U.S. Army To Stand Down Flight Operations After Crashes

Brian Everstine April 29, 2023

U.S. Army AH-64s near Fort Wainwright, Alaska. 
 

Credit: U.S. Army
NASHVILLE, Tennessee—The U.S. Army will stand down flying operations on a rolling basis next week to focus on safety and training after a series of fatal helicopter crashes over the past several weeks. Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville ordered the stand down on April 28 after two crashes that...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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