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Saturday, 8 October 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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