Navy air boss: Aviation ground mishaps moving 'in the wrong direction'

By Mallory Shelbourne / October 5, 2018 at 1:21 PM
Aviation ground mishaps are heading “in the wrong direction” for the Navy, according to the commander of the service’s air forces. Vice Adm. DeWolfe Miller on Friday said class A and B mishaps, which are the more serious aviation mishaps, are “consistent” with prior years, but the less-serious class C ground mishaps have become “a focus area.” “What I will tell you is [fiscal year 2018] ended up pretty much exactly where FY-17 was, with respect to those safety trends,...

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