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The Boeing AH-64 Apache (/ ə ˈ p æ tʃ i / ə-PATCH-ee) is an American twin-turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. Nose-mounted sensors help acquire targets and provide night vision.
The battalion is an AH-64 Apache battalion based at Fort Cavazos, Texas. History The unit's nickname is "First Attack" because 1st Cavalry Division was "First into ...
The 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, nicknamed the Tigersharks, was an attack helicopter battalion operating AH-64 Apache attack and OH-58 Kiowa scout helicopters. It was stationed at Fort Bragg, North Carolina [ 2 ] after moving from Fort Hood , Texas following graduation from the Apache Training Brigade (later called the Combat ...
The AH-64 Apache is the United States Army's principal attack helicopter, and is the successor to the AH-1 Cobra. The AH-64 is powered by two General Electric T700 turboshaft engines. The crew sits in t
It operates the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, and Boeing CH-47 Chinook helicopter. [1] It has been associated with the 3rd Infantry Division for some time.
A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters (Boeing AH-64 Apache), medium-lift helicopters (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk), heavy-lift helicopters (Boeing CH-47 Chinook), and MEDEVAC capability.
3rd Battalion, 1st Aviation Regiment started in Ft. Hood, then deployed to 4th Brigade, 1st Aviation Regiment in Katterbach, Germany with the new AH-64 Apache. 2/1 Avn came after. The 3rd Battalion lead TF Nightmare for TAAC – South in Afghanistan for 7 months in 2016–2017. [11] Currently, the regiment may have up to three battalions. [12]
The aviation brigade increased from 16 AH-64D Apache helicopters in one attack battalion to 48 Apaches in 2 battalions. 2-4th Aviation was also reorganized. Seven CH-47 helicopters from C/7-101st Aviation at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, deployed to Hood Army Airfield , Fort Hood, Texas on 18 November 2004.