U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jesse Johnson, a UH-60 Black Hawk pilot with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, buckles his flight vest at Forward Operating B More
U.S. Army Spc. Marshall Miller, left, an AH-64D Apache Longbow crew chief with Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, loads communication frequencies into a flight computer during preflig More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 4 Les McNellie, brigade master gunner for 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), checks the rotor blades on his AH-64 Apache attack helicopter on B More
U.S. Army Spc. Morgan Mayes, an armament specialist with the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, communicates with pilots as her team prepares to load ammunition onto AH-64 Apache More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach conduct Apache longbow missile training at the Illesheim fly simulator in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany, April 16, 2013. The simulator provides the pilots and co More
U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, Ala., Commander Maj. Gen. Kevin Mangum, right, checks out the cockpit of a HH-60 Medical Evacuation Helicopter with Maj. Trenten Short, commander, Charli More
U.S. Army Pfc. Amber Wescom, a water supply specialist with Alpha Company, 615th Aviation Support Battalion, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, based out of Fort Hood, Texas, hot fuels an AH-64 Apac More
AH-64 Apaches from 1st Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment, 25th Infantry Division, participated in a research demonstration for the U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management Front Range District More
U.S. Soldiers with Echo Company, 2nd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, wait for an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter to arrive for refueling July 31, 2013, in Oberdachstetten, Bav More
A UH-60 "Black Hawk" helicopter from the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade departs the Kuwait coastline bound for the USS Ponce in the Arabian Gulf. The 449th Aviation Support Battalion has been conducting training More
Capt Megan Howell, an AH-64 Apache helicopter pilot from 1st Attack/Reconnaissance Battalion, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, pauses to catch her breath following a security and reconnaissance mission, Oct. 11, a More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Kyle Wilson shows Jared Waymire the inside of an AH-64 Apache helicopter cockpit at an aerial gunnery range, Nov. 2. Wilson and other members of the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, More
Spc. Joseph McCarthy, an AH-64 Apache helicopter repairer with 1st Attack/Reconnaissance Battalion, Task Force Tigershark, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts maintenance on an Apache, Nov. 12, 2013. (U.S. A More
Pilots from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault,) lift off after refueling at an airport in the Hudson valley area of New York, Jan. 31, 2014. The refueling stop was in between r More
AH-64s and UH-60s from 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), approach Met Life Stadium as fireworks go off just prior to flying over the stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Feb. 2, More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter passes over the edge of the stadium during the Super Bowl flyover at Met Life Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., Feb. 2, 2014. (U.S. Army photo by Capt. Christina Wright, 101st CAB Pub More
Pfc. Fanuel Chageza, foreground, tightens the cable on a Unit Maintenance Aerial Recovery Kit blade sleeve to stabilize the rotary blades of an AH-64 Apache Helicopter during training at Simmons Army Airfield, More
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 503rd Infantry Regiment, 173rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), conduct close-combat attack (CCA) training March 4, 2014, at the Oberdachstetten Local Training Area. These f More
Maj. Cayton Johnson (left), a Charleston, S.C., native and operations officer for the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, explains the controls of an AH-64D Apache helicopter to a cadet with the U.S. More
California Army National Guard's Bravo Co. 1-126th Aviation Regiment, Delta Schooners, based out of Stockton, flew two of their CH-47 Chinooks to the Marines Mountain Warfare Training Center in Bridgeport, Cali More
The 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, conducts a battalion size interdiction attack exercise over Poinsett Range, Sumter, S.C., April 5, 2014. During this exercise, th More
An U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter passes over Soldiers during Decisive Action Rotation 14-08 at the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, Calif., June 17, 2014. As our Army transitions to a leaner, agile f More
Soldiers line up to congratulate each other after finishing a qualifying game of softball during the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade’s “Warrior Challenge” here at Fort Hood, Texas, June 30. Troops with the 615th Aviati More
An M1 Abrams tank maneuvers through the National Training Center while an AH-64 Apache helicopter provides air support for U.S. Army Soldiers from Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 1st Armored More
