Aviation Restructure Initiative In Flux As New FY-16 Details Emerge

By Ellen Mitchell / January 30, 2015 at 11:47 AM
As details emerge regarding the Defense Department's expected fiscal year 2016 budget request, which is set to be $35 billion above sequestration-mandated spending caps, industry sources are discussing potential impacts to the Army's aviation restructure initiative, specifically pointing out that the service might reverse course on planned cuts to its combat aviation brigades. As part of the planned restructure, the Army had announced the deactivation of the 159th Combat Aviation Brigade at Ft. Campbell, KY, scheduled to be completed in...

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