U.S. Army (USA) photo by Major Robert Fellingham.
During NATO wargame Saber Guardian-21/DEFENDER-Europe 21, Hungarian Mil 24s and U.S. AH-64s conducted live fire training, together for the first time.
U.S. Army Lieutenant Colonel Matthew Cole can’t help but grin from ear to ear, getting a ride in the gunner’s seat of a Hungarian Hind. USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 03JUN2021.
USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 03JUN2021.
Hungarian Defense Force Brigadier General József Koller gets situated in the gunner’s seat of an AH-64D. USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 03JUN2021.
USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 09JUN2021.
It’s not the first time NATO Hinds and Apaches worked together, but apparently (according to U.S. Army, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade’s Major Robert Fellingham) it is the first time they’ve exchanged crews and taken part in ‘live fire’ wargames together.
USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham.
USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham.
USA photo by Major Robert Fellingham, 09JUN2021.
Near Szolnok, Hungary, June 2019. USA photo by Sergeant Brandon Brashere.
In 2019, U.S. Apache crews got to look over Hungarian Hinds during Saber Guardian-19, and vice versa.
Near Szolnok, Hungary, June 2019. USA photo by Sergeant Brandon Brashere.
Iraq, May 2006, USA photo.
In May 2006, a Polish Mil 24 and U.S. AH-64D Apache shared a forward refueling/arming point somewhere in Iraq.
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