8/14/2008: Intel News Brief: Kiowa Pilots Fly "Eyes in the Sky" for
Ground Troops:

Tikrit, Iraq - Knowledge of what the enemy is doing behind the next
hill or village has plagued military commanders since the days of Sun
Tzu and Genghis Khan.

However here in Iraq, seeing what is beyond the next building, palm
tree or embankment is no longer a major concern for ground commanders
slugging it out through difficult terrain or in a hostile urban
environment.

Assisting ground commanders over the skies of Iraq are the pilots of
Troop C, 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment flying OH-58 Kiowa Warrior
helicopters.

"We are known as the scouts and we are both the eyes and ears of the
command and task force," said Chief Warrant Officer 4 Attila Herrera,
Kiowa pilot for Troop C.

"A large portion of our mission is counter improvised explosive device
operations. If we are flying in direct support of ground forces our
mission entails searching for IEDs," said Herrera