Lt. Col. Cain Baker (left), an Arkadelphia, Arkansas, native and battalion commander for the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion “First Attack,” 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Div More
Children await their turn to sit in an AH-64 Apache helicopter during the open house hosted by 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division at Hood Army Airfield, Fort Hood, Texas, Aug. 21. The event was host More
Lainey (bottom left), attempts to sink a bucket as her father, Spc. Andrew Villalobos (bottom right), a San Jose, Calif., native with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalio More
U.S. Army avaitors from 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 4th Infantry Division, launch hellfire rockets from AH-64 apache helicopters during decisive action rotation 15-02 at the National Training Center on For More
An AH-64 Apache assigned to the 1-130 Attack Recon Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, based at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, trains at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter, S.C., Nov More
U.S. Army Sgt. Britany DeMichele, 92F, petroleum supply specialist, for the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, refuels an AH-64D Apache at the forward arming refueling More
The fuel team aboard dock landing ship USS Comstock (LSD 44) refuels an Army UH-60 helicopter, attached to the “Renegaders” of Bravo Company 2, 147th Aviation Regiment, on the flight deck. Comstock is part of t More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter simulates a call for fire as part of a personnel recovery training lane hosted by the “Red Bulls” of 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, Minnesota Army National Guard, March 16-17, 2015, at More
Lana Bond, the wife of former Maj. Howard "LT" Bond, squeezes into the cockpit of an AH 64 Apache helicopter during a tour of Fort Hood, April 23. Bond's husband served as a platoon leader of Bravo Company, 2nd More
Sgt. Robert Self, a AH-64 Armament Electrical Avionic Systems Repairer with D Company, 1-158th Aviation Regiment “Ghost Riders,” along with soldiers from the 90th Aviation Support Battalion, load ammunition int More
Apache pilots from 1-158th Aviation Regiment “Ghost Riders,” along with soldiers from the 90th Aviation Support Battalion, conduct day and night time gunnery at North Fort Hood, Texas on June 3, 2015.
Connor Montague (left) helps Jheriko Watson (right) secure the flag as they prepare to hoist Old Glory to her position for the duty day Monday morning June 22, 2015. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jose Ramirez, Comba More
On June 23, Soldiers and NCOs competing in the 2015 National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Williams, Utah, participate in the mystery event at Dugway Proving Grounds. The Soldiers and NCOs flew to the More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from the First Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment, Pennsylvania National Guard fires its 30mm M230 cannon at the Grayling Air Gunnery Range on Camp Grayling, Mich., during Northern St More
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter sling loads a welder as an AH-64 Apache helicopter provides air weapons support to Train Advise Assist Command-East at Forward Operating Base Connelly, in Nangarhar Province Aug. 11, More
Two Leopard 2 battle tanks prepare to engage targets on a live-fire range on Oksbøl Training Area, Denmark, Dec. 10, 2015. Operation White Sword is a force on force exercise with over 1000 participants from Den More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter flies over the flightline at Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, as the sun begins to set Dec. 28, 2015. The AH-64 Apache is the world’s most advanced multi-role combat helicopter and is More
Eight AH-64 Apache helicopters from 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted a ground support exercise outside Camp Buehring, Kuwait, Jan. 4. The 3-6 CAV helicopters were supp More
Two AH-64 Apache helicopters rest in a hangar in support of Large Package Week operations Feb. 4, 2016, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C. Large Package Week prepares Army and Air Force units for worldwide crisis and More
U.S. Air Force Capt. Christopher Gilbert, pilot, 517th Airlift Squadron, 3rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, performs flight maneuvers in a C-17 Globemaster III after takeoff in support o More
A U.S. Army Apache helicopter from Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) returns from a maintenance test flight on Feb. 10, 2016, at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Ba More
US and German flags fly outside 12th Combat Aviation Brigade Headquarters overlooking the Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Germany, Feb. 24, 2016. (U.S. Army photo by Training Resource Specialist Charles Ro More
Soldiers from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, down load their AH-64 Apache following transport from C-17 Globemaster III, Camp Mackall, N.C., March 17. (U.S. Army by Capt. Adan Cazarez)
An AH-64 Apache helicopter from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, approaches the forward arming and refueling point (FARP). The 1st Bn., 3rd Avn. Regt., recently completed thei More
Soldiers from the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, position an AH-64 Apache on a C-17 Globemaster III during outload support operations, Fort Bragg, N.C. April 19. The aircraft ca More
