AH-64 Apache Load On & Unload Out of Aircraft

AH-64 Apache Load On & Unload Out of Aircraft
-roll footage featuring AH-64 Apache helicopters while loading on & unloading out of the aircraft.

00:00 - South Carolina National Guard Soldiers participate in an operational testing-exercise for a new AH-64 blade-folding kit. The test includeded the loading of an AH-64 Apache helicopter onto a C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft, multiple take-offs and landings, and the final unloading of the AH-64.

01:19 - U.S. Soldiers from the 82nd CAB, 82nd Airborne Division, load, unload, transport, assemble and fly two AH-64 Apaches. This training helps prepare the units in the event of the activation of the Global Response Force, a cornerstone capability of the 82nd Airborne Division.

05:37 - Unloading two AH-64D Apache helicopters out of a C-5 Galaxy.
The C-5 can carry up to six Apache helicopters in a single load depending on configuration. The C-5’s payload capacity made it the ideal choice for the relief in place.

Credits: South Carolina National Guard video by Senior Master Sgt. Carl Clegg; U.S. Army videos by Staff Sgt. Christopher Freeman, Sgt. 1st Class Joel Gibson

Thumbnail Credit: U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Roberto Di Giovine, South Carolina National Guard

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