1-3 ARB Conducts Fat Cow Operations

Photo By Sgt. Brandon Brashere | An AH-64D Apache from 1-3 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 12th Combat Aviation Brigade lands at the forward arming and refueling point for Fat Cow operations in Hohenfels, Germany on 2 May 2019. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Brandon Brashere)  

HOHENFELS, BY, GERMANY

05.02.2019

Story by Sgt. Brandon Brashere 

12th Combat Aviation Brigade

Soldiers from 1-3 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (Task Force Viper), 12th Combat Aviation Brigade execute a Fat Cow training exercise in Hohenfels, Germany on May 2, 2019 aiming to provide versatile refueling for the unit’s AH-64D Apaches.
The CH-47 Chinook uses a portable refueling system called a Fat Cow. The exercise also included the loading of dummy Hellfire Missiles as part of the real life simulation.
The CH-47 Chinooks allow the adaptability needed to place a forward arming and refueling point anywhere they can land. This allows the task force to extend the range of operations by providing a fuel stop without the use of ground vehicles.
In a tactical environment the Fat Cow can allow all of Task Force Viper’s Apaches to be refueled in under one hour from landing.
This training was part of a much larger exercise, Viper Vanguard, where the aviation assets were used to conduct deliberate attack mission exercises. This exercise furthers Task Force Viper’s adaptability and combat effectiveness.

• Date Taken: 05.02.2019
• Date Posted: 05.08.2019 07:31
• Story ID: 321303
• Location: HOHENFELS, BY, DE