Arizona National Guard Silverbell Army Heliport

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The WAATS is a training site for UH-72 Lakota and UH-60 Black Hawk aircrews and maintainers. The 1st Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 285th Aviation Regiment is an operational AH-64 Apache unit. The Singapore Air Force also trains with U.S. pilots at Silverbell’s Peace Vanguard Detachment. Flying units at Silverbell support joint training requirements with units at Davis-Monthan, Fort Huachuca, MCAS Yuma, and Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.

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