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Army Aviation Developing Full Spectrum Brigades

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Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

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FORT WORTH, Texas--Army aviation is tweaking its organization, designing a Full Spectrum Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), a service official said. Last week, the Army Chief of Staff approved moving ahead with the design of the Full Spectrum CAB, Army Aviation Branch Chief Maj. Gen. James Barclay said. "The big difference is the incorporation and redesign [of the] recon squad, incorporating Shadow and [Extended Range Multi-Purpose] ERMP all become resident for the aviation brigades," Barclay said at the annual Army Aviation…

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