Monthly Report

I am the trooper of the sky! I am my Nation's best! In peace and war I never fail. Anywhere, anytime, in anything -- I AM AIRBORNE!

The Allied Airborne Army has been operating primarily in the Northern corridor of the Western Front on the Julius Server in Heroes and Generals. With the release of the Irwin Build this past month, many soldiers are still adjusting to the major changes the build introduced, such as Warfunds and new weapons. Back at the airbase, the AAA has been receiving a steady flow of recruits and we are still working on ways to decrease our washout rate (which has been higher than expected). At the same time we have members that are excelling so let's jump into our members report.

Members Report
Please welcome PVT.SteelSoul to our ranks.

Promotions
PVT.Strike1Delta has been promoted to PFC and transferred to 101st Airborne 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Strike1Delta is also awarded the Combat Infantry Badge.

PFC.Rushthebus has been promoted to CPL and transferred to 101st Airborne 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment. Rushthebus is also awarded the Combat Infantry Badge.

JOIN US! We are always looking for quality members to join our ranks at the AAA and anyone who meets our basic requirements. Join the AAA by filling out a Recruitment Application.

Combat Report
We are adjusting to the changes the Irwin Family Build brings to Heroes and Generals. To view the full list of Changes, check out their changelog. One of the major changes to H&G is the introduction of Warfunds which is basically currency you earn for participating that goes to resupplying your equipment. Supplies now have a price, but if you play smart it won't cost you any actual gold. The main concern for the AAA is that the Airborne Assault Teams in the game are now extremely expensive to resupply as H&G attempts to calm down the Para-spamming. This also makes victories with airborne operations more vital. Teamwork is becoming a must as the game slowly pulls away from individualism.

Combat for the Allied Airborne Army has been taking place on the Julius Server along with the Allied High Command. As mentioned above, we tend to take the northern flank. Prior to the release of the Irwin Build, the Allies were steam rolling the Germans. The Allies worked in organized groups to take airfields and towns. We captured the moment in video on one particular Airborne Operation on an air field. Click here to check it out!

Since the release, it's been slow going on both sides as commanders figure out how best to implement their Warfunds. The good thing about Warfunds is that it forces commanders to be thoughtful when sending their Assault Teams into battle. They aren't just carelessly sending ATs everywhere.

Communication Report
Not everyone has TeamSpeak and while this is highly recommended in the AAA, we can still get away with having members use the Allied Airborne Army in game chat channel. Passwords for both TeamSpeak and Chat Channel can be located in the Recruit Training section.

This Coming Month
This next month will be spent getting new recruits worked into our ranks. H&G will most likely undergo several changes especially with regards to Warfunds. We will stay on top of any changes and make adjustments accordingly and post them on our forums. We are also working on a new website that we hope to have finished in the next month.

Join us on TeamSpeak (64.154.38.226:9241). We are on most nights and every Saturday night at 2200hr to midnight EDT.

Wednesday, 01 May 2013 @ 20:03:37 EDT

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Interview with Colonel Charles W. Billingslea

Commanding officer, 325th Glider Infantry Regiment, After the Battle of the Bulge.

Interviewer: Major J. F. O’SULLIVAN

Place: Camp SISSONNE, France

Time: 24 March, 1945

In the early morning of 18 December 1944, the 325th Glider Infantry Regiment moved from Camp Sissonne, France, with Bastogne, Belgium, as its destination. When reaching Bastogne, the Regiment was ordered to Werbomont, Belgium, on the orders of General James M. Gavin, Commanding General 82nd Airborne Division. The Regiment took up position around the cross-roads at Werbomont during the night of 18-19 December, except for Company “F”, which was sent out to a cross-road at Barvaux and the 3rd Battalion which accompanied it to the same spot with instructions to set up defense there until the 3rd Armored Division relieved them.

