Guard Apaches Less Ready, Must Move To Active Army: DepSecDef Fox

Guard Apaches Less Ready, Must Move To Active Army: DepSecDef Fox
Guard Apaches Less Ready, Must Move To Active Army: DepSecDef Fox

WASHINGTON: National Guard attack helicopter units just can’t be as battle-ready as full-time regular Army ones, Deputy Secretary of Defense Christine Fox has been telling the Hill. That’s why the Guard should give all its AH-64 Apache gunships to the active-duty force to replace older aircraft lost to budget cuts. “Combat elements must be in…