AH-64D Mobile Training Team (MTT) - An Army Aviation Enterprise Success!

摘要

In early 2019 the Army National Guard (ARNG) and the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) agreed on the need for a stop gap measure, which would increase Army AH-64D aircraft qualification throughput. The result was the ARNG stepping forward and establishing an MTT. The ARNG had previous experience conducting MTTs but what set this one apart from others is it would exist for a much longer time-period and operate from Hanchey Army Airfield, Ft. Ruck-er, AL. The MTT basically operated as a mini ARNG Aviation Training Site. The MTT mission was to conduct AH-64D Aircraft Qualification Course (AQC) training and meet pilot shortages in the ARNG's four Attack Reconnaissance Battalions (ARB). The ARNG pilots attending the AQCs were either transitioning to the AH-64D aircraft or recent Initial Entry Rotary Wing (IERW) Graduates. Fulfilling the ARB's pilot needs is critical to sustain the unit's compressed availability and deployment cycle.