2-star: Army risks more aviation mishaps if funding disappears while conflicts ramp up

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2-star: Army risks more aviation mishaps if funding disappears while conflicts ramp up
By: Meghann Myers   1 day ago


Budget restrictions have forced the Army to reduce flight hours over the past several years, and that could have big consequences if the service is forced to fight a near-peer threat, the head of the Army Aviation Center of Excellence said on Thursday.

The Army was able to keep its aviation mishaps below average this year, Maj. Gen. William Gayler told members of the House Armed Services Committee during a hearing on Capitol Hill, but that could change if they continue to be stretched thin.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-army/2017/11/09/2-star-army-risks-more-aviation-mishaps-if-funding-disappears-while-conflicts-ramp-up/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=ebb-11-10&utm_term=Editorial%20-%20Military%20-%20Early%20Bird%20Brief