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"When a unit's funding is restored in the last part of a fiscal year, it simply cannot make up for lost training and deferred maintenance." @usairforce @flymcaa @USNavy @HASCRepublicans @HASCDemocrats

Because commanders were holding on to funds, then trying to get all training requirements in before end of fiscal year, it made things more dangerous

Here's what sticks out: “Interestingly enough, 22 of those 53, or 40 percent, occurred in the fourth quarter. So think July, August and September. And then we looked at it even further — 50 percent of those occurred in the month of August alone.”

In their deep dive on UH-60 Black Hawk crashes, @USNational Guard found (in story at top): "“In five years we suffered 53 class A mishaps,” @USArmy BG Safety Center Hilmes said, referring to the most catastrophic level of crash, which involves either death or permanent injury.

Why do they withhold training $$? B/C salaries/personnel costs increase year to year regardless of whether the service only has a flat CR to cover the costs. So ops, maintenance, training budgets get raided. So ... (more)

Early choices by @DeptofDefense to deal w/ year-long CR flat spending level: 1.) Reduced accessions 2.) PCS move impacts, then potentially bonuses

Pentagon comptroller Mike McCord says DOD faces approx. $24 billion loss in programs if Congress enacts a year-long CR. On specific impacts, @usairforce Chief of State @GenCQBrownJr tells HAC-D that year-long CR would delay B-21 future stealth bomber by a year #AvGeek

Who else feels like we are back at March 2020? For every nurse, doctor, pharmacist, assistants, PTs and everyone else in the medical community … just thank you. A part of me that thinks the “thank you for your service” is going to start to ring hollow among these heroes too.

Montgomery County #Maryland is requesting 200 @USNationalGuard troops to drive school buses because so many drivers are out sick with #COVID19 @7NewsDC reports