Heliport or helicopter factory near Tucson, AZ. Right next to Pinal Air Park, an aircraft "boneyard". Pinal Air park used to be the CIA's main covert ops airfield. No kidding.
Here at the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site Gunfighter University we train the 21st Century Army Aviation Soldier, by giving them the skills to defend our nation.
The mission of the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site(WAATS) is to conduct Department of the Army, individual qualification training as well as professional development courses. All formal courses taught at WAATS are TRADOC approved.
The training site was originally designed to train National Guard Soldiers in skills unique to the ARNG. Although a Field Operating Agency of National Guard Bureau, the WAATS is operated by the Arizona Army National Guard. Today we train students from all components of the U. S. Army as well as several foreign countries.
The mission of the Western Army National Guard Aviation Training Site(WAATS) is to conduct Department of the Army, individual qualification training as well as professional development courses. All formal courses taught at WAATS are TRADOC approved.
The training site was originally designed to train National Guard Soldiers in skills unique to the ARNG. Although a Field Operating Agency of National Guard Bureau, the WAATS is operated by the Arizona Army National Guard. Today we train students from all components of the U. S. Army as well as several foreign countries.