Army Budget Request Lays Out Plan For Two Additional Combat Aviation Brigades

By Marjorie Censer / January 29, 2010 at 5:00 AM
The fiscal year 2011 budget confirms that the Army will add two combat aviation brigades, a 12th in FY-11 and a 13th in FY-15, according to draft budget documents obtained by InsideDefense.com . Inside the Army reported the addition of the 12th CAB in October; it noted a 13th was under consideration in December. The service will consolidate "existing aviation assets to create a 12th active duty CAB," the draft documents state, and "begin actions to create a 13th active-duty...

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