KABUL and Iraq wars have put tremendous strain on US Army aviation, says the commanding general of the Army Aviation Center of Excellence.
Maj. Gen. David Francis said in an interview that helicopters have been in high demand for counter-insurgency and search-and-rescue operations in both combat theatres.
Aviation officials had to deal continuously with upgrading the AH-64 Apache, UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook, Gen. Francis told Vertical.
Enough pilots were being trained to fly the choppers and . . .
