Special passengers, special flights.(Army MDW Air Operation Group)(12th Aviation Battalion, Army Priority Air Transport)

From: Soldiers Magazine | Date: July 1, 2006| Author: Harding, Steve | Copyright information

Any Army aviator will tell you that whoever is riding in the back of the aircraft is important. But for two groups I of flyers in the Washington, D.C., area, the passengers are routinely VIPs.

The specialized organizations--the 12th Aviation Battalion at Fort Belvoir, Va., and the U.S. Army Priority Air Transport command at Andrews Air Force Base, Md.--are tasked with transporting senior Army and government leaders. The 12th Avn. Bn. accomplishes the mission using helico...

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