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Enlisted Aviation Soldier Spotlight
SSG Matthew A. DeckerCompany F, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation RegimentFort Knox, Kentucky 2016 Army Aviation DUSTOFF Flight Medic of the Year AwardSponsored by Air Methods Corporation On 5 January 2016, SSG Decker was acting as the lead flight medic in response to an urgent MEDEVAC in the Helmand province, Afghanistan. Enroute to the point-of-injury the ground forces reported taking fire to the north and Air Weapons Team advised landing zone might not be secure. The crew decided to land, but upon landing the aircraft struck a wall and performed an emergency engine shutdown. SSG Decker immediately began treating the urgent...
Learn MoreAntidepressant Medications
Ask the Flight Surgeon / By CPT Steven E. Brown, D.O.: Q: I was prescribed an antidepressant medication but I’m not depressed. U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY CAPT. BRIAN HARRIS FS: The term antidepressant is a misnomer. While it is true that antidepressant medications are used to treat depression, they are also used to treat a wide variety of psychiatric disorders. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), eating disorders, anxiety and even premenstrual syndrome can be effectively treated with antidepressants under the right circumstances. Medication, however, is certainly not the only treatment option for any of these problems. With the help of a...
Learn MoreAirframe Condition Evaluation
AMRDEC Tech Talk / By Mr. Mike Vourcos: The Airframe Condition Evaluation (ACE) program provides a method for capturing data for the U.S. Army to supplement identification of aircraft candidates for depot-level maintenance in accordance with Army Regulation (AR) 750-1. ACE defects for the 1,432 H-60 aircraft evaluated in 2016. The color coded points represent defect locations and type of defect. / AMRDEC AED GRAPHIC The Corrosion Prevention and Control Evaluation (CPCE) is an integral part of the ACE program and provides additional data for corrosion prevention initiatives. Aircraft are evaluated annually by aircraft ACE teams which results in the...
Learn MorePreserving Our History
128th Aviation Brigade / By SSG Jeremy McNichol: When we think of Army Aviation history, we most often think of Fort Rucker, Alabama, home of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence. An OH-58D Kiowa Warrior and other historical aircraft being washed by Soldiers of Co. A, 1st Bn., 210th Avn. Regt. at the U.S. Army Transportation Museum, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. / U.S. ARMY PHOTOS BY CPT MATTHEW MURRAY And rightly so, since the first class began there on January 29, 1955 when the school moved from Ft. Sill, Oklahoma to Camp Rucker it has been the home of...
Learn MoreAviation Multi-Component Deputy Commanding Officer
Reserve / By COL J. Ray Davis: “I think this is one of the best multi-compo initiatives EVER. And we should do whatever we can to ensure the same manning for 3ID CAB. Matt (Strub) has been instrumental as a DCO and has significatly helped bring the COMPO 2/3 units into the team.”– COL John Cyrulik, Commander 1/D CAB Task Force Victory While providing an overview of ARNG Aviation to the Battalion and Brigade Aviation Pre-Command Course at Fort Rucker in the fall of 2015, I was approached by COL John Cyrulik, the incoming commander of the 1st Infantry Division’s...
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