Fox Hits Capitol Hill To Sell Army National Guard Reductions, Aviation Restructure Plans

By Tony Bertuca / April 18, 2014 at 5:19 PM
High-ranking Pentagon officials have been visiting Capitol Hill to make the case for shrinking the Army and to support the service's controversial aviation restructure initiative, which have put the Army at odds with the National Guard, according to congressional sources and documents obtained by InsideDefense.com . Congressional sources said Christine Fox, the acting deputy defense secretary, briefed congressional staff members this week about the Army's strategy to transform after 12 years of conflict. At the core of that strategy are...

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