An AH-64D Apache Longbow belonging to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, heads out on a mission Nov. 16, 2007. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air crews work around the clock sustaining air op More
An AH-64D Apache Longbow belonging to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, heads out on a mission on Dec. 22, 2007. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air and ground crews work around the clock sus More
Spc. Christopher Metzger of Company A, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, checks the gun sights of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter gunship for a night time mission. The 1-1 ARB Gunfigh More
Pfc. Brian Smith, a Laceyville, Pa., native, struggles to loosen a pin that holds the blade of an AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter in place March 1. Smith is an aviation maintainer and a member of Troop N, 4th S More
The Combat Aviation Brigade, 3rd Infantry Division Command Sgt. Maj. Richard Stidley (right) shows the rocket pod of an Apache Longbow to (left to right) Lt. Col. Koichiro Kaji, Sgt. Maj. Koji Nakajima, and Maj More
Capt. Nate Thompson, right, 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, "Gunfighters", shakes the hand of Col. Jessie O. Farrington, commander, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, a More
U.S. soldiers from A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and U.S. airmen from Detachment Northwest, 877th Expeditionary Prime Base Engineer Emergency Force More
Four AH-64D Apache Longbows with Task Force Wolfpack depart from Forward Operating Base Salerno in support of combat operations in Ghazni province March 21. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Erin Dierschow, Task Force P More
An aviation fuel specialist, assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s Delta Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, conducts pre-flight maintenance checks on the AH-64D Longbow Apache Atta More
Aviation Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion conducted aerial gunnery training in their AH-64D Longbow Apache Attack helicopters during annual training at F More
Guardsmen from across the country receive their welcome brief to the Gunfighter Fly-In competition at the Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana, Ariz., Nov. 2. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Ap More
Spc. Ryan Santana, a member of the Arizona National Guard, arms an AH-64D Apache attack helicopter for the Utah Army National Guard for the inaugural Gunfighter Fly-In in preparation for the gunnery event.
Three AH-64D Apache helicopters take off from Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana, Ariz., Nov. 4 during the Gunfighter Fly-In competition. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Apache attack helicop More
A U.S. Soldier, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducts preventive maintenance checks and services for an AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter du 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
A U.S. Army National Guard Soldier with the 1st Group, 130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion prepares for takeoff in an AH-64D Apache helicopter March 4, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Apaches flew in suppor More
The 1-285th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the 98th Aviation Troop Command was retired during a casing of the colors ceremony at the Western National Guard Aviation Training Site here on Saturday Aug. 4, at More
U.S. Army Spc. Chauncey Ikaika Akau, an AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter repairer, with 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, condu More
Capt. Chad Corrigan, an AH-64D Apache pilot and the commander of Tomahawk Troop, 4th Squadron, 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment, takeoff on a mission in a Longbow Crew Trainer. Corrigan is just one of the Apache pi More
Pfc. Brian Smith, from Laceyville, Pa., and Spc. Ray O'Neil, from York, Pa., help lower the blade of an AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter to the ground March 1. Each blade weights approximately 150 pounds. Smith More
Two AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters belonging to the 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, prepare to take off as a UH-60 Black Hawk flies overhead. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air crews wo More
Answering a question from a U.S. soldier from A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Two Matthew Crysler, a pilot-in-command More
Aviation Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion conducted night-fire aerial gunnery training in their AH-64D Longbow Apache Attack helicopters during annual tr More
Sgt. Douglas Dove and Pfc. Kourtland Slater, both assigned to the North Carolina National Army Guard’s Delta Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, Delta Company, load missiles into the AH-64D Longbo More
