Apache Longbows arrive in Korea
by Steve Davis
PUSAN, Republic of Korea (Army News Service June 9, 2003) -- A squadron of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters returned to South Korea last week after completing a year of the Army's transformation and modernization program at Fort Hood, Texas.
Based at their home of Camp Humphreys, the newly updated attack helicopter squadron will bring enhanced defensive capabilities to the peninsula and contribute to the overall deterrence that U.S. forces bring to the U.S.- South Korean alliance, Eighth Army officials said.
The upgraded Apache attack helicopters of the 3rd Squadron, 6th Cavalry Brigade were off-loaded from the M.V. Green Point by the Army's 837th Transportation Battalion in Pusan June 5.
After off loading, soldiers from the 194th Maintenance Battalion helped reassemble the squadron's 17 Apache Longbow attack helicopters after a lengthy voyage from Corpus Christi, Texas, aboard the M.V. Green Point, a government-contract cargo ship.
Air Force weather, medical, safety, fire, helicopter maintenance, air traffic control and other key personnel teamed up to get the 3rd Sqdn., 6th Cavalry aircraft off the ship, reassembled and test flown safely.
The helicopters left Korea last year as AH-64A models to be upgraded to the AH-64D Apache Longbow model with enhanced war fighting capabilities at Fort Hood.
(Editor's note: The Eighth Army public affairs office contributed to this story)
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