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Upon its return in March 1973, the 12th Aviation Group became a major subordinate command of the XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina. [2] In November 1979, the 12th Aviation Group deployed to Lindsey Air Station, Wiesbaden, Germany as a major subordinate command of the V Corps, providing command and control of aviation units throughout the V Corps area of operation.
145th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the United States Army. It was previously the 145th Combat Aviation Battalion which was operational during the Vietnam War under the control of the 12th Combat Aviation Group.
The regiment was constituted on 1 February 1967 as the 214th Aviation Battalion, a Regular Army unit based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.It fought in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1972, receiving the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its actions in 1967 and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm five times, in addition to the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal.
On 24 November at 10:00 helicopter gunships from the 12th Combat Aviation Group engaged an enemy force 7 miles (11 km) west of Cai Lậy killing ten. Three companies from the 1st brigade, 9th Infantry Division were air-assaulted into the strike area and engaged the enemy in contacts that continued until 15:40 leaving 49 dead and ten captured ...
On 29 August, a unit of the air cavalry squadron of the 12th Combat Aviation Group attacked an enemy force 7 miles (11 km) northwest of Đức Hòa, killing 17 and capturing three. On 30 August, a company from the 3rd Brigade, 9th Infantry Division, engaged an enemy platoon 7 miles east of Tân An killing 12 and capturing two and three ...
The 269th Aviation Battalion served with the 12th Aviation Group in South Vietnam from 28 January 1967 to 15 April 1971, being located at Củ Chi Base Camp. It primarily supported the 25th Infantry Division .
At 11:30 helicopters of the 12th Combat Aviation Group engaged an enemy squad 14 miles (23 km) east-northeast of Tân An, a sweep of the area found six PAVN/VC dead and captured one. At 13:15 an OH-6 of the 1/9th Cavalry was shot down 5 miles (8.0 km) east of Katum, air cavalry troops were landed to protect the crew while artillery.
The Kaserne was occupied by elements of 1st Infantry Division Aviation units until 2006 when aviation was restructured, and the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade was activated. Although used as a helicopter airfield for the past 40 years, Katterbach Kaserne has little resemblance to the Luftwaffe wartime airfield from which it originated.