Six months after the “vision” speech, Army leaders did finally produce a new aviation blueprint. It was at an April 4, 2000, press conference that officials unveiled the “2000 Army Aviation Modernization Plan,” about which Army briefers were relentlessly upbeat. “I want everyone to understand that our senior leadership, our Army, and Congress acknowledge this as a good news story,” said Brig. Gen. Craig Hackett, the Army’s director of requirements.