FOX News: US troops killed in plane crashes skyrockets in 2017
Even before the Navy cargo plane crash Wednesday, the number of U.S. troops killed in plane crashes had skyrocketed this year along with the total number of crashes overall compared to this point a year ago, a Fox News investigation has uncovered.
So far this year, there have been 22 U.S. military non-combat plane crashes flying routine operations. That’s up 38 percent from this time last year.
The number of American troops killed in these plane crashes has more than doubled. Following the announcement by the 7th Fleet Thursday night that it has ended its search for three missing American sailors hundreds of miles off the coast of Japan, the number of U.S. service members lost to plane crashes in 2017 stands at 37. That is more than 130 percent higher than the number killed in non-combat plane crashes at this point in 2016.
Many on Capitol Hill say years of budget cuts are taking a toll.
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WNU Editor: The issue of old U.S. military equipment and readiness concerns has been an ongoing concern for the past few years. But being concerned about a problem .... and actually doing something to address it .... is the main problem right here.
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They give you the number of service members lost but not the number lost per hour flown for each year. A proper comparison cannot be made unless there is adequate information supplied.
Any lives lost is a tragedy. Comparing raw numbers for headlines is poor journalism.
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