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FORT RUCKER CELEBRATES ARBOR DAY. SEE PAGE 3 SERVING THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION CENTER OF EXCELLENCE AND THE FORT RUCKER COMMUNITY SINCE 1956 VOLUME 69 • NUMBER 8 • MAY 9, 2019 CWOB Aviation Branch welcomes new top chief warrant officer PAGE 2 NURSES WEEK Lyster celebrates National Nurses Week PAGE 3 RETIREES 16 Soldiers, 2 civilians retire during quarterly ceremony PAGE 6 HERITAGE MONTH Soldiers perform Chinese Dragon Dance at kickoff event PAGE 8 GI BILL Deadline to transfer benefits in NASA PHOTO Astronaut Lt. Col. Anne McClain takes a selfie during a 6 ½-hour spacewalk to upgrade the orbital complex’s power storage capacity March 22. McClain, one of five July Soldiers in the Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s astronaut detachment, is currently on a six-month mission in space. For more, see Page 4. PAGE 9 2 ARMY FLIER | MAY 9, 2019 By Kelly P. Morris two of you here,” Gayler said. USAACE Public Affairs Koziol comes to Fort Rucker from his most recent assignment as Army Aviation Soldiers, family and friends, and mem- Standardization Officer, Headquarters bers of the Wiregrass community gathered Department of the Army deputy chief of on Fort Rucker to witness a leadership tran- staff, Army G-3/5/7, Washington, D.C. sition from the outgoing to the incoming His previous assignments also include chief warrant officer of the Aviation Branch serving with cavalry squadrons in Germany during a ceremony at the U.S. Army Aviation and Korea. Museum May 3. His aircraft qualifications include the CW5 Jonathan P. Koziol, incoming chief OH-58A/C, the UH-1, the AH-1F, the AH- warrant officer of the Aviation branch, for- 64A, AH-64D, and AH-64E. mally assumed responsibility from CW5 Koziol thanked friends and family for Joseph B. Roland as a charter was passed attending the ceremony, and he thanked from Roland to Koziol by ceremony host Maj. Gayler for the opportunity to serve. PHOTO BY KELLY MORRIS Gen. William K. Gayler, U.S. Army Aviation “Major General Gayler, thanks for your CW5 Jonathan P. Koziol, incoming chief warrant officer of the Aviation branch, receives the charter as Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker com- trust and confidence to allow Kyle and I passed to him from Maj. Gen. William K. Gayler, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker manding general. to come back to this wonderful Wiregrass commanding general, as Koziol formally assumes responsibility from CW5 Joseph B. Roland during a “Today is a bittersweet day where we community. More importantly, to continue change of charter ceremony in the U.S. Army Aviation Museum May 3. say farewell and we honor Joe and Kathy as to serve the branch, the greatest warfighting they depart, and we welcome John and Kyle,” force on this planet. I’m humbled, and I look and thousands not only here but across our officer” he has worked with, family, as well as Gayler said. forward to the opportunity to take my good formations,” Gayler said. personnel across the installation. According to Gayler, because Army fortune and pay it forward,” he said. Roland helped redesign the aviation Roland’s theme was team, including Aviation is such a technical and diverse He thanked leaders who served before warrant officer advanced course, assisted in “teammates, team players, team work,” he branch, experts are needed in many areas. him, including Roland. the development of the standardization and said. The CWOB is a hand-selected position that “Joe, you’ve done a superb job. You set maintenance standard operating procedures, Going forward, the branch will be in is “vital to the branch,” he said. the bar high,” Koziol said. “And to the war- and has led and played a key role in the risk good hands with the Koziols onboard, ac- The CWOB serves the senior warrant of- fighters out there on the flight line, aircrew assessment (risk common operating picture). cording to Roland. ficer for the branch to advise the branch chief members manned and unmanned, folks de- He provided oversight to warrant officer re- “We couldn’t have asked for a better team on all matters concerning warrant officers veloping the requirements, the dirty jobs that cruitment and branch awareness, helped re- than you and Kyle to come in and take over,” and their families, including warrant officer aren’t as much fun as flying, creating the doc- design aviation instructor pilot courses and Roland said. “You’re going to make the team training, professional development, morale, trine that we’ll fight by, I really do thank you.” was at forefront of the aviation warfighting better. Your personality is perfect. You check accessions, retention and other areas impact- Koziol said he looks