El príncipe Enrique, capitán del ejército británico, se entrenará en dos bases aéreas militares en California y Arizona como parte de un curso de piloto de helicópteros Apache realizado por el ministerio de la Defensa de su país.Michelle Dee, vocera de la base aérea naval de El Centro, cerca de la frontera con México, dijo que el príncipe arribará a principios de octubre.
Posteriormente irá a otra base en Gila Bend, Arizona.
En Estados Unidos el nieto de la reina Isabel II recibirá entrenamiento ambiental, de disparo con munición de guerra y ejercicios tácticos.
El ministerio de Defensa británico dijo que el príncipe se incorporará a un escuadrón Apache, pero no entró en detalles.
In this undated file photo made available by the Ministry of Defence in London, Friday April 30, 2010, Britain's of Prince Harry sits at the controls of a Squirrel helicopter of 660 Squadron at the Defence Helicopter Flying School at Shawbury, England. Prince Harry, the younger son of Charles and the late Princess Diana, is third in line to the British throne, has passed the final exams to become an army helicopter pilot - a career he hopes will take him back to the front lines in Afghanistan. Harry has already served with British forces in the country's restive Helmand Province - he spent nearly three months directing air strikes as a forward air controller - and has said he hopes his new career as a helicopter pilot in the Army Air Corps will help him return there.(AP Photo/Ian Forshaw, Ministry of Defence, ho) **EDITORIAL USE ONLY** El príncipe Enrique es nieto de la reina Isabel II. Ian Forshaw - AP