Organization and Personnel Force Development develops Army Aviation organizational requirements, assesses existing force structures, identifies deficiencies and capability gaps and proposes solutions in the form of new or modified organizational designs. OPFD serves as the branch personnel developer responsible for Aviation Officer and Warrant Officer areas of concentration and Career Management Field 15 Enlisted Military Occupational Specialties in accordance with ar 600-3, the army personnel development system
Information and Waivers
AVIATION FORCE STRUCTURE BOOK (CAC REQUIRED)
Leadership
Director, Organization and Personnel Force Development
Dr. Kenneth A. Hawley
Dr. Ken Hawley is a Department of the Army Civilian recently assuming the role as the Director of the Aviation Center of Excellence’s Organization, Personnel, and Force Development Directorate. He previously served as the Deputy Chief of Staff for the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence after serving as the program management officer for the Aviation Capability Development and Integration Directorate under the United States Army Futures Command. A retired Army... READ MORE
Deputy, Organization and Personnel Force Development
Lt. Col. Sara V. Turinsky
Lt. Col. Sara V. Turinsky, from Marshall, Missouri, commissioned as a Distinguished Military Graduate into the Medical Service Corps in December 2005 from the University of Central Missouri, where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice and Spanish. During Officer Basic Course she learned of the opportunity to apply for a flight selection panel enabling a transition to 67J, Aeromedical Evacuation Officer. Upon completion of Medical Service Corps Officer Basic Course, still... READ MORE
SGM, Organization and Personnel Force Development
Sgt. Maj. John R. Bonilla
Sergeant Major Bonilla is a native of Riverside, California, enlisted in the Army on 09 July 1997 as an 11M Mechanized Infantryman. He re-classed in September 1999, to become a 67R (15R) Attack Helicopter Repairman (AH-64), at Fort Eustis, Virginia. CSM Bonilla is a graduate of United States Army Sergeants Major Academy to include Primary Leadership Development Course, Advance Leader Course, and Senior Leader Course. He is also a graduate of the... READ MORE