PEO Aviation REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. — The Army’s Future Vertical Lift program took a major step forward as the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, or FLRAA, program entered the next major phase of development when the Army announced the approval of the FLRAA Milestone B Acquisition Decision Memorandum on August 2, 2024. The decision came Leer másFLRAA achieves Milestone B and enters next phase of development[…]
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Terra C. Gatti, Virginia National Guard RICHMOND, Va. — Tucked behind a blue door at the Virginia Army National Guard’s Army Aviation Support Facility is the organization’s avionics section, where a small group of full-time Soldiers work to troubleshoot, diagnose and repair avionic components and wiring on a fleet of Leer másUH-60 Black Hawk fleet Virginia National Guard Avionics Team[…]
Story by Belinda O’Neal, Alaska National Guard MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, Ariz. — Aviators from the Alaska Army National Guard graduated from the Marine Corps Weapons and Tactics Instructor course April 22, marking a significant moment in the evolution of Army-wide aviation readiness. The Alaska Guard’s participation marks the first time a conventional (not special forces) Leer másAlaska Army NG and Marine Corps enhance weapons and tactics[…]
Story by Gerlinde Hoyle, U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach ILLESHEIM, Germany (Dec 20, 2023) — Storck Barracks is home to the only helicopter flight simulator operated by the US Army in Europe. The facility, located within the United States Army Garrison (USAG) Ansbach footprint, is well known and appreciated by pilots from NATO partners and allied Leer másUS Army’s Storck Barracks flight simulator, Germany[…]
Story by Balinda O’Neal, Alaska National Guard An Alaska National Guard Operation Santa Claus UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter took an unexpected turn this year as its mission to bring holiday joy to the village of Tuluksak became a medevac for a resident of the nearby village of Napaskiak. The past November 15, the Alaska Army Leer másAn Alaska National Guard UH-60 crew conducts unexpected medevac[…]
Story by Majo. Robert Taylor, Idaho Army National Guard The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group recognized 22 helicopter pilots and flight crewmembers for their roles in completing seven search and rescue missions from 2018-2023. Friday, November 24, 2023. “Today we recognize the professionalism and selfless service of Idaho Army National Guard aircrews who Leer másIdaho Army National Guard recognizes 22 crewmen for 7 rescue missions[…]
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, October 30, 2023: The U.S. Army Improved Turbine Engine Program (ITEP) recently has delivered the first two GE T901 flight test engines for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) Competitive Prototypes Bell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X. The Army delivered the new 3,000 shaft horsepower engines to Bell’s 360 Invictus and Leer másBell 360 Invictus and Sikorsky Raider X receives first T901 engines[…]
Story by Capt. Kyle Abraham, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade YAKIMA TRAINING CENTER, Wash. – A U.S. Army Air Ambulance Detachment-Yakima UH-60L Black Hawk helicopter aircrew rescue injured hiker about 4,500 feet in a boulder field. Soldiers assigned to USAAAD, 2-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade performed an aeromedical evacuation (medevac) of a civilian Leer másArmy Yakima UH-60L Black Hawk rescue hiker near Colchuck Lake[…]
Boeing’s Modernized AH-64 Apache helicopter will provide the U.S. Army with the attack and reconnaissance capabilities it needs to dominate in highly complex and ever-changing ecosystems, with an unmatched lethality and networking, enhanced survivability and increased range and endurance. “Fighting and winning on any battlefield, today and tomorrow.” – This is a common response amongst Leer másModernized AH-64 Apache attack helicopter capabilities[…]
The Idaho Army National Guard’s State Aviation Group assisted the 124th Fighter Wing’s Air Support Operations Squadron and Medical Group in executing medevac training at Prairie, Idaho. August 30, 2023. During the joint-training, the Idaho Army National Guard occupied the skies in preparation for the medevac operations training with UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews while the Leer másIdaho National Guard conducted a medevac training in Prairie[…]