Four Army AH-64 Apache attack helicopters arrived on island Wednesday as a training precursor to 24 of the wasp-like choppers being permanently based here in coming months. The arrival of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade aircrews and airframes from Washington state marks the start of a six-month training partnership with Hawaii soldiers. A total of 61 personnel with the 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment out of Joint Base Lewis-McChord are part of the training rotation, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Kennamer Yates, tactical...
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