L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training Presents Army Aviation Trainer fo the Year Award to CW3 David Fallon
10 February 2005
L-3 Communications Link Simulation and Training (Link) announced today that it has presented Chief Warrant Officer Three (CW3) David Fallon with the 2004 Army Aviation Association of America Trainer of the Year award.
CW3 Fallon, who is with the 2nd Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, distinguished himself while serving as an MH-47E flight lead, standardization instructor pilot and instrument examiner. The Army noted that CW3 Fallon “performed flawlessly on every combat and training mission” and demonstrated to fellow aviators “the direct relationship between focused peacetime training and combat operations” in his deployments during Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom in both the Philippines and Afghanistan.
“Since 1982 Link has had the distinct honor to sponsor this important award to recognize the Army aviator that best supports the service’s training and force readiness objectives,” said John McNellis, president of Link Simulation and Training. “This year’s recipient, Chief Warrant Officer David Fallon, is emblematic of the tremendous leadership and skills being demonstrated today by U.S. Army aviators worldwide.”
Building on his experience from his recent deployments, CW3 Fallon developed training programs for his battalion to increase the number of aviators and crewmembers qualified on over water flight, deck landings and special operations aviation mission tasks. In addition, CW3 Fallon created training for junior basic mission qualified aviators that enabled them to build on their aviation knowledge and instituted programs for senior basic mission qualified aviators that enabled some to progress to fully mission qualified status. CW3 Fallon also was cited for identifying a void and volunteering to create an MH-47E instructor pilot course.
Link Simulation and Training, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary, is a systems integration organization that delivers and supports training systems and equipment to enhance operational proficiency. Link’s services include conducting front end analysis, program design, simulator design and production and field support. Link has its headquarters operation in Arlington, TX, and other key bases of operation in Binghamton, NY; Orlando, FL; Broken Arrow, OK and Phoenix, AZ.
Headquartered in New York City, L-3 Communications is a leading provider of Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) systems, secure communications systems, aircraft modernization, training and government services and is a merchant supplier of a broad array of high technology products. Its customers include the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security, selected U.S. Government intelligence agencies and aerospace prime contractors.