forward to working initiative, Gayler explained. all the blocks, and the only one that really ing readiness. with the USAACE team. Gayler said it takes family to keep lead- matters is you care.” Gayler said he has been “privileged” to Gayler also thanked the Rolands for their ers going, and keep them grounded, and he He also thanked the Wiregrass commu- have known Koziol since 2003. service to Army Aviation, which “could not thanked Roland’s wife, Kathy, for her sup- nity for their support. “We have served with them several times be overstated,” Gayler said. port. “All you have to do is go to a quarterly in the past and I can tell you there’s no oth- “You’ll see Joe running around down on “Joe and Kathy are certainly the epitome retirement ceremony to see how many folks er professional that could come in and be as the flight line, you’ll see him in classrooms, of that tremendous Army family,” Gayler retire out of service and retire right here in skilled, as balanced, and as humbled to as- you‘ll see him TDY visiting Soldiers from our said. this community. It’s because of the care that sume the role of chief warrant of the branch aviation force around the globe, and he’s pro- Roland in his remarks thanked God as you take to make sure Soldiers and their fam- as John Koziol. We are blessed to have the vided mentorship and guidance to thousands “the greatest coach ever,” Gayler as the “finest ilies are taken care of,” Roland said. ARMY FLIER | MAY 9, 2019 3 PHOTO BY JENNY STRIPLING Lt. Col. Jimmie J. Tolvert, LAHC commander, along with Lyster nurses Patrisha Twyman, left, and Rebecca Merritt, cut a cake during the National Nurses Week celebration May 6 at the clinic. PHOTOS BY JIM HUGHES About 20 Fort Rucker youth helped the Directorate of Family, and Morale, Welfare and Recreation, By Jenny Stripling our hard working and dedicated nurses this and the Directorate of Public Works celebrate Arbor Day April 26 during a tree planting ceremony near LAHC Public Affairs week and every week,” said Lt. Col. Jimmie J. the Center Library. The library staff also hosted a story time session just prior to the tree planting. The Tolvert, commander of Lyster Army Health children, assisted by DFMWR and DPW officials, planted a Florida maple, a kumquat tree and a tulip Lyster Army Health Clinic honors its Clinic. “Nurses are the heart and soul of pa- tree. nurses May 6-12 during National Nurses tient care.” Week. Traditionally, National Nurses Week is During the week, hospitals and clinics devoted to highlighting the diverse ways throughout the nation focus attention on the in which nurses, who comprise the largest diverse ways America’s nurses work to save health care profession, are working to im- lives and improve the health of millions of prove health care. From bedside nursing in individuals. hospitals and long-term care facilities to the Annually, National Nurses Week begins halls of research institutions, state legislatures on May 6 and ends on May 12, the birthday and Congress, the depth and breadth of the of Florence Nightingale, founder of nursing nursing profession is meeting the expanding as a modern profession. health care needs of American society. During the week, nurses at Lyster Army LAHC nurses are the caregivers, com- Health Clinic are honored with a cake cut- municators, patient advocates and decision ting ceremony, ice cream social, a lunch and makers. LAHC is proud to recognize its learn, and many other fun activities. nurses for the quality work they provide sev- “We’re very excited to celebrate all of en days a week, 365 days a year. 4 ARMY FLIER | MAY 9, 2019 By Kelly P. Morris her well in her current endeavor. USAACE Public Affairs “From Day 1, I’ve always been judged on my merits and what I brought to the team. The Home of Army Aviation had the rare And there’s a high bar. We joke with each opportunity to link up directly via live video- other a lot, but, at the end of the day, we are conference with a senior Army aviator cur- a tight group and we rely on each other with rently serving as a National Aeronautics and our lives every day,” she said. Space Administration astronaut onboard the The live videoconference with McClain International Space Station May 1. also provided an opportunity for permanent Lt. Col. Anne C. McClain, a former party captains who are considering the ex- NASA PHOTOS OH-58D Kiowa Warrior aviator who is cur- perimental test pilot course, as well as Fort Astronaut Lt. Col. Anne McClain is pictured in the cupola holding biomedical gear for an experiment that rently serving as a NASA flight engineer at Rucker medical professionals and people measures fat changes in the bone marrow before and after exposure to microgravity.

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