Army Spc. Manuel Cruz, crew chief with Alpha Company, 1-82nd Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, prepares to guide an AH-64 Apache helicopter off an airfield in the 28th ECAB's area of operations in the Middle East. Unlike in other Army helicopters, a crew chief does not fly in an Apache after conducting pre-flight checks.

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Keywords: 28th, 82nd, ah-64, apache, aviation, brigade, chief, combat, crew, expeditionary, inherent, iraq, operation, resolve