Posted on Jun 26, 2016
Final deployment is underway for Army's Kiowa helicopters
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Upon the unit’s return to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in nine months, the unit’s OH-58Ds helicopters are slated to be replaced with the more modern AH-64D Apaches.
The National Guard’s Apaches will be redistributed to the Army in exchange for UH-60 Black Hawks. This transition is a product of the Army’s Aviation Restructuring Initiative, a controversial five-year plan to retire “legacy systems” like the 50-year-old Kiowa, and to make use of newer technologies while maximizing the number of active aircrafts.
The National Guard’s Apaches will be redistributed to the Army in exchange for UH-60 Black Hawks. This transition is a product of the Army’s Aviation Restructuring Initiative, a controversial five-year plan to retire “legacy systems” like the 50-year-old Kiowa, and to make use of newer technologies while maximizing the number of active aircrafts.
Final deployment is underway for Army's Kiowa helicopters
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I always had a special twinkle in my eye when these were above our heads. Some of the most ballsy pilots I've ever seen. No worries though, plenty of love for the AH-64!
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Where it really is great is in combat. The Huey saved many a butt in Nam. What really excites me is that the Huey was being tested in Vietnam to see if it had any glitches in jungle warfare. It passed its first real test at Ia Drang Valley in 1965, not long after it arrived. Then before I left, here comes the Cobra. I'll never forget the first time I was up and close with a Cobra. I had never seen one, and when it flew over us, it was there and gone before I realized what it was. Scared the crap outta me. LOL
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