Powerful Images Of The AH-64 Apache Attack Helicopter

A Paratrooper from 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, adds fuel to an AH-64 Apache helicopter during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point training exercise on Normandy Drop Zone, Jan. 18.

A Paratrooper from 122nd Aviation Support Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, adds fuel to an Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter during a Forward Arming and Refueling Point training exercise on Normandy Drop Zone. These AH-64 Apache images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

An AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, initiates its first itinerary during an aerial gunnery at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 3, 2016.

An AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, initiates its first itinerary during an aerial gunnery at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany.

A rocket is launched as a second rocket prepares to deploy from an AH-64 Apache assigned to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, after the Apache gained positive identification of its target, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 24. This exercise allowed the pilots to remain current on aerial gunnery qualification tables.

A rocket is launched as a second rocket prepares to deploy from an AH-64 Apache assigned to 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, after the Apache gained positive identification of its target, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.

An AH-64 Apache from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade lands at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in route to Wheeler Army Airfield. The Apaches are assigned to the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade from National Guard units as part of U.S. Army Aviation restructuring.

A AH-64 Apache from the 25th Combat Aviation Brigade lands at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in route to Wheeler Army Airfield.

An AH 64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter crew, assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade support the 3rd Squadron, 2nd Cavalry Regiment, initiates its first itinerary during the operation Dire Wolf at 7th Army Training Command’s, Grafenwoehr Training Area, Bavaria, Germany, Jan. 10, 2017.

An AH 64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter crew, assigned to 12th Combat Aviation Brigade support the 3rd Squadron. These AH-64 Apache images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, April 1, 2017. The Flying Dragons are preparing to assume their mission with U.S. Forces Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel and Resolute Support Mission.

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache helicopter pilots assigned to Task Force Flying Dragon, 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, 7th Infantry Division land at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan.

Soldiers from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, work to reconfigure an AH-64 after being transported on a C-17 Globemaster III, Fort Bragg, N.C. April 21. The team work to constantly improve their craft and improve the amount of time it takes before the Apaches can provide armed reconnaissance to the ground forces.

Soldiers from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, work to reconfigure an AH-64 after being transported on a C-17 Globemaster III, Fort Bragg, NC.

AH-64 Apaches assigned to the 1-130 Attack Recon Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, based at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, train at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter, S.C., Nov. 13, 2014. The Apaches trained at Poinsett to test their electronic warfare systems. Personnel assigned to the electronic warfare department shoot simulated munitions at aircraft, helping pilots safely train for combat situations.

AH-64 Apaches assigned to the 1-130 Attack Recon Battalion, North Carolina Army National Guard, based at the Raleigh-Durham International Airport, train at Poinsett Electronic Combat Range, Sumter, S.C.

AH-64 Apache aviators from 1st Battalion, 25th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, conduct pilot certification training Jan. 20, 2016, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. The 1-25th ARB is in the process of certifying its aviators to validate the unit for potential future deployments in the Pacific and across the world.

AH-64 Apache aviators from 1st Battalion, 25th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, conduct pilot certification training, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. These AH-64 Apache images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

U.S. Soldiers from Bravo Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Calvary Regiment, Task Force Saber conduct pre-flight on an AH 64E Apache helicopter at Camp Erbil, Iraq, Jan. 10, 2017. U.S. Army Aviation are enabling partnered forces to defeat ISIL by providing air support on the battlefield. Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to destroy ISIL Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve is the global Coalition to defeat ISIL in Iraqi and Syria.

U.S. Soldiers from Bravo Troop, 4th Squadron, 6th Calvary Regiment, Task Force Saber conduct pre-flight on an AH 64E Apache helicopter at Camp Erbil, Iraq.

An AH-64 Apache augmented to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade provides attack support to ground forces Sept. 21 at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea.

An AH-64 Apache augmented to the 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade provides attack support to ground forces at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in South Korea.

South Carolina Army National Guard AH-64D Apache helicopters from the 1-151st Attack and Reconnaissance Battalion, S.C Army National Guard, depart to Ft. Stewart, Ga., for gunnery qualifications and annual training from McEntire Joint National Guard Base, Eastover, S.C. April 23, 2016.

South Carolina Army National Guard AH-64D Apache helicopters from the 1-151st Attack and Reconnaissance Battalion, S.C Army National Guard, depart to Ft. Stewart, Ga.

U.S. Army Soldiers from the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division, work with U.S. Air Force Airmen from the 517th Airlift Squadron, 3rd Airlift Wing, Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson to load an AH-64 Apache helicopter on board a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Large Package Week operations Feb. 4, 2016, at Pope Army Airfield, N.C. Large Package Week prepares Army and Air Force units for worldwide crisis and contingency operations. As part of the Global Response Force, the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade provides a responsive, agile and operationally significant response force that is flexible in size and composition to accomplish missions anywhere in the world.

