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Air Force Vows To Protect Combat Rescue Helicopter Program

Air Force Vows To Protect Combat Rescue Helicopter Program
Sultan of Brunei Inspects Sikorsky's S-70i Helicopter At BRIDEX Photo: Sikorsky

Air Force Secretary Deborah James on Friday vowed to protect the Combat Rescue Helicopter (CRH) program, even if the service is forced to enact sequestration-related budget cuts.“Even if we have to live with sequestration, our best advice would be ‘do not touch that program,’” James told House Appropriations defense (HAC-D) subcommittee Ranking Member Peter Visclosky (D-Ind.) during testimony to the committee on the Air Force’s fiscal year 2016 budget request.The Air Force in June awarded Sikorsky a $1.3 billion contract…

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