An Apache attack helicopter from the Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Multi-National Division - Baghdad, flies over a suburb of Kirkuk, Iraq, during an aviation escort mission, Nov. 5, 2008. The Apache has been the Army's primary attack helicopter since 1984 and has seen action in Panama, the Gulf War, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Aside from the helicopter's attack and reconnaissance capabilities, the Apache is also routinely used to provide security for other aircraft traveling throughout Iraq.