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    NCNG Apache Battalion conducts Second Live-Fire Gunnery of the Year [Image 4 of 6]

    NCNG Apache Battalion conducts Second Live-Fire Gunnery of the Year

    RALEIGH, NC, UNITED STATES

    04.13.2015

    Photo by Lt. Col. Matthew Devivo 

    North Carolina National Guard

    North Carolina Army National Guard’s, 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion conducts annual training, here April 13-24, 2015. This is the unit’s second gunnery of the year with a third planned in August. In this photo, training scenarios from the range tower are radioed to a hovering Apache: The enemy has been spotted in a building two kilometers from the Apache’s location and they are cleared to engage with rockets and their 30mm gun. The Apache climbs and rolls left, speeding towards its target. With a roar, rockets launch. The Apache follows up with four bursts (approx. 100 rounds) from its 30mm gun. The target is destroyed and the Apache returns to base. "Simulations are great, but nothing beats real world live-fire," said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Kurt Cunningham, a 1-130th veteran instructor pilot.

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    Date Taken: 04.13.2015
    Date Posted: 04.21.2015 14:13
    Photo ID: 1887212
    VIRIN: 150413-Z-QM883-016
    Resolution: 3369x2049
    Size: 753.58 KB
    Location: RALEIGH, NC, US

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