Soldiers who served together over 2 decades end military careers together, too
Soldiers who served together over 2 decades end military careers together, too By Julie Hays | April 16, 2021 at 2:18 PM CDT - Updated April 16 at 2:19 PM
(KWTX) - Two decorated soldiers whose military careers intersected frequently over two decades of service in the U.S. and abroad including stops at Fort Hood, ended their careers on April 7 by picking up retirement papers together.
It was an emotional moment for First Sgt. Almasi Gill and Sgt. 1st Class Marcus Jones who began their military careers as teenagers and retired with nine deployments, seven children and a lifetime of stories between them.
3rd Combat Aviation Brigade gets new equipment as military strategy begins to change
3rd Combat Aviation Brigade gets new equipment as military strategy begins to change By WTOC Staff | April 16, 2021 at 5:59 PM EDT - Updated April 16 at 6:41 PM
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - As the war in Afghanistan draws to a close, the U.S. military is shifting its focus to prepare for potential conflict with Russia and China.
Switching from counter-insurgency operations to more traditional combat against means upgrading equipment and training. One of those upgrades is happening as the Third Combat Aviation Brigade at Hunter Army Airfield gets newer attack helicopters.
5 The pilots of the 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment are undergoing AH-64E Apache helicopter familiarization training at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia, as the 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division, fields the aircraft. The first class started March 24 and will run through April 19.
Currently, the main Apache model used by the brigade is the AH-64D.
“While the AH-64D and AH-64E look very similar, they are almost entirely different aircraft from a systems standpoint,” said Lt. Col. Jeffery Paulus, the commander of 3rd Sqn., 17th Cav. Regt. “The training the squadron’s pilots are currently undertaking is six weeks in length due to the myriad of new features and capabilities the AH-64E provides.”
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(HUNTER ARMY AIRFIELD, GA) – The U.S. Army seeks public comments on the
Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA), Draft Finding of No Significant
Impact (FONSI), and Draft Finding of No Practicable Alternative (FONPA) to
implement an Area Development Plan (ADP) on Hunter Army Airfield (HAAF), GA.
The ADP, once implemented, will guide future development of projects on
HAAF, the goals of which are to sustain the Installation’s mission for
training and the environment, offer a superior Quality of Life for Soldiers,