All Systems Go - Vol. 1 No. 6


		Volume 1	Number 6

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Apache Longbow

Second Apache Longbow Battalion Arrives in South Korea

BY MARC SKLAR

Apache Longbow Neg.#DVD-478-5 When the 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Brigade arrived at Pusan Harbor earlier this year, it became the second U.S. Army Apache Longbow battalion to be based in South Korea. This storied battalion is stationed at Camp Humphries and joins the allied forces that have been protecting freedom along the border of North and South Korea for half a century.

Seventeen Apache Longbows were ferried from the United States aboard the Green Point, a giant cargo ship designed to move automobiles around the world. Because of the ship’s size and design, only minor reassembly was required once the aircraft were pulled onto the dock.

Apache Longbow - Neg.# DVD-478-7 Once unloaded from the ship, the Apache Longbows were removed from their protective shrink-wrap cocoons, reassembled, flight-tested and then flown to their new home at Camp Humphries.

The first flight of Apache Longbows occurred during a light rain and heavy mist.

Once in place, the soldiers of the 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Brigade Regiment began preparing for their assignment, aware that they are a key part of South Korea’s frontline defense.

Do the Math:
Apache Longbow Adds Up to a Winner in 2003

What do the numbers 1, 2, II, 7, 67, 285, and 300 have in common?

They all add up to impressive milestones in 2003 for the AH-64D Apache Longbow and the Boeing Mesa Apache team.

Apache Longbow - Neg.#DVD-479-1

This year, Boeing delivered the 300th Apache Longbow to the U.S. Army. That aircraft carried Block II, Lot 7 upgrades that first appeared in Apache Longbow number 285, earlier in 2003. Lot 7 adds new digital capabilities to the combat helicopter that will be key as Apache takes its role in the Army’s Future Force.

In another first – accounting for the 1— the Apache Longbow demonstrated its combat prowess for the first time, protecting air crews and ground troops during Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Another milestone – logged above as a 2 – commemorates the arrival of the second Apache Longbow battalion in South Korea.

And, this year Boeing delivered the last of 67 WAH-64 Apaches to Agusta Westland, which will complete production in the U.K.

For all the math whizzes, here’s a simple equation that adds up to the right stuff:

“AH” + (300-285-67-7-2-2-1) = Apache Longbow.

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