Prince Harry is due to start in an eight-week intensive helicopter training programme codenamed Crimson Eagle in California within the next few days.
The course - to start at Air Base El Centro - takes the 26-year-old pilot one step closer to front-line duties.
Captain Harry Wales has always made it clear that a prerequisite to his Apache Helicopter training - which carries a £1m price tag - is his return to theatre.
He has been training at the School of Aviation at Middle Wallop.
But in order to be brought up to "battle ready" status, Harry must complete a special Conversion to Role course.
"The training in the USA will consist of environmental training, live firing and tactical exercises," a St James's Palace spokesperson said.
He will learn to operate an Apache helicopter’s weapon system in a variety of challenging scenarios.
NAF El Centro operates target ranges for aerial combat manoeuvring, air-to-ground gunnery, bombing, electronic warfare training and low-level flying.
The British military has been training at the base for more than 20 years.
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