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Marine aviation chief not ‘satisfied’ with pilot training

By Jacqueline Klimas
Published July 29, 2016 3:43pm ET
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Marine aviation chief not ‘satisfied’ with pilot training
The head of Marine Corps aviation said he is not satisfied with the training hours pilots are receiving. (AP Photo/Felipe Dana)

The head of Marine Corps aviation on Friday said he is not satisfied with the number of training hours pilots are receiving.

Lt. Gen. Jon Davis, the deputy commandant for aviation, made the comments during an event hosted by the American Enterprise Institute Friday morning as news broke that a Marine pilot was killed Thursday night when his F/A-18 Hornet crashed in California.

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