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National Defense September 2004 Frank Colucci	Army Depends Heavily on National Guard Aviators If predictions that Army National Guard aviation units are not likely to see mass resignations prove to be accurate, it would be good news for the Army, which is struggling to meet growing demands for rotary pilots in Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense February 2005 Frank Colucci	Army's War-Weary Choppers Get Repairs By early December, at least 464 helicopters back from Iraq and Afghanistan had been returned to combat-ready status, in a process the Army calls "reset." More than 500 additional aircraft are awaiting repairs.
National Defense March 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Aviation Must Change To Stay Relevant, Says Panel Army aviators will adopt many of the tactics, techniques and aircraft maintenance practices that traditionally have been unique to special operations forces, said senior officials. This will help prepare Army aviation units for the unconventional warfare and combined-arms operations prevalent in current conflicts.
National Defense January 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	A Year at War: One Million Pieces of Damaged Equipment Repairs of worn-out and war-damaged Army equipment are certain to remain a $13 billion to $15 billion-a-year business - if not higher - for the foreseeable future.
National Defense January 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Improving Maintenance Of Military Gear Requires Access to Information With a growing backlog of equipment repair and maintenance work, the U.S. military services and contractors are finding that, in order to expedite the job, they need computer systems that can share information across the supply chain.
National Defense April 2009 Matthew Rusling	Army Helicopters Brace For Afghanistan Buildup The upcoming buildup of U.S. forces in Afghanistan will put additional pressure on the Army's already overstretched helicopter fleet, officials said.
National Defense April 2009 Matthew Rusling	With No Replacement in Sight, Army's Oldest Helos Keep Going The Army's oldest and busiest scout helicopters were supposed to be retired by now. Instead, maintenance crews scramble to keep them operating around the clock -- in two theaters of war.
Aviation History September 2006 John W. Whitman	Japan's Fatally Flawed Air Forces in World War II Japan entered World War II with two well-trained air organizations, but no long-range plan on how to keep them flying.
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy	Guardsmen Shift Roles to Align More with Air Force The Air National Guard is reorganizing -- shedding some traditional missions and taking on new ones -- in order to play a larger national-security role as its active-duty partner, the Air Force, shrinks in size.
National Defense May 2005 Harold Kennedy	Army Guard, Reserves Confront Long-Term Personnel Problems Of particular concern is the development of new leaders. An Army Reserve chief, recently estimated shortages of 5,000 captains and 7,000 other officers in spite of a strengthened recruitment effort.
National Defense June 2014 Valerie Insinna	Congress to Delay Controversial Army Aviation Restructure Plan The debate over the Army's aviation restructure initiative is only the opening bell for what will likely be a long, painful struggle to define the roles of the service's active and National Guard components, experts said.
National Defense October 2010 Peter M. Steffes	Should Defense Overhead Reduction Plans Consider Maintenance Depots? As the Defense Department studies ways to squeeze more efficiency from the military's overhead accounts, experts have suggested the maintenance and repair depots could be an obvious target.
National Defense March 2014 Valerie Insinna	Military Taking Larger Role in Drone Sustainment As the conflict in Afghanistan draws to a close, the Defense Department finds itself having to maintain unmanned aircraft fleets with less money and fewer resources.
National Defense September 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Air Guard Girds for Sweeping Changes and New Missions Air Force downsizing plans and Pentagon base-closure recommendations that would eliminate several Air National Guard facilities have raised concerns about the future of the service.
National Defense July 2005 Michael Peck	Air Force, Air Guard Pilots Merge in F/A-22 Wing Air National Guard pilots are training to fly the F/A-22 Raptor as part of an experimental combat unit that combines active duty and Guard fighter members.
National Defense January 2015 Sandra I. Erwin	Military Challenged to Maintain Decades-Old Aircraft The U.S. military operates fleets of Cold War-era aircraft that will not be replaced any time soon. For the Pentagon, this creates daunting challenges, experts warn. Airplanes will have to fly much longer than planned and, at a time of tight budgets, the cost of maintaining aging equipment is projected to soar.
National Defense January 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Shifting Aviation Focus From Unmanned to Manned The role of Army helicopters in Iraq as combat workhorses has bolstered the notion that rotary-wing aircraft, for most missions, are unlikely to be replaced by unmanned vehicles.
