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2019 Industry Partners Directory NETWORK l RECOGNITION l VOICE l SUPPORT December 31, 2019 UH-72A Lakota Versatile and Proven Capabilities. Mission Ready. ARMY AVIATION Magazine 1 December 31, 2019 ARMY AVIATION Magazine 2 December 31, 2019 22 Contents December 31, 2019, Vol. 68, No. 12 TO THE FIELD 10 10 Army Aviation Branch Chief’s Corner By MG David J. Francis 12 Chief Warrant Officer of the Branch Update By CW5 Jonathan Koziol 14 Sergeant Major of the Program Executive Office By SFC Eric K. Drabenstot 16 Program Executive Officer Aviation Update By MG Thomas H. Todd III 18 Reserve Component Avation Update By COL Joseph Bishop 12 20 Combat Readiness Center Update By COL Jason L. Miller 22 128th Aviation Brigade Update By CPT Jacob D. Terlizzi 24 AMRDEC Tech Talk By Mr. Brad Mason 26 Ask the Flight Surgeon By MAJ (Dr.) Eric Abdul 16 SPECIAL FOCUS — Industry Support & Challenges 28 Army Aviation Modernization … GE Aviation’s Support for Building the Future By Bill Bohman, Tom Climer, and Jason Jundt 32 Private Sector SATCOM and Tactical Networking Advantages Key to Success of Army Aircraft Modernization Efforts By Ken Peterman 34 FlightSafety International’s Flight School XXI UH-72A Lakota Simulation Program 20 By Bert Sawyer ARMY AVIATION Magazine 3 December 31, 2019 Contents December 31, 2019, Vol. 68, No. 12 SPECIAL FOCUS — Industry Support & Challenges 36 36 Big Ass Fans Case Study – Creating A Comfortable, Energy Efficient Hangar By Alex Risen 40 The Avalex Cockpit Management Unit Family– Enabling Rapid Transition from Concepts to Doctrine Through Solutions that Synchronize Existing and Future Platforms By Daniel Eckiss SPECIAL FOCUS - Industry Directory 44 2019 Industry Partners Directory ARMY AVIATION Magazine’s original directory of current 78 46 contact information for year round reference to the industry partners of the Army Aviation team. SPECIAL FOCUS — Science & Technology 64 An Inflection Point for Army Aviation Science & Technology By Carvil E. T. Chalk 66 Airworthiness Readiness for Future Vertical Lift By Mr. Keith R. Darrow SPECIAL FOCUS — Future Vertical Lift 76 68 Future Vertical Lift Cross Functional Team Update By LTC Matthew Kukla FROM THE FIELD 70 AAAA Symposia In Huntsville DEPARTMENTS AAAA NEWS AAAA President’s Cockpit .......................................................................................................8 AAAA VP Chapter Affairs ...................................................................................................... 76 Chapter News ........................................................................................................................ 77 77 AAAA VP Membership .......................................................................................................... 78 New Members ......................................................................................................................79 AAAA Family Forum ................................................................................................................80 AAAA Legislative Report .......................................................................................................85 AAAA Scholarship Foundation Donors .......................................................................... 75 ARMY AVIATION COMMUNITY NEWS Advertisers Index .....................................................................................................................84 Art’s Attic ......................................................................................................................................89 Briefings ..........................................................................................................................................6 Calendar ......................................................................................................................................55 Enlisted Aviation Soldier Spotlight ......................................................................................15 Fallen Heroes .............................................................................................................................83 Hall of Fame ................................................................................................................................90 Industry News ............................................................................................................................84 86 People on the Move ...............................................................................................................86 ARMY AVIATION is the official journal of the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA). The views expressed in this publication are those of the individual authors, not the Department of Defense or its elements. The content does not necessarily reflect the official U.S. Army position nor the position of the AAAA or the staff of Army Aviation Publications, Inc., (AAPI). Title Reg® in U.S. Patent office. Registration Number 1,533,053. SUBSCRIPTION DATA: ARMY AVIATION (ISSN 0004-248X) is published monthly, except May and September by AAPI, 593 Main Street, Monroe, CT 06468-2806. Tel: (203) 268-2450, FAX: (203) 268-5870, E-Mail: [email protected]. Army Aviation Magazine E-Mail: [email protected]. Website: http://www.quad-a.org. Subscription rates for non-AAAA members: $30, one year; $58, two years; add $10 per year for foreign addresses other than military APOs. Single copy price: $4.00. ADVERTISING: Display and classified advertising rates are listed in SRDS Business Publications, Classification 90. POSTMASTER: Periodicals postage paid at Monroe, CT and other offices. Send address changes to AAPI, 593 Main Street, Monroe, CT 06468-2806. ARMY AVIATION Magazine 4 December 31, 2019 The U.S. Army seeks its next-generation aircraft and the AVX Aircraft and L3Harris compound, coaxial helicopter (CCH) answers all requirements with a mindset to exceed. Our cutting-edge technologies provide faster, lighter and more lethal capability. Designed to defeat tomorrow's threats. #FARACCH Lethal. Survivable. Affordable. AVXAIRCRAFT.COM ARMY AVIATION Magazine 5 December 31, 2019 AVX-L3H_AA_1P_AUG2019 Briefings u Late Breaking News - Announcements Publisher / William R. Harris Jr. SECDEF Appeals to identified to fill critical billets on division-level Governors on Spouse staffs were selected by a board that met to Editor / CW4 (Ret.) Joseph L. Pisano Sr. Employment review all eligible officers’ personnel files, [email protected] determine if they make the cut for battalion Associate Editor / CW5 Adam Jarvis command, and produce an order of merit [email protected] list of those selected. The BCAP consists of physical, cognitive, and non-cognitive assess- Director of Design & Production ments during which participants will test on Anne H. Ewing [email protected] DOD PHOTO BY LINDA FERDINANDO written and verbal communication, interview with behavioral psychologists, and take part Web Edition / Trudy Hodenfield in a panel interview with senior Army officers. [email protected] According to MG J.P. McGee, director of the Contributing Editor / Mark Albertson Army Talent Management Task Force, two [email protected] Secretary of Defense Mark Esper has asked pilot BCAPs were run this past summer. Mc- for Council of Governors’ help in easing the Conville mentioned the Army will potentially Family Forum Editor / Judy Konitzer burden of thousands of military spouses when expand the BCAP to sergeants major and [email protected] they’re trying to transfer occupational licens- brigade-level commands in the future, based Advertising Director / Robert C. Lachowski es from state to state. The Council’s agenda on what the Army learns in January. [email protected] already supports National Defense Strategy’s three lines of effort; Esper would like the gov- HSM Authorized for Advertising Manager / Erika Burgess ernors to add a fourth – assistance in sup- Recent Natural Disasters [email protected] porting family members as much as possible, The chairman of the Marketing Director / Jennifer Chittem especially on issues that are primary respon- Joint Chiefs of Staff has [email protected] sibility of states, such as license portability for signed off on authori- military spouses. 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