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Humphreys Students Explore STEM Through Real-World Weather and Aviation Missions
Photo by Patrick Bray First-grade students from Humphreys West Elementary School learn about a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter at the 3rd Battalion, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion on Desiderio Army Airfield, Camp Humphreys, April 15. Through this STEM initiative – science, technology, engineering, and mathematics – students received a hands-on orientation to flight operations and aviation missions ranging from air assault to medical evacuation. (U.S. Army photo by Patrick Bray/Released)
Learn MoreIvy Mass 4-4CAB AH-64 Apache Preflight
Photo by Spc. Jonathan Reyes An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter assigned to 4th Attack Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, taxis on the flight line during Ivy Mass, May 12, 2026, at Fort Carson, Colorado. The training exercise enhanced coordination between aviation units and battlefield command systems during simulated combat operations. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Jonathan Reyes)
Learn MoreWelcome to the 2026 AAAA Army Aviation Warfighting Summit!
Hard as it is to believe, it’s already been almost a year since our past president, MG Walt Davis, transferred the controls of AAAA to me last May. A lot has happened since then. Drone warfare, counter-drones, MV-75 Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft, (FLRAA), Artificial Intelligence, cyber, reorganization of our Army Aviation formations including the elimination of our Cavalry Squadrons, Syria, Venezuela, Iran and, of course, Ukraine are all shaping our Branch and the Army itself. What has not changed is AAAA’s commitment to each and every one of you, our members, to make sure we best support you and your...
Learn MoreGeorgia DoD Participates in Multiagency Response to South Georgia Wildfires
Story by Pfc. Emerson Sneary The Georgia Department of Defense (DoD) is assisting the Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA/HS) and other state and local authorities with wildfire suppression in South Georgia. On Wednesday, April 22, 2026, following Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s declaration of a state of emergency, up to 150 Georgia National Guardsmen were authorized for state active duty. The Georgia DoD has mobilized to support Georgians as part of a whole-of-government response, with GEMA/HS serving as the lead agency. “This is probably the closest thing that we come to for a real-world mission that is similar...
Learn MoreFort Rucker Building Dedicated to Joseph P. Cribbins
Story by John Drew Hamilton FORT RUCKER, Ala.– The headquarters for the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command’s (AMCOM) Aviation Combined Logistics Command (ACLC), building 1116, was officially dedicated in honor of Joseph P. Cribbins, a legendary figure in Army aviation logistics whose career spanned more than four decades. Cribbins began his military career in 1940 as an enlisted cavalryman and was commissioned in 1942. His service included assignments in the Southwest Pacific during World War II, where he managed intra-theater air transportation for Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s headquarters, and later in Korea and Japan. After retiring as a lieutenant colonel...
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Army Aviation
Looking Back
Looking Back: A monthly look into the history of Army Aviation based not only on the evolution of Army Aviation itself, but events in military history that certainly influenced the evolution of the Aviation Branch of the United States Army.
View Archive“The Army Air Corps is Back,”
Looking Back By Mark Albertson “The Army Air Corps is Back,”[1] * * * * * Few taxpayers are aware of the needless expense caused by the duplication of Air Force functions through the formation of another air force by the United States Army. In fact, this Army air force comprises a fourth air force. Complementing those now existing of the Navy, the Marines, and the United States Air Force itself. The wastefulness of this action is shown in the plans of each commander of a field army to use 939 Army aircraft. These are in addition to the Air...
Learn MoreOperation: DESERT SHIELD
Looking Back, November 2025 By Mark Albertson Operation: DESERT SHIELD * * * * * The single biggest maneuver factor on the battlefield was the Apache. If there was one leverage device that we used it was the Army general support aviation battalion. In my judgment, for the number of soldiers involved, and the price involved, the biggest leverage we got out of the very few numbers of helicopters, the tiny number of helicopters, that we devoted to support logistics, and command and control in general: the Signal battalion commander, the Maneuver Brigade commanders, the DISCOM commander, and the Division...
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