Popular Mechanics April 22, 2009	Mechanics at War in Afghanistan (With Attack Chopper Photo Gallery) A report on the unsung wrench-turners who prepare helicopters for flights and fights over Afghanistan.
National Defense September 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Move to Merge Air Force, Guard Units Derailed by Base Closures The Defense Department's base-closure recommendations, which would strip the Guard of nearly one-third of its airbases, have so angered state governors and members of Congress that all parties likely will have to go back to the negotiating table.
National Defense March 2011 Stew Magnuson	Army Takes Wait-and-See Approach for Unmanned Cargo Resupply Aircraft As the Marine Corps moves ahead with field tests of unmanned helicopters that can resupply remote bases in Afghanistan, the Army is taking a cautious approach to the concept.
National Defense March 2015 Valerie Insinna	Market for Performance-Based Logistics Grows Over the last decade, performance-based logistics contracts have become more popular in the military aircraft sphere, and budget pressures mean they are here to stay, experts told National Defense.
National Defense September 2004 Stephen Willingham	National Guard Modernization Pegged to Emerging Missions A $12 billion budget represents significant business opportunities to contractors seeking to supply equipment and services to National Guard units in the United States. Here are some cues to getting a contract.
National Defense July 2014 Dan Parsons	Army Switches From Vehicle Procurement to Sustainment Mode Military commanders and the companies that built thousands of vehicles in support of two wars are preparing for reduced budgets and requirements after more than a decade of combat.
National Defense January 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Roche: Good Upkeep May Not Be Enough to Keep Air Force Flying The Air Force will continue to struggle to keep the fleet in war-ready shape, despite advances in logistics and maintenance, said James Roche, outgoing Air Force secretary.
National Defense October 2004 Harold Kennedy	Army Undergoing Biggest Makeover Since World War II The U.S. Army has embarked upon what is described as its most important and controversial reorganization in decades in an effort to improve its ability to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan while defending the home front.
National Defense January 2005 Frank Colucci	Sensors Aboard Helicopters Can Help Predict Parts Failures Health-and-usage monitoring systems (HUMS) now are in development for the Army's new UH-60M Black Hawk and Block III AH-64D Apache helicopters. HUMS help track the wear and tear of aircraft components.
National Defense December 2003 Harold Kennedy	To Ease Deployments, Army Revamps Way It Runs Bases Seeking to ease longstanding problems exacerbated by frequent troop deployments to fight the war on terrorism, the U.S. Army is reorganizing the way that it runs its military bases across the United States and around the world.
National Defense May 2006 Perry & Flournoy	The U.S. Military: Under Strain And at Risk In the current debate over the nation's defense strategy and spending priorities, many have forgotten that the ground forces are under enormous strain. This strain, if not soon relieved, will have highly corrosive effects on the force.
Parameters Autumn 2008 Mark Cancian	Contractors: The New Element of Military Force Structure The purpose of this article is to examine what battlefield contractors do, consider how we got to the situation we are in today, and provide force planners with some useful insight regarding the future.
National Defense March 2005 Joe Pappalardo	Coast Guard Helicopters Gain Firepower As the agency's missions expand in the nation's war on terrorism, Coast Guard mainstays, such as the HH-60 Jayhawk and HH-65 Dolphin, are being equipped with sniper rifles and machine guns.
National Defense December 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Guard Makes Play for Leadership Role in National Security Events These high-profile operations provided the National Guard many opportunities to showcase its new capabilities and fill needed leadership roles, according to Guard officials.
National Defense December 2006 Harold Kennedy	State Units Test Portable Combat Training Program The National Guard -- under pressure to keep supplying thousands of troops for Iraq and Afghanistan -- is pioneering what it says is a more efficient, less expensive way to train those soldiers for combat.
National Defense January 2005 Sandra I. Erwin	Air Force Stepping Out of Comfort Zone Throughout the blue-suit community, there is an undeniable and growing recognition that the Air Force is changing, not just by design, but also in an effort to adjust to these tumultuous times.
National Defense December 2011 Dan Parsons	Army's Restored Combat Choppers Fly Like New Without a viable replacement for the aging OH-58 Kiowa Warriors, the Army has found that gutting and rebuilding older airframes might do the trick and could cost significantly less than buying a new aircraft and building new support systems.
