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Lundy 14 Chief Warrant Officer of the Branch Update By CW5 Allen R. Godfrey, CW4 Shawn N. Paris, and CW3 Charles L. Brown 16 Branch Command Sergeant Major Update By CSM Eric C. Thom 18 Reserve Component Aviation Update By BG Troy D. Kok 16 22 128th Aviation Brigade Update By SFC Joshua J. Fulghum 24 AMRDEC Tech Talk By Mrs. Quintessa Thomas 26 Ask the Flight Surgeon By Dr. (LTC) Joseph Puskar SPECIAL FOCUS — Simulation & Training 34 28 Future Aviation Simulation Considerations 18 By COL Stephen S. Seitz 32 AVCATT – Past, Present, and Future By Ms. Christina Bell, CW5 Michael S. Kelley, and CW4 (Ret.) John Snow 36 Forging the Path – The Aviation Data Capture Integrated Product Team By CW5 (Ret.) Ron Moring, COL (Ret.) Jimmy Meacham, and Col. (Ret.) Anne Dunlap 38 Simulations: The Future Present of Aviation Training 38 By Ms. Christina Parker and Mr. Danny Flowers ARMY AVIATION Magazine 3 July 31, 2015 Contents July 31, 2015, Vol. 64, No. 7 40 60 SPECIAL FOCUS — Simulation & Training 40 Reformatting the Hard Drive (Within the Attack Aviation Community) By CW4 Scott H. Durrer 44 National Training Center, Eagle Team 2015 Update By MAJ Zachary J. Mundell 46 Aviation Task Force Integration By MAJ Jason T. Woodward 46 FROM THE FIELD 48 Building Combat Readiness Through Enhanced Simulations By CPT Nicholas Currie 50 Combat Aviation Brigade during Mission Changes By COL Michael J. Musiol, MAJ John A. Morris and MAJ Matthew D. Cox 52 Soldiers and Family Return for 160th SOAR’s Week of Night Stalker Activities 52 By SSG Gaelen Lowers DEPARTMENTS AAAA NEWS AAAA President’s Cockpit .......................................................................................................8 AAAA VP Chapter Affairs ...................................................................................................... 57 Chapter News ........................................................................................................................58 AAAA VP Membership ...........................................................................................................61 New Members ......................................................................................................................63 AAAA Family Forum ................................................................................................................62 AAAA Legislative Report .......................................................................................................68 61 AAAA Scholarship Foundation ...........................................................................................56 ARMY AVIATION COMMUNITY NEWS Advertisers Index .....................................................................................................................66 Art’s Attic ......................................................................................................................................70 Briefings ..........................................................................................................................................6 Calendar ......................................................................................................................................67 Fallen Heroes .............................................................................................................................69 Hall of Fame .................................................................................................................................71 Historical Perspective ............................................................................................................54 Industry News ............................................................................................................................66 In Memoriam ..............................................................................................................................69 69 People on the Move ...............................................................................................................64 Spotlight .......................................................................................................................................20 ARMY AVIATION is the official journal of the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA). 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