Army Staff Sgt. Marco Lechuga, a member of the Arizona Army National Guard, launches a RQ-11B Raven Nov. 2 during the unmanned aerial systems event of the Gunfighter Fly-In near Picacho Peak, Ariz. The Gunfight More
Spc. Aarron Newman, an armament specialist, carries a Hellfire missile as his team redistributes ammunition after arming AH-64D Apache helicopters for the live fire event of the Gunfighter Fly-In Nov. 4 at Silv More
A U.S. Army National Guard AH-64D Apache helicopter awaits armament March 4, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Apaches flew in support of Emerald Warrior 2017, a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise where j More
U.S. Army Spc. Chauncey Ikaika Akau, a native of Waimānalo, Hawaii, with 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, conducts routine maintenanc More
An AH-64D Apache Longbow belonging to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, heads out on a mission Feb. 14. The 1-1 ARB "Gunfighter" air crews work around the clock sustaining air operatio More
Dan Smee, a Longbow Crew Trainer programmer and retire Apache pilot, adjusts the conditions of a scenario the flight crew in the LCT will encounter during their mission. The LCT, an AH-64D Apache Longbow fligh More
Sgt. 1st Class Fernando Matias, a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, helps guide a cracked blade toward a dolly for repair March 1. The blade is from an AH-64 Apache Longbow helicopter that is assigned to Troop N, 4 More
U.S. Army Capt. James Thornton, commander, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team asks U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer Two Stephanie Rose a question during a More
A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopter prepares to depart Bagram Air Field, Afghanistan, Jan. 7, 2012. The Apache conducts distributed operations, precision strikes against relocatable targets, and provide More
Staff Sgt. Gabriel Carr, assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, actively observes and disseminates from the range tower as 1-130th Soldiers conduct weapons More
A member of the Arizona Army National Guard monitors a RQ-11B Raven over head during the Gunfighter Fly-In competition Nov. 2 near Picacho, Ariz. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Apache attack More
Spc. Ryan Santana, a member of the Arizona Army National Guard, carries a Hellfire missile at Silverbell Army Helicopter to a staging location in preparation for arming AH-64D Apaches on their way to the live f More
U.S. Soldiers, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, conduct preventive maintenance checks and services for an AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter duri More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Group, 130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion prepare for takeoff in an AH-64D Apache helicopter March 4, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Apaches flew in support More
U.S. Army Spc. Chauncey Ikaika Akau, a native of Waimānalo, Hawaii with 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, conducts routine maintenance More
Lt. Col. Mike Mahony, left, commander 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment, "Gunfighters", shakes the hand of Col. Jessie O. Farrington, commander, Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Di More
As U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary Grickson, A Battery, 1st Battalion, 84th Field Artillery Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team adjusts to sitting in an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter, U.S. Army Capt. D More
Command staff with the North Carolina National Guard’s 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion conducted their battle update briefing discussing the upcoming training schedule during annual training at Fort A.P More
Spc. Alex Burd, assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, fires an M-240B machine gun in the prone position during annual training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Apr More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stevenson Trumbull, a member of the Arizona Army National Guard, watches an AH-64D Apache fly over head in a show of force during the unmanned aerial systems event of the Gunfighter Fly- More
Chief Warrant Officer 2 Stevenson Trumbull, foreground, briefs Chief Warrant Officer 2 Jordan Watt, a member of the Utah Army National Guard, before a training exercise involving working with a Raven RQ-11B Unm More
A U.S. Army National Guard Soldier with the 1st Group, 130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion inspects the M230 Chain Gun on an AH-64D Apache helicopter March 4, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Apaches flew in More
U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 2 Timothy Locklear, an aviation mission survivability officer with 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, c More
A Task Force Wolfpack, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade AH-64 Apache Longbow waits for clearance from the air traffic control tower at Forward Operating Base Salerno, Afghanistan.
