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‼️🇺🇸✈️ The U.S. Army is undergoing a significant restructuring by transferring a substantial number of AH-64E Apache helicopters to the National Guard, as it phases out its entire fleet of AH-64D models. This shift will see active-duty AH-64Es reduced from 408 to 240 units, while the number of CH-47F...

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