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That is one impressive life of service for this spunky, little helicopter. As a small observation, utility and direct fire support helicopter, the Bell OH-58 Kiowa may not be as well-known as the UH-60 Blackhawk or AH-64 Apache, but the Kiowa was the U.S. Army’s workhorse for nearly fifty years. It was only in last July that the Kiowa made its final flight with the U.S. military. On July 9, 2020, eight pilots with the 1st Battalion, Aviation Regiment, flew OH-58C Kiowa helicopters in a double “V” formation over the Joint Readiness Training Center and Fort Polk for the aircrafts’ fi...

>> dave: they've kicked out military trainers. >> mike: it's hard to give money to people, maybe a segment of the pakistan military was harboring osama bin laden for goodness sake. >> ainsley: time for the headlines. two tennessee national guard members are dead after their helicopter goes down. the chopper crashed during a routine training flight. the chopper hit power lines on the way down, knocking out power to thousands of residents there as well. no word yet on the cause. the pilots were in an oh-58-d kiowa helicopter the subject of a lawsuit allegedly, alleging a faulty control system an...