Even as the U.S. mission in Iraq winds down, the new Boeing [BA] Ch-47F Chinook helicopter has been pushed hard by the Blackcats of B/2-227 Aviation Regiment, 1st Air Cavalry Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division in Iraq, racking up flying hours, changing tactics and meeting the mission, according to a staff officer. "Nine months ago, no one would have presumed the operational tempo for CH-47s in Iraq would exceed that of the 2007 'Surge' by nearly 25 percent," said correspondence sent…
Blackcats’ New CH-47Fs OpTempo Exceeds Surge Effort In Iraq
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