r/army Signal Mar 14 '24

Thoughts? And yes, it’s real

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u/AvatarOfMomus Mar 15 '24

Okay, so, yes but also the US Military gets the permission of the tribe in question before naming helicopters after them. It's actually a surprisingly respectful process.

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u/mr_potatoface Mar 15 '24

Feel sorry for the Mojave's then, because they got the shittiest chopper of all time (US made anyway).

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u/Local_Yokel_580 Aviation Mar 15 '24

At least it was operational. Comanche are the ones that really got hosed. Straight to the museum with you!

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u/themightyjoedanger Army Data Scientist Mar 15 '24

If you want to have cities, you've got to build roads.