Army Aviation

Bidding Farewell to the Kiowa Warrior

farewell1Members of the 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment, 10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, flew the squadron’s Observational Helicopter-58D Kiowa Warriors during a farewell flight in Fort Drum, N.Y. on July 28, 2015. After over 20 years at the installation, the OH-58D has been retired as a part of the Army’s Aviation Restructure Initiative, which will replace the Kiowa Warriors with a combination of Attack-Helicopter 64 Apaches and unmanned aerial vehicles. 

Photos by Spc. Osama Ayyad. This article was originally found here.

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