WO1 Bryon Covington, a flight student assigned to B Co. 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment, stands in front of an AH-64D Apache helicopter at Ech Stagefield, Fort Rucker, Ala. May 22, 2013 so that his “stick buddy” can a registration check. The purpose of the check is to ensure the sensors mounted to the nose of the aircraft are working properly.

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