South Carolina Army National Guard AH-64D Apache helicopters from the 1-151st Attack and Reconnaissance Battalion, S.C Army National Guard, depart to Ft. Stewart, Ga., for gunnery qualifications and annual trai More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment, Task Force Dragon, 40th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct routine maintenance on an AH-64 Apache helicopter at Erbil, Iraq, May 5, 2016. Task Force Dragon con More
160512-N-DT805-044PEARL HARBOR (May 12, 2016) Specialist Scott Stranne (left) and Specialist Daniel Peterson from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade perform 30 mm chain gun maintenance on an AH-64 Apache that lan More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, from Fort Hood Texas, conduct a two-day overnight field exercise with tactical gear May 19-20, 2016. The Soldiers conduct Survival, Evasion, Res More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 3rd Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, from Fort Hood, Texas, conducts sling-loading training at the Oberdachstetten Local Training Area, Germany, May 19, 2016. Under the command of t More
An AH-64 Apache hovers overhead during the Apache Welcome Ceremony June 9, 2016, at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii. The Brigade received 24 Apache helicopters to add to their arsenal, replacing their retired OH- More
After taking part in Exercise Anakonda 2016, Pfc. Jonathan Klotz, of Cincinnati, Ohio., conducts routine maintenance on an AH-64 Apache helicopter for Charlie Company, 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Atta More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct rearm operations during an aerial gunnery at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Train More
An AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, passes final pre-flight checks during an aerial gunnery at the 7th Army T More
Col. Ryan Pace and CSM Mize carefully unroll the colors of the incoming 77th Combat Aviation Brigade "Peacemakers" during the transfer of authority ceremony. The 77th Combat Aviation Brigade now deployed, contr More
Virginia Army National Guard Pfc. Stephen Miller, a helicopter repairer in Company B, 777th Aviation Support Battalion, 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, works on the aircraft a main rotor rig, adjusting blade angl More
U.S. Army Pfc. Jazel Yadao, AH-64 Apache attack helicopter repairer, and U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Parker, Apache armament/electrical/avionic system repairer, both assigned to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 10t More
Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment, 77th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducted deck landings in the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 11-12. The UH-60 Blackhawk and AH-64 Apache crews took More
On a cold, windy afternoon, a company of U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, return from Exercise Allied Spirit V, More
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Arizona National Guard's 162nd Wing during a bombing run at the Barry M. Goldwater Range Nov. 9. The range celebrated its 75th anniversary during a ceremony at Papago Park Milit More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Alex Falletta, a AH-64 pilot, assigned to the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, South Carolina Army National Guard, conducts simulated air missions as part of a multi-day More
An AH 64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter crew, assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade support the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, initiates its first itinerary during the operation Dire Wolf at 7th Army More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Michael Buhl from Bravo Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Calvary Regiment, Task Force Saber conducts pre-flight checks on an AH 64E Apache helicopter at Camp Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2017. U.S. Army Avi More
1st Lt. Jenna Pitcher and 1st Lt. John Capotosi receive a block of instruction during Air Mission Commander training from Chief Warrant Officer 3 Joel Gooch. Pilots with the South Carolina Army National Guard, More
U.S. Army Sgt. Omid Jaafari, a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew chief assigned to A Company, 224th Aviation Regiment, 2nd Battalion, conducts a visual inspection of his helicopter prior to his team’s mission at More
Apache and Chinook helicopters from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), sit on the flight line at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Germany, Jan. 18, 2017. (U.S. Army photo by Train More
Spc. Ainsworth L. Carridice with Delta Company 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) conducts phase maintenance on an AH-64 Apache helicopter at Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, Feb. 10 More
Black Hawk and Chinook helicopters from the 10th Mountain Division's 10th Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Drum New York sit on the Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany, March 7, 2017. The 10t More
A U.S. Army UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the 10th Mountain Division's 10th Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Drum New York conducts a traffic pattern training flight March 7, 2017, at Katterbach Army Airfie More
