First Apache Longbow unit declared combat ready

The U.S. Army has declared its first AH-64D Apache Longbow unit combat ready after several months of training. The 1st Battalion, 227th Aviation Regiment, based at Ft. Hood, Tex., underwent 15 months of pilot and maintenance training and eight months of company- and battalion-level evaluation in the...

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