Aviation Prepares For A Critical Maneuver Role In The Future

摘要

More than 150 U.S. Army Aviation leaders gathered at the Home of Army Aviation for the Annual Aviation Senior Leader Forum Jan. 28-30. This was an opportunity to recognize the AAAA functional award winners at the Museum of Army Aviation during the ASLF dinner. MG David J. Francis, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker welcomed current and legacy leaders, and provided an Aviation branch update. "There is not a more exciting time to be part of Army Aviation, as we start to move toward large scale combat operations, and as we go after a modernization strategy that is probably more aggressive than we have since we brought on the 'Big Five'," he said. Francis explained the Army provides Combined Arms Maneuver (movement and fires) to the Joint force, and Aviation is a critical component of maneuver. The National Defense Strategy drives the Army's concept of Multi-Domain Operations, in preparation to address the problem set of "standoff" -including political, strategic positioning and capability standoff in the future.