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This involved a simultaneous transfer of the swapping of the colors of the 1st Cavalry Division, then stationed in Korea, with the 2nd Infantry Division. On 1 August 1965, the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was sent to Vietnam. Aviators participated in 14 campaigns and received seven decorations during its seven years of duty in Vietnam.
It was also announced that the 4th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment would join the brigade and that 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation would move from Fort Hood to JBLM. Joint Base Lewis-McChord held a flag ceremony on 1 August 2011 to signify the movement of the headquarters of the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade from Fort Wainwright, Alaska.
1st Air Cavalry Brigade: ... Years active Notes 1st Aviation Battalion. ... Aviation, Center of Military History Publication 60-12-1, Washington DC., 1986. External links
In June 1965, the 11th Air Assault was joined with the 2d Infantry Division. Shortly thereafter, the division exchanged colors with the 1st Cavalry Division. On 1 August 1965, the 1st Cavalry Division was sent to Vietnam. The battalion participated in 14 campaigns and received seven decorations during its 7 years of duty in Vietnam.
Equipment assets included UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, CH-47 Chinook heavy lift choppers, and C-12 Huron fixed-wing aircraft. In Korea the 17th received air traffic control from the 164th Air Traffic Services Group, which provided ATC services throughout the entire Korean theater in support of all Army aviation operations.
The divisional air defense artillery battalion was to be equipped with 18 MIM-72 Chaparral and 36 M247 Sergeant York (DIVAD) systems, [65] but with the cancelation of the York air defense battalions retained a mix of MIM-72 Chaparral, M163 Vulcan and FIM-92 Stinger systems, until the AN/TWQ-1 Avenger could be fielded, with the 1st Cavalry ...
101st Air Cavalry Division [8] (Assault Helicopter) 18th Aviation Company: Fort Riley [9] Qui Nhon [1] de Havilland Canada U-1A Otter [10] (Utility Airplane) [11] (Corps) 19th Aviation Company: Sikorsky CH-37B Mojave [12] 21st Aviation Company: Fort Lewis Chu Lai [1] Cessna O-1 Bird Dog: 1965-1972: 12th Combat Aviation Group 16th Combat ...
The helicopters were to become part of 2-4th Aviation. It had been 30 years since Chinooks were assigned to the Division. As of December 2005, the Combat Aviation Brigade of the 4th Infantry Division was operating out of Camp Taji, Iraq, in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.