U.S. Army Soldiers prepare an AH-64 Apache helicopter to load on board a C-17 Globemaster III in support of Large Package Week operations. These AH-64 Apache images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

An AH-64, from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, hovers in a holding area before proceeding to an attack by fire position during exercise Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany, Jan. 27, 2016.

An AH-64, from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, hovers in a holding area before proceeding to an attack by fire position during exercise Allied Spirit IV at the U.S. Army’s Joint Multinational Readiness Center in Hohenfels Training Area, Germany.

An AH-64 Apache helicopter fires its 30 mm machine gun at a target during a combined arms live-fire exercise March 11 at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash. The exercise was held in conjunction with a visit from a delegation of Indian military leaders.

An AH-64 Apache helicopter fires its 30 mm machine gun at a target during a combined arms live-fire exercise at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Wash.

Sgt. Robert Self, an AH-64 Armament Electrical Avionic Systems repairer with D Company, 1-158th Aviation Regiment “Ghost Riders,” along with soldiers from the 90th Aviation Support Battalion, load ammunition into an AH-64 Apache during a gunnery range at North Fort Hood, Texas, June 2, 2015. Ghosts Riders are one of the last U.S. Army Reserve units to participate in a Apache gunnery range before transitioning to the UH-60 Black Hawk.

Sgt. Robert Self, an AH-64 Armament Electrical Avionic Systems repairer with D Company, 1-158th Aviation Regiment “Ghost Riders,” along with soldiers from the 90th Aviation Support Battalion, load ammunition into an AH-64 Apache during a gunnery range at North Fort Hood, Texas.

An AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare to lift off during an aerial gunnery at the 7th Army Training Command's Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany, Aug. 3, 2016.

An AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, assigned to the 1st Battalion (Attack), 3rd Aviation Regiment, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, prepare to lift off during an aerial gunnery at the 7th Army Training Command’s Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany. These AH-64 Apache images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

An AH-64 Apache from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade fires point detonation rounds May 6, at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in the Republic of Korea. The Apache was part of a joint/combined training exercise that saw multiple units from across the Korean Peninsula participate.

An AH-64 Apache from the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade fires point detonation rounds, at the Rodriguez Live Fire Complex in the Republic of Korea.

Two soldiers with 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, refuels and inspects weapon systems on an AH-64D Apache helicopter at the forward rearming and refueling point before assaulting a night objective during an aerial gunnery exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., March 13.

Two soldiers with 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, refuels and inspects weapon systems on an AH-64D Apache helicopter.

AH-64D apaches from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, descends onto the forward rearming and refueling point to re-load its weapon systems, during an aerial gunnery exercise, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 26.

AH-64D Apaches from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, descends onto the forward rearming and refueling point to re-load its weapon systems, during an aerial gunnery exercise, at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.

Two U.S. Air Force combat control school trainees descend during an airborne operation as soldiers from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, reconfigure their AH-64 Apaches, Camp Mackall, N.C., March 17.

Two U.S. Air Force combat control school trainees descend during an airborne operation as soldiers from 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade, reconfigure their AH-64 Apaches, Camp Mackall, N.C. These AH-64 Apache images were photographed by military veterans and service members. 

An AH-64 Apache from 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, fires simulation missiles during an aerial gunnery range on Fort Carson, Colo., Sept. 9, 2014.

An AH-64 Apache from 4th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, fires simulation missiles during an aerial gunnery range on Fort Carson, Colo.

A member of 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade's armament team, conducts a routine inspection of an AH-64D Apache before an aerial gunnery training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., Oct. 24.

A member of 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade’s armament team, conducts a routine inspection of an AH-64D Apache before an aerial gunnery training exercise at Fort A.P. Hill, Va.

An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter lands on a road near defensive positions held by A Company, 1st Battalion, 24th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division, U.S. Army Alaska, during a coordinated Opposing Forces attack in Donnelly Training Area near Ft. Greely, Alaska in Arctic Anvil 2016, Monday, July 25, 2016. Arctic Anvil is a joint, multinational exercise which includes forces from USARAK’s 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th Infantry Division and UATF, along with forces from the 196th Infantry Brigade’s Joint Pacific Multinational Readiness Capability, the Iowa National Guard’s 133rd Infantry Regiment and the 1st Battalion, Princess Patricia’s Canadian Light Infantry.

An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter lands on a road during a coordinated Opposing Forces attack in Donnelly Training Area near Ft. Greely, Alaska.

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) conducts a traffic pattern training flight Nov. 30, 2016, at Katterbach Army Airfield in Ansbach, Bavaria, Germany. During traffic pattern training flights, pilots perform multiple important maneuvers and tasks, including taking off, making coordinated turns, managing airspeed and landing.

A U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopter from 1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Reconnaissance) conducts a traffic pattern training flight. You might also like Iconic Aircraft of the Vietnam War. See all military aircraft images.