The main trends point to fewer helicopters, fewer flight hours, but more drones and aircraft available for missions.
Fiscal 2023 marked the highest death rate for Army soldiers since the U.S. withdrew from Iraq in 2011, with a total of 14 dead across 10 accidents.
"I found a spot in the clouds [where] I could see the ground, and then we basically dove," Maj. Mark Ross said of the evacuation.
The Army will pare down its fleet of Black Hawk helicopters as end strength falls and the service prepares to field its replacement.
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