On the orders of General Gavin, the 3rd Battalion returned to Werbomont the next day without making contact with the 3rd Armored Division. “F” Company of the 2nd Battalion took up positions at the road junction north of Manhay at 533902, having control over Manhay and the high ground in the vicinity. The first divisional order which came from General Gavin was that the Regiment should be relieved from its defensive positions at Werbomont and assume a sector of responsibility at the right of the 508th Parachute Regiment, extending from the right flank of the 508th to include Hebronval, 692856 – 661870. In this way the Regiment covered a frontage of approximately 3,000 yards.

Friday, 19 April 2013 @ 15:46:11 EDT

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Over the years, the Allied Airborne Army has put together several small videos of our gaming servers. If we can, we try to make a video of what we enjoy to do and it's been a while since we have done that.

We hope to start recording more videos in the near future for IL2 COD, COD2 and H&G. It takes gamers and some time. If you want to participate, let us know on our Message Board.

Battlefield Bad Company 2 - Vietnam Server
Base Capture	Hill 137
Call of Duty 2 - 325th Glider Realism Server
Salerno Beach Attack	Salerno Server Demostration
Bell Tower - "La Vie en Rose"	Headshots - "Imagine Me In The Maginot Line"
Nade Fumble	SPR Ramelle Charge - "G.I. Jive"
SGT.Tipps Ownage	Teamkill Punishment

Tuesday, 14 August 2012 @ 10:37:56 EDT

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Gliders have been used by the military of various countries for carrying troops and heavy equipment to a combat zone during the Second World War. These engineless aircraft were towed into the air to their target by military transport planes, like the C-47 Skytrain or Dakota, or bombers relegated to secondary activities such as the Short Stirling. Once released from the tow craft, they were to land on any convenient open terrain close to their target and hopefully with as little damage to this cargo and crew as possible as most landing zones (LZ) were far from ideal. The one-way nature of the missions meant that they were treated as disposable leading to construction from common and inexpensive materials such as wood and canvas.

Troops landing by glider were referred to as air-landing and glider riders as opposed to paratroops. Landing by parachute caused the troops to be spread over a large drop-zone, whereas gliders could land troops in greater concentrations precisely at the target landing area. Furthermore, the glider, once released at some distance from the actual target, was effectively silent and difficult for the enemy to identify. Larger gliders were developed to land heavy equipment like anti-tank guns, anti-aircraft guns, small vehicles, such as jeeps. This heavier equipment made otherwise lightly armed paratroop forces a much more capable force in WW2. The Soviets also experimented with ways to deliver light tanks by air, including the Antonov A-40, a gliding tank with detachable wings.

Wednesday, 13 June 2012 @ 13:53:05 EDT

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This is a mesmerizing look at the bold, top-secret Allied mission that gave the German Army its last major victory of WWII.

• A cutting-edge combination of CGI animation and aerial photographs.
• Hear the stories of men who were there from their own mouths.
• Features dramatic re-enactments and archival film.

The material sat for decades, its unique view of important encounters unseen. Shot from aircraft high above the conflicts, it captures the intense action as Allied forces battled their enemies. Enriched with cutting-edge CGI graphics which create detailed contour maps of the battleground, THE LOST EVIDENCE sheds new light on some of WWII's most important engagements.

The necessity of the mission was controversial, the logistics hotly debated, and the undertaking itself awesome in scope. THE LOST EVIDENCE depicts the monumental Allied Operation Market Garden with eye-opening clarity, rendering the entire theater in dazzling animation that tracks the fight step-by-step and places individual stories of courage and heroism in their exact location.

In the Fall of 1944, the Allied Command believed the Germans were in shattered disarray, vulnerable to a single bold incursion aimed at opening a route right to the very edge of Germany. The audacious plan was to simultaneously airdrop 20,000 elite troops to take river crossings throughout the Netherlands. The operation began well but by nightfall had taken a turn for the worse. German resistance was far stronger and better coordinated than expected, and airdrops lost accuracy (and survivability) in the darkness.

The full epic of this massive assault - from the sky darkening with Allied parachutes, to the legendary struggle of the British Red Devils, to the final showdown on the banks of the Rhine - has been difficult to grasp until now. But with this episode of THE LOST EVIDENCE it is finally possible to wonder at the human and historical scale of this mighty effort.

Tuesday, 22 May 2012 @ 14:35:01 EDT

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