Army decision to keep Apache helicopter units saves Utah National Guard jobs

SALT LAKE CITY — The Army's decision to keep reserve Apache helicopter battalions in four states, including Utah, preserved hundreds of Utah National Guard positions.
In making the decision, Army Secretary Mark Esper followed the National Commission on the Future of the Army's recommendation to retain four attack-reconnaissance battalions, each with 18 aircraft, in Utah, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas.
"It would have been a tremendous hit to the Utah National Guard," said Lt. Col