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Home» News»US Army AH-64E helicopters complete deck-landing qualifications aboard USS Lewis B Puller
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An AH-64 Apache attack helicopter with 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron performs deck landing qualifications on the flight deck of the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) (Credit : USMC/Cpl Haley Buker)

US Army AH-64E helicopters complete deck-landing qualifications aboard USS Lewis B Puller

U.S. Army AH-64E Apache attack helicopters with 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron, conducted deck-landing qualifications (DLQ) aboard the expeditionary sea base USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) from March 23-27 in the 5th Fleet area of operations.

Nathan Gain 20 Apr 2020

US CENTCOM press release

“While Apaches have landed aboard naval vessels before, I think this iteration of us coming out here and performing maritime operations with this ESB is more about projecting combat power forward,” said CW3 Reginald Oliver, an AH-64E Maintenance Test Pilot with 1-17 Cavalry Regiment.

By completing the deck-landing qualifications, the pilots and the crew aboard the USS Lewis B. Puller demonstrated not only interoperability between the two services but also showcased an additional capability utilizing U.S. Army aviation assets and U.S. Navy expeditionary sea base ships.

(USMC/Cpl Haley Buker)

“(We were able to) expand interoperability between the Army and the Navy within this area of responsibility and providing a greater capability if necessary,” said Oliver. “Especially if we are going to deploy an immediate reaction force or a multifunctional aviation task force.”

The USS Lewis B. Puller provides a unique capability to Task Force 51/5th Marine Expeditionary Brigade (TF 51/5th MEB) and other forces they support in the CENTCOM area of responsibility. In addition to conducting aviation operations, the USS Lewis B. Puller executes an array of capabilities including intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support, support to special operations forces, and support to embarked Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) and Fleet Anti-Terrorism Security Team Company, Central Command (FASTCENT). 

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Posted by : Nathan Gain
Nathan is based in Namur, Belgium. He holds an MA in modern history with a minor in international relations from the Catholic University of Louvain (UCL – Belgium). Fascinated by military history he naturally turned to the defense sector after graduating and is particularly interested in Northern European and Belgian defense issues as well as in anything related to naval aviation.

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