U.S. Navy conducts integration training with U.S. Army AH-64Es in Arabian Gulf

Following joint naval and air integration operations with USAF AC-130Ws last month, the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command (USNAVCENT) has been conducting joint naval and air integration operations with U.S. Army AH-64Es assigned to U.S. Army Central Command’s (USARCENT) Task Force Saber.

200325-A-UQ166-0310 ARABIAN GULF (March 25, 2020).AH-64 Apache helicopters, attached to the U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) Task Force Sabre, operate with the expeditionary landing base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB-3) during a joint naval and air integration operation, March 27, 2020. Lewis B. Puller is deployed to the U.S. 5th Fleet area of operations in support of naval operations to ensure maritime stability and security in the Central Region, connecting the Mediterranean and the Pacific through the Western Indian Ocean and three strategic choke points. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Cody Rich)

Expeditionary Landing Base ship USS Lewis B. Puller (ESB 3) served as a landing base platform for the Apaches, while Cyclone class Patrol Coastal (PC) ships select simulated targets for them to engage. The guided-missile destroyer USS Paul Hamilton (DDG 60) also participated in the joint operations.

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