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NCO Contributions in the Current Fight
ARSOAC CSM / By CSM Stephen H. Helton: I recently completed battlefield circulation of our Army Special Operations Aviation (ARSOA) deployed elements. I wanted to take this opportunity to share my thoughts and provide assessments with regard to aviation NCO leadership currently and in the future. Soldiers in the USASOAC take notes as they are instructed on the next training event. / ARSOAC COURTESY PHOTO ARSOA elements are deployed to numerous locations around the globe. They operate in relatively small teams for limited duration in support of specific, tailored mission sets. I was struck with the diversity of mission requirements...
Learn MoreSuccessful Aviation Warrant Officer Career Defined
ARSOAC CWOB / By CW5 Mark A. Meyer: There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure. — Colin Powell As a senior warrant officer, I have been asked many times during leader professional development (LPDs), what is considered a successful career as an aviation warrant officer? I refer back to a mentor of mine, CW5(Ret.) Robert Huffman, who wrote an article when he worked at the aviation proponent in 2003. At the time I was a CW3 working as the chief of warrant officer recruiting for United States Army Recruiting...
Learn MoreProviding Strategy Value in a Complex World
ARSOAC Commander Update / By BG John R. Evans Jr.: Among those executing operations across the Global Combatant Commands (GCCs) tonight will be the men and women of Army Special Operation Aviation (ARSOA). 1SFG and Malaysian partner forces prepare to load up a combat rubber raiding craft in an MH-47G during amphibious assault training near Penang, Malaysia, March 10, 2017. / U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY CPT ADAM SWARTZBAUGH A member of the total Army Aviation Team, ARSOA units over the past 15 years have become widely known for their enduring commitments on the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan. Inextricably linked...
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President’s cockpit / By BG Steve Mundt, Ret.: It is hard to believe that it was over six years ago when I first became a member of the AAAA National Executive Group and began my journey to become your new AAAA President. New AAAA President, BG (Ret.) Steve Mundt (left), shares a laugh with outgoing president, BG (Ret.) E.J. Sinclair while presenting him with a Black Hawk pilot t-shirt following the passing of the gavel at the Annual Membership meeting on April 28, 2017 during the Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit in Nashville, TN. / AAPI PHOTO BY MIKE ULLERY...
Learn MoreArmy Aviation Photography Contest Winners
ARMY AVIATION Magazine is proud to present the winners of our annual photography contest. 48 qualified AAAA members, submitting 76 Army Aviation related photographs taken during CY 2016, competed for the top 12 places. We congratulate the winners and thank all of the contestants for their efforts and service. We invite all AAAA members to participate in our 2017 contest. Visit the AAAA website, quad-a.org for details and submission requirements. Bill Harris, Publisher First Place – “Battling Zeus” by Chief Warrant Officer Three Jeffrey A. Kennedy Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, Task Force Fighting Eagles, Wamego,...
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