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Planning for Expeditionary Operations and Sustainment
Maintenance / By CW5 Michael D. Cavaco: In today’s ever-changing operational environment, we must be ready to deploy, fight, and win on a moment’s notice anywhere in the world. But the time to plan is not upon receipt of the warning order, but instead must be woven into all we do, at home station and deployed. Soldiers from C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 17th U.S. Cavalry Regiment perform inspections and maintenance on an AH-64E Apache helicopter at Qayyarah West Airfield, Iraq, September 2, 2017. The 2-17th Cav. will provide attack, reconnaissance and surveillance capability for Combined Joint Task Force – Operation...
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Family Forum / By Elizabeth Scruggs and Judy Konitzer: Flexible work arrangements, technology, and the cultural shift to remote business arrangements are just a few of the reasons military spouses are finding entrepreneurship and business ownership a solution to unemployment and underemployment. According to the 2017 Blue Star Families Military Family Lifestyle Survey, the unemployment rate for military spouses is 28%, and 55% are underemployed earning $20,000 less than civilian counterparts. Spouse employment is an issue that continues to top quality of life challenges for military families, and the following spouses from across multiple branches (Coast Guard, Army, and Marine)...
Learn MoreKeeping Pace With the Force
128th Aviation Brigade / By CPT Matthew J. Murray: Since its activation in 2012 the 128th Aviation Brigade has been responsible for training more than 80% of the enlisted Soldiers within our Aviation Branch and providing the force with more than 5,000 trained Soldiers, NCOs and warrant officers each year. AH-64D L7 MAVWEST training devices in Ottenburg Hall, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA./ U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY CPT MATTHEW J. MURRAY I have commanded Alpha Company, 1-210th Aviation Regiment for 18 months. The company is responsible for all enlisted 15Y AH-64 Armament/Electrical/Avionics Systems Repairer and all warrant officer 151A Aviation Maintenance...
Learn MoreSCUBA Diving and Flying
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By MAJ Abigail Vargo, MD: Q: I started taking SCUBA diving classes and the instructor said I should not dive too soon before flying because it increases the risk of DCS. What is DCS, and how does it impact flight status? Photo courtesy Army.mil FS: Decompression sickness or “DCS” is a recognized risk of recreational SCUBA diving. DCS is an injury caused by the normal behavior of gas in the body when placed in environments of changing pressure. We think of air as mostly oxygen, but it is only about 21% oxygen while nitrogen, an...
Learn MoreAMCOM – Supporting Army Aviation Today and Into the Future
AMCOM Commander / By MG Douglas M. Gabram: The U.S. Army’s aviation legacy can be summed up in a single word: overmatch. We are stronger, better armed, and more skillful in battle than our adversaries. This global reputation has been hard won, and exhibited daily on the battlefield for the last 16 years. Today we risk becoming outmanned, outgunned, and outdated. To combat this, we must resuscitate a healthy focus on sustainment life-cycle planning, build depth in our supply chain, and reverse leveraging our future capabilities for immediate readiness. As the Aviation Enterprise continues to execute the Army’s readiness priority,...
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