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2017 Army Aviation Mission Solutions Summit National Award Winners
Joseph P. Cribbins Department of the Army Civilian of the Year AwardSponsored by The Boeing Company Mr. Steven D. BlaseyDirector, Aviation Maintenance Support OfficeU.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command (Airborne)Fort Campbell, Kentucky Mr. Steven Blasey’s vision, innovation, and leadership concerning aviation maintenance and sustainment spanned tactical to strategic levels. He championed powerful software analytics solutions to provide real-time visibility of key metrics, leveraging digital source collection, budgetary information, and maintenance transactional data to effectively mitigate risk, reduce costs, and help define flying hour ownership costs. His insight and efforts were noted by senior officials from TRADOC, AMCOM, and USAACE as...
Learn MoreMilspouse Careers Do Matter!
AAAA Family Forum / By Michele Gayler: Military life has many unique challenges and no one feels it as acutely as a Military Spouse. Because of our unique lifestyle, many military spouses have put their own careers on hold to support their Soldier and their ever-changing life. When soldiers move to a new location they are immediately assigned to a job/unit and therefore have a purpose, not to mention built-in adult relationships (friends). A spouse, however, is moving to a new location, possibly leaving behind a job or career that they love, and many times with no prospects for something...
Learn MoreHall of Fame 2017 Inductees
The Army Aviation Hall of Fame, sponsored by the Army Aviation Association of America, Inc., recognizes those individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to Army Aviation. The actual Hall of Fame is located in the Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, AL. The deadline for nominations for the 2018 induction is June 1. Contact the AAAA National Office for details and nomination forms at (203) 268-2450 or visit quad-a.org Brigadier General Leo E. Soucek, Sr. (Deceased) BG Leo Soucek served in the vanguard of leaders who developed our modern Army Airmobility concepts, tactics and organizations. He tested these with the...
Learn MoreArmy Aviation Leaders
Commanders of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Predecessor Agencies Director, Department of Air Training, U.S. Army Field Artillery School, Ft. Sill, OK COL William W. Ford 3 August 1942 – 15 January 1944 COL Gordon J. Wolf 16 January 1944 – 2 November 1945 COL William W. Ford 3 November 1945 – 6 December 1945 Commandant, U.S. Army Ground Forces Air Training School, Ft. Sill, OK MG Louis E. Hibbs 7 December 1945 – 4 June 1946 MG Clift Andrus June 1945 – November 1946 Director, Department of Air Training, U.S. Army Field Artillery School, Ft. Sill,...
Learn MoreCarrying the Army Aviation Legacy Forward
Aviation Branch Chief / By MG William K. Gayler: For those of us who weren’t there to witness the birth of Army Aviation, it is a humbling experience to recognize that today’s Army Aviators are the heirs to a 75-year legacy of unwavering support to Soldiers, shared sacrifice, and unprecedented innovation. 12th Combat Aviation Brigade aircraft conduct sling load operations with U.S. Soldiers assigned to Cobra Battery, Field Artillery Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment during Exercise Dynamic Front II at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwöhr Training Area, Germany, March 9, 2017. / U.S. ARMY PHOTO BY VISUAL INFORMATION SPECIALIST GERTRUD...
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