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Pentagon red tape blocking bigger pilot bonuses authorized by Congress
The Army and Navy want to give more money to pilots whose service is ending, but they're blocked by bureaucracy.
By Davis Winkie
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GAO raps Pentagon, services for not properly tracking aviation mishap data
As the military faces an alarming uptick in plane crashes and other aviation-related mishaps, some fatal, the Government Accountability Office took the Army, Navy and Air Force to task for not tracking aviation mishap data in the same way.
Some (rare) good news for military aviation: Army helicopter accidents on the decline
Army aviation's mishap rates are faring far better than the other services in the years following the 2013 Congressional budget cuts.
By Jen Judson