12CAB Apaches at Gilze-Rijen Air Base

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In total five AH-64D Apache helicopter of the United States Army in Europe came to Gilze-Rijen Air Base for a joint exercise with the Dutch 301 Squadron. The helicopters involved are of the 12th Combat Aviation brigade based in Ansbach Germany. The helicopters came to Gilze-Rijen to train with the Dutch Apache’s. The exercise is about flying over water above the North Sea. Of the five American helicopters involved there were of the equipped with the Fire Control Radar (FCR) which is mounted on the top of the main rotor. The Americans would fly in formations of four helicopters every day. It is a pretty rare sight to see American Apaches on the 301 Platform at Gilze-Rijen.