAAC VASQUEZ Some people may think we are essentially dropped in a foreign land, where most...
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Ask the Flight Surgeon / By CPT Frank C. Stafford, D.O.: Q: Lately, I have been having problems sleeping, staying motivated and coping with stress. At times I feel hopeless and I wonder if I am depressed. Can I get the help I need and still fly? FS: Thank you for this important question. Symptoms of depression are common, rarely permanent and affect most people at some time in their lives. You may have depressive symptoms for many medical reasons and it does not necessarily mean you have a diagnosis of clinical depression or that you require medication or duty...
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