Neller 'confident' aviators are focused on safety after August stand down

By Lee Hudson / September 21, 2016 at 8:30 AM
Last month, Marine Corps aviators were order to take a one-day pause after two recent F/A-18C Hornet crashes and the service's top officer said he is "confident" aviation personnel are focused on readiness and safety. Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Robert Neller told Inside the Navy Sept. 15 after a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing the "real focus" of the aviation stand down was to have fewer mishaps. "It's hard to bring your A game everyday, but that's what we're...

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