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The Marine Corps\u2019 aviators have increased their monthly flight hours<\/a> per pilot, and are now flying substantially more than Air Force pilots, military officials said.
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Both the Marine Corps and Air Force are facing pilot shortages and aircraft readiness problems that have left a large number of aircraft grounded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But the Marine Corps says it has made strides over the past year increasing monthly flight hours<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Marines are averaging between 14 to 16 hours a month per pilot, while the Air Force is averaging just a little above nine to 10 hours per pilot per month, according to testimony Wednesday from Gen. Glenn M. Walters<\/a>, the Marine Corps assistant commandant, and Air Force Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Stephen W. Wilson at a Senate Armed Services hearing on military readiness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Average monthly flight hours is an important metric for the services, an indicator of how much training and experience their pilots have. The Corps has frequently cited lower flight hours<\/a> as a potential reason for numerous air mishaps that have plagued the Marines over the last couple years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 2017, the Marines had 12 air incidents that resulted in either death or more than $2 million in damages, also known as a class A mishap. The Marines have steadily been pushing to increase flight hours and to get more aircraft and pilots in the air. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But flight hours can fluctuate drastically from unit to unit, especially with pilots are deployed down range. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhy do you think the Marines are ahead of you on this?\u201d Oklahoma Republican Sen. Jim Inhofe asked Wilson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI don\u2019t have a good reason why they are ahead of us,\u201d Wilson replied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wilson said the Air Force is trying to catch up by increasing manpower, productivity, instructor pilots and capacity to help pilots increase their flight hours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe are trying to increase about an hour per month going forward this year,\u201d Wilson told the senator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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FILE – In this June 29, 2017 file photo U.S. Marine MV-22B Osprey aircraft land on the deck of the USS Bonhomme Richard amphibious assault ship off the coast from Sydney during events marking the start of Talisman Saber 2017, a biennial joint military exercise between the United States and Australia. A MV-22 Osprey that had launched from the USS Bonhomme was conducting regularly scheduled operations when it crashed into the water off Australia’s east coast, Saturday, Aug. 5. (Jason Reed\/Pool Photo via AP, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Aviation readiness has been a problem impacting all the services. Last year the Corps reported that nearly half their F\/A-18 Hornets couldn\u2019t fly and those numbers have only improved slightly with the increase of 44 new aircraft, Walters said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marine Commandant Gen. Robert B. Neller said in late January that the Corps has too many Hornets<\/a>. The service is trying to push out older legacy aircraft and replace them with a new generation of fighters and rotary wing aircraft. The Marines just can’t afford to keep all the aircraft maintained and serviced, Neller said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, pilot shortages have plagued both the Air Force and Marines as competition from commercial airlines continues to pluck away trained and experienced pilots while military budget woes are grounding pilots and aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But more bonuses and bigger paychecks are not necessarily the answer to the problem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey don\u2019t come in to get rich, they come to fly,\u201d Walters said, about the motivation that keeps pilots in the service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Pentagon\u2019s FY19 budget is expected to address some of these issues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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