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FORT CARSON, Colo. - Seven generals from Mexico and three generals from U.S. Army North (Fifth Army) visited 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, and Fort Carson to learn about aviation maintenance, simulators and Army Community Service July 30.
During the visit, the delegation learned about topics ranging from aircraft parts to everyday aviation operations.
“The mil-to-mil relationship has many aspects to it,” said Leocadio Muniz, U.S. Army North political military adviser. “The Fifth Army Inter-American Relations Program is just one of the programs that is a vehicle toward improving the mil-to-mil relationship. By having the two militaries become closer, we’re able to ensure that we can cooperate operationally.”
Chief Warrant Officer 5 John C. Brotzman, brigade aviation maintenance officer, 4th CAB, gave an overview of where each maintenance unit is in a combat aviation brigade and their various responsibilities.
“I talked about the difference between unscheduled and scheduled maintenance, and the importance of conducting scheduled maintenance to increase bank time,” said Brotzman. “Without proper management, an aviation unit will decrease [its] aircraft effectiveness and readiness rate. Maintenance discipline is the key and maintenance personnel have to understand that just because you have hours to fly doesn’t necessarily mean you should.”
Brotzman said working with other countries helps both sides because the knowledge can be brought back and used as a tool to prepare Soldiers for any future operational environments they might find themselves in.
“I have worked with maintenance people in the Philippines, Czech Republic, Sinai, Bahamas, Germany and Japan; in all these places I have always learned from them,” said Brotzman. “The other countries benefit from our experience. When we work with them, they know how we operate and we can better coordinate our efforts with each other.”
Muniz also stressed the importance of establishing interoperability to face threats such as natural disasters that could occur along the nations’ borders or in developing nations.
“The greatest take away is we get to learn about each other’s culture,” said Muniz. “We increase our understanding of what motivates each of our people to be the way we are. We establish closer bonds, both professional and personal, between our armies.”
| Date Taken: | 07.30.2015 |
| Date Posted: | 10.04.2015 19:55 |
| Story ID: | 178052 |
| Location: | FORT CARSON, COLORADO, US |
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