How do the aviation units operate at Fort Bliss and Fort Drum?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Wed, 01 Sep 2021 15:57:14 -0400

How does the aviation unit operates in this two duty station ? ASB, Delta company, flight company ?

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 2 at 2021 10:57 AM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 10:57:47 -0400

So both of these are CABs. They’re structured the same. As a Tango, you may end up in the GSAB, the ASB, or the Assault Bn in a maintenance or flight position. The term light infantry applies more the the ground/BCT side of the house at Drum. Simply boils down to the fact that they do not have heavy armor/ vehicles etc. and they’re structured a bit differently than say 3rd ID or 1st ID. I deployed twice from Drum and for aviation it was the same as anywhere else.

Response by LCpl Samuel Maynard made Sep 2 at 2021 1:24 PM

LCpl Samuel Maynard — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 13:24:40 -0400

i am not sure of your question, but i know we can set up a remote air strip anywhere there is flat ground. i was an electrican attached to an air wing in hawaii.

Response by SFC Casey O'Mally made Sep 3 at 2021 8:43 AM

SFC Casey O'Mally — Fri, 03 Sep 2021 08:43:59 -0400

I dunno much about them thingies that go zoom or thwup-thwup-thwup but I would guess that the units prolly op'rate by havin' som'n folks who go up in them things and fly 'em, and other folks who stay on the ground and fix 'em.

Seriously, though, almost every single unit at a major installation is 90-95% the same as a similar unit at another major installation. Infantry is Infantry; flying is flying; maintenance is maintenace; cooks are cooks; supply is supply; and S1 is S1. Yes, there is difference depending on which specific unit you go to - unit level maintenance is different from depot maintenance, and unit level supply is different from working in a support company. But similar units across the major installations operate similarly.

When you get into the more elite units or into the more "niche" installations (i.e. not FORSCOM) *then* things *might* get a little bit different. But aside from having different hazards to plan for (i.e Fort Drum = cold, snow, and ice; fort bliss = dust and sand), one unit is the same as another.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Sep 12 at 2021 7:14 PM

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 12 Sep 2021 19:14:43 -0400

Bliss has a ASB, GSAB and an ASSLT as a tango you could go to any of them I just left 2-501st C co not to long ago great place i enjoyed it but they function just like any other unit of the same type

GSAB 2 UH60 flight companies 1 Delta maint
ASSLT 3 uh60 flight companies 1 Delta maint
ASB strictly maint