US helicopter ARMY APACHE has been stationed in South Korea for the first time to shoot real bullets since 2019, near the demilitarized zone separating the two Korean peninsula.

The 2nd American Infantry Division announced the AH-64E V6 Apache helicopter video participating in the test of last week at the Rodriguez real shot complex, Pocheon city, about 45 km from Seoul.

The testing teams day and night with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, Rocket Hydra 70 and 30 mm gun, the Division announced on Twitter.

The rehearsal at the Rodriguez real shot complex has been suspended since 2019 because the people in the area complain about noise and safety concerns.

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South Korea and the United States recently announced that they will resume real bullets in the joint drills, which have been reduced in the past few years because Covid-19 and to reduce tensions with North Korea.

Lack of bullets practice is a big problem for American pilots and flight teams, an unnamed former US defense official said.

In the period of not rehearsing real bullets, the Pentagon brought Apache flight teams to the US to rehearse for every quarter, this person added.

AH-64 Apache helicopter of the US military in the joint exercise with South Korea in Pocheon on June 19, 2012.

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The location of the Rodriguez real shot complex.

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