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Army grounds entire CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet over engine fires

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SHARE OF THE DAY

Army grounds entire CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet over engine fires
By Davis Winkie
Aug 30, 09:45 PM
U.S. Army soldiers assigned to 19th Special Forces Group, and Royal Moroccan Army soldiers fast-rope out of a CH-47 Chinook in Tifnit, Morocco, on June 14, 2021, during African Lion 2021. (Spc. Brendan Nunez/Army)

The Army has grounded the entirety of its CH-47 Chinook helicopter fleet “out of an abundance of caution” after an undisclosed number of recent engine fires, the service confirmed Tuesday evening.

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Some problems require drastic solutions. Those can't just drift off to the side of the road in an emergency.

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL Thanks for the Share of the Day.

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Wiq Brother Joe, hope they thus fixed quickly.

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SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL

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SSG Michael Noll you can say that again Brother Michael.

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