Attack helicopter unit field-testing battle skills in South Korea

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Attack helicopter unit field-testing battle skills in South Korea
By Franklin Fisher, Stars and Stripes
Pacific edition, Saturday, December 1, 2007

PYEONGTAEK, South Korea — An Apache attack helicopter unit is headed to the field for two weeks to put its warfighting skills to the test.

The 4th Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment will undergo a series of mock war scenarios to hone its skills and give its commander a sustained, firsthand look at how the unit fares in the field.

The battalion is part of the 2nd Infantry Division’s 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade, which is headquartered at Camp Humphreys in Pyeongtaek.

Known as an “exeval,” or external evaluation, the event enables the commander “to better assess his soldiers,” said Capt. Brad DeLoach, the brigade’s public affairs officer.

“They get tested on, of course, aerial attack and how well they perform aerial missions,” such as flying security escort for ground convoys, DeLoach said.

Evaluating the unit’s performance will be members of the 1st Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment, which also is an Apache unit within the brigade.


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