On April , two USAF F Eagle fighters on patrol mistakenly downed two US Army Black Hawk helicopters carrying Coalition citizens, killing all aboardOn December , F Phantom II aircraft of the Idaho Air National Guard finished their tour of duty with Combined Task Force Provide Comfort at Incirlik Air BaseThis was the last

For extraordinary heroism in action against an armed enemyTask Force was the first coalition force to breach the Saudi Arabian border on February and conduct ground combat operations in Iraq engaging in direct and indirect fire fights with the enemy on February .

PEO Aviation team trains pilots and maintainers on new Apache aircraft April , Army announces Future Long Range Assault Aircraft awards March , Collaboration cornerstone of antenna

The air campaign of the Gulf War, also known as the bombing of Iraq, was an extensive aerial bombing campaign from January to February The Coalition of the Gulf War flew over , sorties, dropping , tons of bombs, widely destroying military and civilian infrastructure.

The U.SArmy has released a detailed look at what it wants from a new family of air launched multi purpose unmanned aircraft, which will include types capable of operating as scouts, electronic

At local time on January, the crews of nine Apaches and one Black Hawk of the st Airborne Division (Air Assault) boarded their helicopters after a final intelligence updateThey joined a squadron of Air Force search and rescue helicopters and flew into western Iraq, using night vision goggles and infrared radar to navigate and

Such conditions are common in places like the Persian Gulf, and pose a challenge to conducting missions successfullyIn , the Army launched an effort to develop an engine that could provide

Each pilot was required to make approaches and landings during both day and night segments to obtain a qualification in the maneuverTaken on Oct, the following pictures show UH Blackhawk and AH Apache helicopters assigned to Alpha Company, st Battalion, th Aviation Regiment, th Combat Aviation Brigade, conducting deck landings in the Arabian Gulf aboard the USNS Alan

In the Gulf War, Saudi aircraft mounted , offensive sorties into Kuwait and Iraq to include , strike missions, close air support missions, as well as reconnaissance missions.

Nightstalkers Show Off For the Public With a Dramatic Urban Air Assault Show and tell at Fort Bragg, the U.SArmy's special operations hub, saw MH Ms and MH Gs zoom in and raid a simulated town.