Hill Sources: OSD Orders Army To Halt Briefings On Guard Cuts, Aviation Restructure (Updated)

By Jen Judson, Tony Bertuca / January 15, 2014 at 8:18 PM
(Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect a statement from the office of Army Secretary John McHugh.) The Office of the Secretary of Defense has pulled the plug on all Army engagements in which service officials might be asked to further justify plans to cut the size of the Army National Guard and restructure the aviation branch, according to Capitol Hill sources, though the Army officially disputes this. OSD directed the Army to cancel its plans to...

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