WASHINGTON, Dec. 3 (UPI) -- U.S. Army Europe plans to formally request additional aviation support from regionally-aligned forces, citing limited capabilities due to budget cuts.
U.S. Army Europe, also known as USAREUR, says the cuts part of the Army's Aviation Restructure Initiative have scaled back sufficient aviation resources. Col. Chris Waters, commander of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade says the biggest deficit is USAREUR's ability to sustain maintenance, movement, logistics, and communications abilities.