Army aviation beset by spare-parts shortages.

From: National Defense | Date: August 1, 2003| Author: | Copyright information

The Army is facing, in the coming months, the daunting task of repairing ground vehicles and aircraft returning from Operation Iraqi Freedom, according to Maj. Gen. Joseph Bergantz, the program executive officer for Army aviation. The service will be asking for a supplemental appropriation to deal with the repair and cleaning of Army aircraft, which on a large scale have sustained a lot of damage, Bergantz said at an aerospace industry conference in Dayton, Ohio. He said that it would take the Army between 18 to 24 months to get the job done.

Meanwhile, the Army needs a plan ...

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