Saturday, October 8, 2011

Army Aviators Are In Big Demand


Kiowa Helicopters At Jalalabad Airfield Afghanistan. Photosot

At Fort Bragg, Army Aviators Prepare For Another Deployment As Demand Soars For Air Crews -- Washington Post/AP

FORT BRAGG, N.C. — The Afghanistan conflict, marking its 10th anniversary, is in many ways a helicopter war.

Army aviators fly attack missions, ferry troops and supplies and evacuate the wounded. They are in ever-increasing demand even as America eyes the exits in Afghanistan.

The pilots are flying roughly 63 hours a month — nearly five times the peacetime average.

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