AH-64A Apache (US Army)
United States Army

AH-64A Apache
Operator: 4th Aviation
Location: Butts Army Airfield, Fort Carson, Colorado (USA)
Timeframe: 1991-1993
Loadout: Close air support
- Outboard: 2x M261 rocket launchers (19x Hydra-70 each)
- Inboard: 8x AGM-114 Hellfire

Personal interest:
This model represents the AH-64A Apache that was being introduced into 4th Aviation during my tour of duty at Fort Carson. Because the AH-1F Cobra gunships used by 4th Aviation were among the most modern in the US Army, the AH-64 supplemented them rather than replacing them. During exercises, AH-64A Apaches operated with OH-58D Kiowa scout helicopters in a hunter/killer configuration. In large scale exercises at the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, I frequently saw AH-64A Apaches operating in conjunction with USAF A-10A Thunderbolt II close air support aircraft.