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U.S. Army Brigadier General Matthew Braman has rotated out of his role as Director of Army Aviation, leaving the branch’s central aviation office without clear leadership in the wake of January’s fatal midair collision between an Army Black Hawk helicopter and a PSA Airlines CRJ700 near Washington, D.C.’s Reagan National Airport (DCA).
An Army official told The Air Current that the move was made as a part of the Department of Defense’s broader effort to streamline its general officer workforce. Going forward, the role will be filled by a lower ranking Army Colonel (O-6), the official said, though the Army declined to comment on who is currently serving in Braman’s former role or who is expected to fill it.
Army personnel — and others involved in the DCA investigation — are due to appear starting on July 30 at the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board’s three-day hearing on the crash to submit sworn testimony and answer investigators’ questions. Braman is expected to testify during the hearing, TAC has learned.
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