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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My Comment: 63 hours does not seem a lot .... but considering how intense some of these flights are .... one hour may feel like lifetime.