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Welcome to the Hampton
Roads Chapter
of the American
Helicopter Society

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Attention High School Seniors
Here’s an Opportunity to Earn
Scholarship $$$ for College
The Hampton Roads Chapter of the American
Helicopter Society (AHS) awards an annual
scholarship of
$2,000
to at least one local high school senior. The
scholarship is open to students who intend to
pursue a career in engineering or related
technical fields including physical, applied, or
computer sciences. You do not have to be a
dependent of an AHS member to apply. Please see
your guidance counselor for an application form,
or click the links below for additional
information
Cover Letter
Application Form
Applications Due on April 1st
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AMERICAN
HELICOPTER SOCIETY (AHS)
AND THE
ARMY AVIATION ASSOCIATION OF
AMERICA (AAAA)
FIFTEENTH HELICOPTER MILITARY
OPERATIONS
TECHNOLOGY (HELMOT XV)
SPECIALISTS’ MEETING
" Vertical
Lift Technology: Mission Performance Now –
Flexibility for the Future"
The Southeast Region and the Hampton Roads
Chapter of AHS and the Colonial Virginia Chapter
of AAAA will sponsor a national conference on
Helicopter Military Operations Technology, 30
October through 1 November 2012. "Vertical Lift
Technology: Mission Performance Now –
Flexibility for the Future" is the theme for the
2˝-day conference.
The conference will start with a full day of
classified presentations restricted to U.S.
citizens only, held on Fort Eustis, Virginia.
This will be followed by 1˝ days of
unclassified, unrestricted presentations held at
the Crowne Plaza-Williamsburg at Fort Magruder,
Williamsburg, Virginia. HELMOT XV will consider
the full spectrum of our global operations, and
look at Warfighter capabilities needed to keep
our edge.
Topics will focus on how vertical lift
technology impacts mission performance in the
current operational environment around the
world, and the flexibility of future planning
for the Department of Defense and Department of
Homeland Security manned rotorcraft and unmanned
aerial systems. The sessions will include a
review of how we will transition from our
current force to next generation vertical lift
platforms.
Theme-related military and industry exhibits
of new hardware and equipment will be displayed.
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