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AAAA Annual Forum Moves Ahead Without Army Support

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, March 6th, 2013

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Army aviation’s premier association tells members it is “absolutely going forward” with its annual professional forum, despite budget woes causing the Army to be unable to provide funds for soldiers to travel to the event. The Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA) said in a letter to members it heard from the Army Training and Doctrine Command in mid-February that “due to the 1 March Sequestration deadline, they cannot support a request for (temporary duty) TDY funds for soldiers to…

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