National Defense June 2010 Austin Wright	Army Lays Out Ambitious Plans to Expand Unmanned Aircraft Fleet In coming decades, unmanned aerial vehicles will expand their role in warfare beyond intelligence gathering to become a vital component of attack, transport and resupply missions, said Army officials.
National Defense April 2010 Grace V. Jean	The Osprey: She is High Maintenance, but Marines Love Her Anyway Marine Corps officials have raved about the MV-22 Osprey's recent contributions to operations in Iraq, Afghanistan and Haiti. But the Osprey is as high maintenance as it gets.
National Defense March 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Army Rushes to Deploy Defensive Gear on Aircraft The Army is rushing to field anti-missile systems for rotary- and fixed-wing aircraft, seeking to make up for cutbacks that practically zeroed out funding for aircraft survivability equipment during the past five years.
National Defense September 2007 Grace Jean	Air Guard Chief Braces for Dramatic Change For a proud organization such as the Air National Guard, it has been a tough year. As if losing dozens of bases across the country weren't enough, it is also giving up flying missions and taking on new, unfamiliar roles.
National Defense January 2005 Roxana Tiron	Deployment of Sea Bases Faces Technical, Budgetary Challenges The notion that ground forces can be launched, supported and sustained solely from ships at sea is still new to the Army and the Air Force, and the Defense Department has yet to figure out how to pay for this capability.
National Defense August 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Loaded With Aging Planes, Air Force Gears Up for Surge in Repair Work Despite strict mandates to cut thousands of jobs, the Air Force Materiel Command has ambitious plans to modernize its maintenance depots and become less dependent on contractors to repair and upgrade aircraft.
National Defense May 2012 Dan Parsons	Special Operations Boost Demand for Helicopters Special operations forces have a dedicated fleet of tricked-out helicopters at their disposal, but as their workload grows, they are increasingly reliant on conventional aircraft to get their jobs done.
National Defense February 2007 Sandra I. Erwin	Digital Age Logistics Systems Still No Panacea for Troops Providing essential supplies and services to troops on the front lines ranks increasingly consumes larger bites of the Pentagon's half-trillion-dollar annual budget.
National Defense April 2006 Sandra I. Erwin	Guard Equipment Bill Surpasses $100 Billion A commitment by the Army to pour $21 billion into the National Guard's procurement accounts is reassuring, but still not enough to fill equipment shortages.
National Defense January 2007 Harold Kennedy	Aircraft Fleet Modernization Gains Momentum During the next six years, the Army will procure 1,000 rotary and fixed-wing aircraft. In addition, the service plans to restore 1,655 Black Hawks, Chinooks, and Apaches as they return from Iraq and Afghanistan.
National Defense June 2010 Stew Magnuson	Air Force Plan to Take C-130s from Air Guard Sparks Protests An Air Force proposal to transfer Hercules transportation aircraft from the National Guard to the active duty Air Force has resulted in opposition from governors and lawmakers who say the plan will diminish the states' ability to respond to homeland security crises.
National Defense October 2010 Grace V. Jean	Unmanned Aircraft Training Battalion Gears Up for Gray Eagle As war commanders demand more unmanned aircraft systems to support ground units, the Army is preparing to accommodate a surge of trainees during the next few years.
National Defense April 2004 Harold Kennedy	Guard Reshuffles Force To Offset Deployment Stress To continue to meet growing deployment requirements around the world, the U.S. National Guard is changing its force mix.
National Defense April 2004 Sandra I. Erwin	Changes on the Way for Army Logistics Ops The Army is not organized to rapidly set up a base of operations and launch a major campaign from an area that does not already have basic infrastructure.
National Defense September 2004 Joe Pappalardo	Overextended National Guard Undergoing Sweeping Changes National Guard leaders are planning a fundamental re-structuring aimed at making the force more versatile and relevant. These efforts come as the Guard faces dilemmas and stresses which experts say are the result of overuse as an operational force in deployments.
National Defense February 2010 Stew Magnuson	Army to Air Force: We Won't Give Up Our Surveillance Aircraft A second turf war over control of unmanned aerial vehicles is underway after sharp criticism from a senior Air Force general who said the Army is not efficiently deploying its fleet of medium-sized remotely piloted aircraft.