No panacea for aviation mishaps, military brass tells Congress

Military Times: During a April 12 hearing, lawmakers hammered military officials over what they will do to address a wave of rising aviation mishaps documented by Military Times, which found that accidents had grown by 40 percent from fiscal years 2013 to 2017.

The panel of two and three-stars from the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps all shared concerns over the services’ readiness — including the need to increase training hours and access to spare parts — but said there would be no single, easy fix for the problems.

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