Tue, May 10, 2005
CW5 Willis J. Haas, 4th Brigade, 1st Infantry Division,
Germany
The Army Aviation Association of
America (AAAA) has announced its Calendar Year 2004 National Award
Winners. Winning units and individuals are being recognized at the
AAAA Annual Convention, being held this week, May 9-11, 2005, in
Orlando, Fla. The AAAA Annual Convention provides an opportunity
for its members to gather with government and industry
representatives concerned with Army Aviation and participate in the
professional program and exhibits.
The first AAAA Annual Convention was held in June 1959 and has
taken place every year since then. In recent years, the sites of
the AAAA Annual Convention have included Atlanta, Ga.; Fort Worth,
Texas and Nashville, Tenn.
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Willis J. Haas is
recognized for his incredible accomplishments as the safety officer
of the 4th Bde. (Aviation) while deployed to the Al Sahra Airfield
at Forward Operating Base Speicher, Tikrit, Iraq. Upon arriving at
FOB Speicher, CW5 Haas found an extraordinary number of safety
issues that affected all areas of air and ground operations. He
quickly established an airfield safety council, identified known
and potential hazards and prioritized work orders to eliminate
them. As the Airfield Safety Officer, Haas actively participated in
the Mayor's Cell and long range planning meetings to work actions
and improvements to facilities and infrastructure to correct safety
issues and implement preventive measures. He worked hundreds of
problems to resolution, to include: safer living accommodations for
all Soldiers, repairs and upgrades to the shelled-out air traffic
control tower, landing pads for helicopters, and repairs and
improvements to the 10,000-foot long runways. He was instrumental
in producing and publishing the Al Sahra Airfield standard
operating procedures. He conducted staff assistance visits, briefed
incoming unit leaders, and mentored numerous units including UAV
units to help them sustain their safety programs.
Largely due to his efforts, the Al Sahra airbase is today
capable of supporting C-17 Globe Master (shown above) and heavy
transport aircraft and has established an Airfield Departure and
Arrival Control Group. As a result of CW5 Haas's hard work and
actions, his brigade has flown over 24,500 combat hours during OIF
II with no Class A accidents and only one Class B aviation
accident.
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