Air Force Secretary: Moody Trip Solidified Combat Rescue Helicopter Decision

By James Drew / June 18, 2014 at 10:54 PM
The Air Force's decision to proceed with the long-delayed Combat Rescue Helicopter program was the result of a trip to Moody Air Force Base in Georgia, service Secretary Deborah Lee James told reporters at a Defense Writers Group forum in Washington this week. The program was a last-minute inclusion in the Air Force's latest five-year spending plan, delivered in March, and James' comments shed light on how that decision was made. James told reporters that the decision was the result...

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