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Lawmakers Hear Renewed Opposition To Army Aviation Restructure Plan

Wednesday, March 2nd, 2016

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Lawmakers Hear Renewed Opposition To Army Aviation Restructure Plan

Apache Helicopter with M-TADS/PNVS On Nose Photo: Lockheed Martin

The Army’s politically unpopular aviation restructure initiative (ARI) that would strip National Guard units of AH-64 Apache attacks helicopters met with more opposition Tuesday on Capitol Hill, where the House Armed Services Committee heard an impassioned condemnation of the plan.Rep. Keith Rothfus (R-Pa.) testified before HASC that the ARI is “dangerous, shortsighted and will significantly harm our national security.” He was joined in opposition to the plan by Rep. Scott Perry (R-Pa.), a former Army aviation commander and Guardsman.“ARI would…

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