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Sharing the Skies

By today’s technological standards, our antiquated AH-64As were dinosaurs — mostly analog switches, steam gauges and paper maps, baby! The glass cockpit concept (computerized displays with multifunctional screens and buttons) sounded like something from the future to us, but we considered flying these aircraft as a bit of a badge of honor.

Running on Empty

It was August in Tikrit, Iraq, and I was assigned to C Company, 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment (Air Ambulance). The unit’s deployment had been extended from 12 to 15 months and morale was dim — at best. Eventually, though, a light at the end of the tunnel appeared.

  • 1 June 2016
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Oh, Deer!

I was about 500 feet from the exit for Fort Belvoir, riding in the right lane on a poorly lit section of the road. I was just about home free when I suddenly saw a gray mass in front of me.

  • 1 June 2016
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Time Well Spent

Prior to deployment, our unit practiced the power management issues we expected to encounter in Afghanistan. It paid off.

  • 1 June 2016
  • Author: Army Safety
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Army Aviation: A Safety Evaluation

Aviators must train on a wider array of tasks to succeed in a decisive action training environment. Some skills, such as attack helicopters taking on increased scout and reconnaissance roles and manned and unmanned teaming, are new.

  • 31 May 2016
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 1500
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Click It to Live It

As downward trends go, the Army’s sustained decline in fatal mishaps in sedans and other four-wheeled private motor vehicles is a good news story for leaders and Soldiers at every level.

  • 31 May 2016
  • Author: Army Safety
  • Number of views: 1562
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