NETWORK l RECOGNITION l VOICE l SUPPORT February 28, 2015 Expanded facilities. Enhanced capabilities. Science & Engineering Services, LLC The Best of Both Worlds Now the proud owners of the Model 234 Chinook AND the Boeing CH-47D! ARMY AVIATION Magazine 2 February 28, 2015 10 Contents February 28, 2015, Vol. 64, No. 2 TO THE FIELD 18 12 PEO Aviation Update By BG Robert L. Marion 14 Aviation Logistics Officer Update By CW5 Donald L. Washabaugh Jr. 16 Branch Command Sergeant Major By CSM Eric C. Thom 20 Reserve Component Aviation Update By COL Mark W. Weiss 22 128th Aviation Brigade Update 20 By SFC Dean A. Hess 24 AMRDEC Tech Talk By Peter Rao 26 Ask the Flight Surgeon By Dr. (LTC) Joseph Puskar SPECIAL FOCUS — Rotary Wing PM Updates 28 Apache Helicopter Project Office Update By COL Jeffrey E. Hager with COL (Ret.) Robin D. Cofer 30 32 Armed Scout Helicopter Project Office Update By COL James R. Kennedy and Ms. Christian Sumner 36 Cargo Helicopter Project Office Update By COL Robert L. Barrie, LTC M. Reese Hauenstein, and LTC Calvin J. Lane 40 Non-Standard Rotary Wing Aircraft Project Office: 2015 – Mission Evolution By COL James B. Brashear and LTC (Ret.) Scott J. Hoffmann 44 Utility Helicopters Project Office Update – “Maximum Effect” By COL Thomas H. Todd III 40 ARMY AVIATION Magazine 3 February 28, 2015 47 60 Contents February 28, 2015, Vol. 64, No. 2 SPECIAL FOCUS — TRADOC Capability Manager Updates 48 46 TRADOC Capability Manager for Reconnaissance and Attack (TCM-RA): Aligning With Strategic Guidance and Focusing on Aviation Branch Priorities By COL Jeffrey W. White 48 TRADOC Capability Manager for Lift Update By COL Erskine R. Bentley II FROM THE FIELD 50 Leadership Through a Positive Attitude in Your Little Corner of the World 50 By COL Jimmy F. Blackmon 52 Why Future Vertical Lift By LTC Edwin C. Brouse and LtCol Alison Thompson DEPARTMENTS AAAA NEWS AAAA President’s Cockpit .......................................................................................................8 AAAA VP Chapter Affairs ......................................................................................................56 Chapter News ........................................................................................................................57 AAAA VP Membership ..........................................................................................................58 New Members ......................................................................................................................59 AAAA Family Forum ................................................................................................................60 60 AAAA Legislative Report .......................................................................................................68 AAAA Scholarship Foundation ............................................................................................61 ARMY AVIATION COMMUNITY NEWS Advertisers Index .....................................................................................................................66 Art’s Attic ......................................................................................................................................70 Briefings ..........................................................................................................................................6 Calendar ......................................................................................................................................67 Hall of Fame .................................................................................................................................71 Historical Perspective ............................................................................................................54 Industry News ............................................................................................................................66 In Memoriam ..............................................................................................................................69 Letter to the Editor ...................................................................................................................62 64 News Spotlight ..........................................................................................................................23 People on the Move ...............................................................................................................64 ARMY AVIATION is the official journal of the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA). 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