Black Hawk helicopters from the 10th Mountain Division's 10th Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Drum New York sit on the flight line at Storck Barracks in Illesheim, Bavaria, Germany, March 9, 2017. The 10th Mo More
U.S. Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance Battalion), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, walk to board a CH-47F chinook helicopter during maneuvers training exercise at 7t More
South Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers with 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 59th Aviation Troop Command, participate in an operational testing-exercise for a new AH-64 blade-folding kit at McEntir More
Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, refuel a AH-64 Apache helicopter April 26, 2017 at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany More
Apache helicopter crew members from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) conduct a radio maintenance check April 26, 2017, at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Germany. (U.S. Army pho More
U.S. Soldiers with Hotel Company, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment (General Support) conduct routine maintenance on a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany, April 26, 2017. (U.S. A More
U.S. Soldiers with Task Force Iron maneuver an M-777 howitzer, so it can be towed into position at Bost Airfield, Afghanistan, June 10, 2017. The Soldiers are here to provide accurate fires capabilities in supp More
U.S. Soldiers with the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct routine training flights and aircraft maintenance on the CH-47 Chinook helicopter at the Katterbach Army Airfield, Ansbach, Germany July 13, 2017. (U. More
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Stephen Rojas, an AH-64 Apache helicopter pilot with C Company, 1-501st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, prepares to launch at M.K. Air Base, Romania, on July 17, prior to an air defense More
Soldiers with the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Indiana Army National Guard board a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter that will transport them into the training area colloquially known as the box at Joint Readin More
An AH-64E Apache helicopter provides notional security for the Connelly competition.
ANSBACH, Germany-U.S. Soldiers with 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct aft wheel pinnacle landing training in a AH-64 helicopter, Aug. 14, 2017, at the Oberdachstetten Local Training Area (LTA). A pinnacle l More
First Sergeant Stephen Williams, assigned to Eco 1-3 AVN conducts in ranks uniform inspections at the Katterbach Army Airfield, Ansbach, Germany August 25, 2017. First Sergeant Williams briefs the unit to “bui More
The South Carolina Army National Guard held a departure ceremony Aug. 26, 2017 at McEntire Joint National Guard Base to recognize Soldiers of the 1-151st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion deploying to provide avi More
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) conducts a traffic pattern training flight Oct. 26, 2017, at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, G More
An AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter from the 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, lands in Powidz, Poland, Nov. 10, 2017 in support of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve is a U. More
On a cold, windy, rainy evening, Chinook and Apache helicopters from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade sit on the flight line at Katterbach Army Airfield More
Soldiers of the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, conduct post-flight checks of their AH-64 Apache helicopters after moving to their ta More
U.S. Soldiers with the 1st Air Cavalry Brigade and the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade conduct routine home station training for the aircraft and ground crews with the AH-64 Apache and CH-47 Chinook helicopters at More
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) conducts a traffic pattern training flight April 10, 2018, at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, More
Lt. Col. Clay Morgan, deputy commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth District, speaks during the Corpus Christi Army Depot Hangar 43 Ribbon Cutting Ceremony, Corpus Christi, Texas, April 13, 2018. T More
The Pilot of an AH-64 Apache helicopter is waiting for Armament and avionics maintainers with Task Force Viper, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, preparing his Apache at the Airfield, More
An AH-64 Apache helicopter with Task Force Viper, 1st Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, is ready for take-off on the Airfield at Baumholder Military Training Area. The unit was conducting More
AH-64 D helicopters assigned to Task Force Viper, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, circling over the target area at the Baumholder Military Training Area, Germany, May 7-9, 2 More
Armament and avionics maintainers with Task Force Viper, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare an AH-64 Apache helicopters at the Baumholder Airfield, Baumholder Military More
Members of the 1-149th Attack and Reconnaissance Battalion listen to a briefing from AMCOM and Boeing personnel about the redesigned AH-64 Apache strap pack meganut at Ellington Field, Houston, Texas, on June 1 More
The 323rd Army Band “Fort Sam’s Own,” from Fort Sam Houston, Texas, plays during the Corpus Christi Army Depot change of command, Corpus Christi, July 20, 2018.