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The 18th Aviation Brigade ("Black Barons" [1]) is an inactive aviation brigade of the United States Army. Its initial formation in 1987 drew upon the resources of the 269th Aviation Battalion, originally formed in 1966.
The company departed for Vietnam in October 1965 and joined the 11th Combat Aviation Battalion there. The 18th Aviation Brigade activated at Fort Bragg on July 1, 1966, formed from the 269th Aviation Battalion. Following seven months of training, the 269th departed for Vietnam in January 1967 where it served in the 12th Aviation Group.
16th Combat Aviation Brigade: N/A: Gray Army Airfield, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington "Seek and Destroy" 6th Squadron: 10th Combat Aviation Brigade: 10th Mountain Division: Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, Fort Drum, New York "Six Shooters" 17th Cavalry: 1st Heavy Attack Reconnaissance Squadron: 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade: 82nd Airborne ...
269th Aviation Battalion. HQ at Cu Chi sometime between January 1966 [9]: 4 and 30 Apr 70 [5]: 19 308th Aviation Battalion. HQ at Bien Hoa sometime between 20 December 1967 and 31 Jan 68 [6]: 33 Buffalo Combat Aviation Battalion (Provisional) sometime between 15 Jan 67 and 31 Jan 67 [9]: 27
Franklin's assignments included tours in Vietnam during the Vietnam War; he commanded first the 116th Attack Helicopter Company, 269th Combat Aviation Battalion, 25th Infantry Division, and later the 2nd Battalion, 20th Field Artillery, 1st Cavalry Division.
1st Aviation Brigade; 1st Signal Brigade; 3rd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division; 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment; 11th Infantry Brigade; 18th Military Police Brigade; 44th Medical Brigade; 173rd Airborne Brigade; 196th Infantry Brigade; 198th Infantry Brigade; 199th Infantry Brigade; 18th Engineer Brigade (combat) 20th Engineer Brigade; 223rd ...
Company A, 10th Aviation Battalion: Germany: 1986-1988 (Combat) 1st Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment. [83] Company B, 10th Aviation Battalion: Germany: 1986-1988 (Combat) 2nd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment. [84] Company C, 10th Aviation Battalion: Germany: 1986-2005 (Combat) 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation Regiment. [85] Company A, 25th ...
A Combat aviation brigade (CAB) is a multi-functional brigade-sized unit in the United States Army that fields military helicopters, offering a combination of attack/reconnaissance helicopters (Boeing AH-64 Apache), medium-lift helicopters (Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk), heavy-lift helicopters (Boeing CH-47 Chinook), and MEDEVAC capability.