NASHVILLE, TN -- The Army's 101st Airborne Division based at Ft. Campbell, KY will be the first division to receive the Future Long Range Assault Aircraft, Chief of Staff Gen. James Mingus said today during the Army Aviation Association of America conference here. That division was chosen because it is a formation that is built to “deploy rapidly and operate in austere conditions,” and its soldiers fly into real-world contested environments, Mingus explained to conference attendees. “This will not just...
