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In the following year, a Noncommissioned Officers Academy was established at Fort Rucker. In 1988, the Army Aviation Logistics School, which had been dependent on the Transportation Center at Fort Eustis, was incorporated into the Aviation Branch. Also in 1988, the Army Aviation Modernization Plan was given final approval and implemented.
The Gallet Flight Officer Chronograph (1939), commissioned by Harry S Truman's senatorial staff for issue to flight officers and pilots of the US Army Air Forces during WWII. Flight officer was a United States Army Air Forces rank used during World War II, from 1942 to 1945; [1] the rank being created on 10 September 1942. [2]
The post of "Assistant Secretary of War for Air" post was created to foster development of military aviation and an Aviation Section was added to each division of the Army General Staff. Around 90% of an aviation unit's officers had to receive pilot or observer rating and only flight-rated officers could command aviation units.
Hundreds of Army aviation officers who were set to leave the military are being held to another three years of service after they say the branch quietly reinterpreted part of their contract amid ...
The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence is the United States Army Aviation Branch's headquarters, and its training and development center, located at Fort Novosel, Alabama. The Aviation Center of Excellence coordinates and deploys aviation operations and trains aviation officers in a variety of topics, including classroom navigation ...
The Army's 12th Aviation Battalion, according to an official website, flies to support "continuity of government/operations and defense support of civilian authorities."
This is a list of United States Army aircraft battalions. The aviation battalions in the US Army are generally attached to divisions, corps and armies and mostly consist of helicopters, both attack and reconnaissance. The helicopter battalions are often grouped into aviation brigades.
21st Aviation Company: Fort Lewis Chu Lai [1] Cessna O-1 Bird Dog: 1965-1972: 12th Combat Aviation Group 16th Combat Aviation Group [11] (Reconnaissance Airplane) "The Black Aces" 25th Aviation Company: Fort Hood Long Binh [1] 1957-1988: 12th Combat Aviation Group (Corps) [13] 25th Aviation Regiment. [14] 28th Aviation Company: 35th Aviation ...