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Army

Womack, Odierno, Agree To Disagree On Army Aviation Restructure of Apache

Defense Daily Staff

Thursday, March 26th, 2015

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Womack, Odierno, Agree To Disagree On Army Aviation Restructure of Apache

AH-64 Apache Helicopters Photo: U.S. Army

The Army’s Aviation Aviation Restructure Initiative (ARI) continues to be a bone of contention as far as moving National Guard AH-64 Apache helicopters to the active component, an issue pursued in Thursday’s House Appropriations Committee defense panel.Rep. Steve Womack (R-Ark.) had a fast exchange with Army Chief of Staff Gen. Ray Odierno on the Apache issue. Boeing [BA] is the prime contractor for Apache.“The guard has been doing this mission for quite a while, have they done a remarkable job,”…

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