The High Desert Chapter

摘要

The National Training Center (NTC) was established in 1980 and is located deep in the heart of the Mojave Desert at Fort Irwin, California.NTC was established in order to provide tough, realistic combat training under the most stressful situations possible outside of combat. In 1984 an eight-man Observer Coach (OC) team was added to evaluate the performance of Aviation units as they conducted training at the National Training Center. This small group of Soldiers laid the foundation for the current group of Army Aviators assigned to the 2916th Aviation Battalion, Eagle Team Flight Detachment and over 70 Eagle Team Observer Coach/ Trainers (OC/Ts). The High Desert Chapter of AAAA was established on 29 September 2009 with just a few members but has increased its membership and activities over the past several years currently boasting a membership of 63 individuals and rising. The High Desert Chapter preserves and fosters a spirit of good fellowship among active duty military, retirees and civilian personnel whose past or current duties affiliate them with the field of US Army Aviation or its allied pursuits.