Iraq operations putting most strain on light helos, official says

More of a strain has fallen on the assets most used in Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF) - light helicopters, and to a lesser extent heavy-lift helicopters, said Lt. Gen. Chip Gregson, commander of U.S. Marine Corps Pacific. "We need convoy escorts and troop lift escorts," he told reporters July 8 at a...

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