Army's 2014 modernization plan prioritizes Soldiers in fight
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter will be getting upgrades for its F and G models under the proposed fiscal year 2014 Army Equipment Modernization Plan and the Armored Multi-Purpose Vehicle is replacing the Vietnam-era M113 armored personnel carrier in phases. Shown here, Soldiers from the 8th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, slingload an M113 to a CH-47 helicopter recently at Fort Stewart, Ga. (Army file photo)