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The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence honored its top instructors for Fiscal Year 2024 in a ceremony at Fort Novosel, Ala., Dec. 9, 2024.
Each quarter, academic Instructors, instructor pilots and noncommissioned officer flight instructors from USAACE and Fort Novosel to include the 1st Aviation Brigade, 110th Aviation Brigade, 128th Aviation Brigade (Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.), U.S. Army Warrant Officer Career College, Department of Aviation Medicine, Noncommissioned Officer Academy-Fort Novosel, Noncommissioned Officer Academy - Fort Eustis, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center are nominated by their supervisors for the honor of competing for Instructor of the Quarter.
They are evaluated on quality of instruction, quality of materials developed and used, and quality of their presentation. The Instructors of the Year are determined from the quarterly winners.
The USAACE Instructors of the Year for FY24 are:
• The Officer Academic Instructor of the Year is Chief Warrant Officer 3 David P. Wyman, 128th Aviation Brigade, who teaches various Aircraft Systems Maintenance Requirements.
• The NCO Academic Instructor of the Year is Staff Sgt. Timothy A. WilsonRobinson,128th Aviation Brigade, an instructor in the 15N Avionics Mechanic Advanced Individual Training.
• The Civilian Academic Instructor of the Year is Justo Perez III, U.S. Army Combat Readiness Center, who instructs those attending the Aviation Safety Officer Course.
• The Officer Flight Instructor of the Year is Chief Warrant Officer 3 James A. Croft, 110th Aviation Brigade, who teaches instructor pilots.
• The NCO Flight Instructor of the Year is Staff Sgt. Stephan J. Poulin, 110th Aviation Brigade, an Instructor in the CH47F Maintenance Test Pilot course.
• The Civilian Flight Instructor of the Year is Lynwood T. “Todd” Saville, 110th Aviation Brigade, who teaches instructor pilot candidates in the AH-64 Apache helicopter.
Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence commanding general, welcomed attendees to a “significant occasion” honoring those who have impacted the Center’s training mission.
“General MacArthur once observed, in no other profession are penalties for employing untrained personal so appalling or so irrevocable as in the military,” Gill said. “He made the statement in 1933, and it’s as true today as it was then.”
To prevent this outcome, Soldiers are trained by “highly skilled, experienced professional instructors,” he explained.
The 2024 USAACE Instructors of the Year “go beyond the training manuals, beyond the classroom walls and cockpits and truly make an impact on maturing students into aviation warfighters,” Gill said.
The instructors “embody the heart and soul of military instruction, someone whose passion, dedication, preparation and unwavering commitment to student success are evident in everything we do,” he said.
They also serve as mentors and sources of inspiration; they put in long hours to learn new programs of instruction and develop curriculum, he added.
“They make students feel seen, heard and valued,” he said.
They support Chief of Staff of the Army priorities of Generating Warfighters and Strengthening the Profession.
“The training, education and developing aviation warfighter basics, and developing soldiers who deliver speed, flexibility, depth and lethality to a complex battlespace are primary drivers in transforming students to these priorities. We could not do it without you,” Gill said.
Their relentless pursuit of excellence sets them apart, Gill added.
The winners received a Certificate of Achievement. The citation reads:
“For excellence in training while serving as an instructor at the Aviation Center of Excellence. Your professionalism, dedication to duty, and technical expertise contributed to the success of your Unit and the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence. Your actions reflect great credit upon you, this Command, and the United States Army.”
| Date Taken: | 12.09.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 12.10.2024 11:20 |
| Story ID: | 487022 |
| Location: | FORT NOVOSEL, ALABAMA, US |
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