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News > UH-72A Lakotas are welcomed to their newest operational assignment in the nation’s capital region
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UH-72A Lakotas are welcomed to their newest operational assignment in the nation’s capital region
The Army Air Operations Group’s first UH-72A makes a flyby of Davidson Army Airfield during today’s formal welcoming ceremony. This is one of four Lakotas that were flown to Fort Belvoir on July 21 from American Eurocopter’s UH-72A production facility in Columbus, Mississippi. |
August 11, 2010
The UH-72A Lakota was officially welcomed today to its newest fielding location – Fort Belvoir, Virginia, where a total of eight helicopters will be operated by B Company, 12th Aviation Battalion of the Army Air Operations Group (AAOG).
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Based at Fort Belvoir’s Davidson Army Airfield, these Lakotas will support the AAOG in serving the Military District of Washington and Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region, as well as for the regional transport needs of U.S. Army leadership.
AAOG Commander Col. Jill Ludowese said the UH-72A offers a modern helicopter for the 12th Aviation Battalion’s operational airlift needs, and provides a highly capable rotary-wing aircraft for homeland security missions, as well as emergency response duties in the National Capital Region.
The first four Lakotas were flown to Fort Belvoir on July 21 from American Eurocopter’s UH-72A production facility in Columbus, Mississippi.
UH-72As assigned to B Company, 12th Aviation Battalion are equipped for VIP transportation. Their cabin is configured to accommodate eight passengers – with three rear-facing seats located behind the cockpit, two forward-facing seats just aft of the helicopter’s side doors, and three seats behind them. These aircraft also retain the UH-72A’s large rear-fuselage clamshell doors which facilitate easy loading of cargo and equipment.
The 12th Aviation Battalion’s Lakotas will have ARC-231 multi-band secure radios for voice and data transmission. The helicopters are to be outfitted as well with Blue Force Trackers – a GPS-enabled system that provides location information on friendly aircraft and other targets. The unit’s eighth UH-72A – which is scheduled for delivery in 2011 – will be the first equipped with Blue Force Tracker. Its seven other Lakotas subsequently will be retrofitted with the system.
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