Staff Sgt. Zach Alexovich, assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s Echo Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, assists a fellow Soldier with a jammed M-249 machine gun during annual trai More
An AH-64D Apache flies over head during the first day of the Gunfighter Fly-In competition Nov. 2, near Picacho, Ariz. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Apache attack helicopter crews from sev More
Spc. Ryan Santana, an armament specialist with the Arizona Army National Guard, inspects the M230 mm chain gun on an AH-64D Apache at Silverbell Army Heliport on their way back from the live fire event of the G More
A U.S. Army National Guard AH-64D Apache helicopter takes off March 4, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Apaches flew in support of Emerald Warrior 2017, a U.S. Special Operations Command exercise where joint s More
U.S. Army Spc. Chauncey Ikaika Akau, a native of Waimānalo, Hawaii, with 2nd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 25th Combat Aviation Brigade, stationed at Wheeler Army Airfield, Hawaii, conducts a maintenance chec More
Sgt. Dana Lynch, assigned to the North Carolina Army National Guard’s Echo Company, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, fires an M-240B machine gun in the prone position during annual training held at Fort More
First Lt. Benjamin Chappell with the North Carolina National Guard’s 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion provides command and control communications from the tower as 1-130th ARB Soldiers conduct aerial gun More
Army Sgt. Max Piller, an AH-64D maintainer with the Arizona Army National Guard, works on the tail rotor section of an Apache at Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana, Ariz., Nov. 3. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits som More
Spc. Ryan Santana, a member of the Arizona Army National Guard, directs an AH-64D helicopter away from arming point at Silverbell Army Helicopter during the Gunfighter Fly-In competition Nov. 4. The Gunfighter More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Group, 130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion load Hydra 70 rockets onto an AH-64D Apache helicopter March 4, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Apaches flew in supp More
The 1-285th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion of the 98th Aviation Troop Command was retired during a casing of the colors ceremony at the Western National Guard Aviation Training Site here on Saturday Aug. 4, at 10 a.m.
U.S. Army Specialist Chauncey Ikaika Akau, an AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter repairer, shares a light moment with his coworkers during Exercise Cobra Gold on Camp Akathotsarot, Phitsanulok province, Ki More
Chief Warrant Officer Benjamin Kay, left, from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment watches as a member of the Atlanta-based Christian rock band Third Day get out of attack helicopter on J More
Aviation Soldiers with the North Carolina National Guard’s 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion relay communications in the control tower as Soldiers conducted aerial gunnery training in their AH-64D Longbow More
Pilots for different states prepare for different missions Nov. 3 during the Gunfighter Fly-In at Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana, Ariz. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Apache attack helic More
Members of the Utah Army National Guard talk over maintenance issues at Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana Ariz., Nov. 3 during the second day of the Gunfighter Fly-In. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the be More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Group, 130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, replace the rotor blade of an AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter March 6, 2017 at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Apaches flew More
Singer Mac Powell of the Atlanta-based Christian rock band Third Day leads the crowd during the set of "Love Song" performed to an audience of Soldiers, Marines and Airmen at Contingency Operating Base Speiche More
An AH-64D Apache flies into a valley to line up its next attack at the live-fire event of the Gunfighter Fly-In Nov. 3 at the Barry M. Goldwater Range in Arizona. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH- More
Rows of Apache AH-64D helicopters are silhouetted by an Arizona sunset with the Ragged Top Mountains in the background Nov. 3 at Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana, Ariz. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the More
Rows of Apache AH-64D helicopters are silhouetted by an Arizona sunset Nov. 3 at Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana, Ariz. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Apache attack helicopter crews from More
An AH-64D Apache fires hellfire missiles at a target at the Barry M. Goldwater Range during the live-fire event of the Gunfighter Fly-In competition Nov. 3. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Ap More
An A-10 Thunderbolt II from the 355th Fighter Wing during a strafing run at the Barry M. Goldwater Range Nov. 9. The range celebrated its 75th anniversary during a ceremony at Papago Park Military Reservation i More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with the 1st Group, 130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion prepare to load Hydra 70 rockets onto an AH-64D Apache helicopter March 4, 2017, at Hurlburt Field, Fla. The Apaches f More
Apache AH-64D attack helicopter maintainers prepare one of their aircraft for the next day's missions at Silverbell Army Heliport in Marana, Ariz., Nov. 3. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best AH-64D Apa More
An AH-64D Apache fires hellfire missiles at multiple targets on the Barry M. Goldwater Range Nov. 3, during the live-fire event of the Gunfighter Fly-In competition. The Gunfighter Fly-In pits some of the best More