By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILLE, Tenn.--Boeing [BA] AH-64D Apache multi-mission helicopters are making a difference for the Army in the field, and program efforts at home support it, officials said. Lt. Col. Hank Taylor has been back from Afghanistan for about three weeks. While there, he commanded task Force Saber of the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade, working south of Kandahar. Apaches were among his mix of helicopters that flew every day in support of International Security Assistance Force Regional Command South.…
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