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WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, Hawaii - Seventy U.S. Army aviators and leaders assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), prepared for their upcoming rotation to South Korea during instruction given by aviators of the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade Oct. 15.
The day of instruction was part of a week long opportunity designed to better prepare members of the 25th CAB for their transition.
"We're talking mostly about general airspace rules and regulations that are covered in the 8th Army and the United States Forces Korea (USFK) regulations that apply to aviation operations in South Korea," said U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 5 Sean Magonigal, 2nd CAB standardization officer. "We let them know what to expect and give them ideas on how they can integrate with our Korean partners."
The rotation will be some of the soldier's first time flying aircraft in South Korea.
"The big difference is that it's a foreign government's airspace," Magonigal said. "We don't own the air or the land in Korea so we work with our Republic of Korea (ROK) allies in establishing the rules. We have army rules and army regulations and we also must abide by our host nation rules and regulation, and then also work with our partners there."
The ability to provide units rotating to South Korea prior to them arriving has benefited the overall transition in the past.
"It really has smoothed the transitions," Magonigal said. "The 2-6 CAB here from Hawaii is the third rotational squadron to come to South Korea so we have taken the lessons learned from the first two units that have come and each time we're getting a little bit better at formulating a plan and also honing the things that we teach that are most beneficial."
Magonigal hopes that the information can help soldiers of the 25th CAB experience a smoother transition and provide them with a greater perspective of the things they may need to train on prior to their rotation.
| Date Taken: | 10.15.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 10.17.2014 14:24 |
| Story ID: | 145363 |
| Location: | WHEELER ARMY AIRFIELD, HI, US |
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