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War Drawdown, Sequester Force Army, USMC to Simplify Helo, Ground Vehicle Fleets

Defense Daily Staff

Wednesday, April 2nd, 2014

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War Drawdown, Sequester Force Army, USMC to Simplify Helo, Ground Vehicle Fleets

Apache Attack Helicopter. Photo: Boeing

Army and Marine Corps officials explained to the House Armed Services tactical air and land forces subcommittee how the reset after operations in Afghanistan and sequestration have come together to force them to simplify their ground vehicle and helicopter fleets. Subcommittee chairman Mike Turner (R-Ohio) summarized all the changes in the Army’s helicopter fleet–divesting all OH-58D Kiowa Warriors and TH-67 training helos, consolidating the AH-64 Apaches and LUH-72 Lakotas to the active component, and moving all UH-60 Black Hawks to…

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