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General Category => Military/Defense News => Topic started by: rangerrebew on February 02, 2017, 11:34:32 am
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Top Marine aviator: ‘If I don’t get more money, I’ll stop flying in July or August'
By: Jeff Schogol, February 1, 2017 (Photo Credit: Tech. Sgt. Richard P. Ebensberger/Air Force)
Without more money from Congress, the Marine Corps will have to stop flying aircraft this summer, the head of Marine aviation said on Wednesday.
“If I don’t get more money, I’ll stop flying in July or August,” said Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, deputy commandant for aviation.
For now, Marine pilots are flying more hours than Congress has funded with a temporary budget deal and Marine Corps leaders hope lawmakers will provide more money before the end of the fiscal year in September, Davis said.
https://www.marinecorpstimes.com/articles/marines-may-run-out-of-money-to-fly-this-summer