‘Forged in steel and flames’: Vietnam air cavalry veterans bond with soldiers now flying in their old unitOne by one, men in their 70s and 80s climbed up and entered the AH-64E Apache attack helicopter at Hunter Army Airfield, eliciting smiles and memories of their time piloting the choppers of their day over the battlefields of South Vietnam.
Army answers Hegseth with plan to revamp air and ground forces, merge commandsThe Army will cut 1,000 jobs from its main headquarters, shrink attack helicopter formations and lighten the load for infantry brigades, the service’s top leaders said in a message to the force this week.