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The 12th Aviation Battalion (part of The Army Aviation Brigade, TAAB) now operates Davison AAF and the Pentagon helicopter pad. The battalion's 18 UH-60 Blackhawks including 4 VH-60 models ("Gold Tops") is responsible for priority regional transport for US Army and Pentagon senior leadership. [4]
The helicopter battalions are often grouped into aviation brigades. There are also a few fixed-wing aircraft battalions, consisting of training aircraft, Beechcraft RC-12 Guardrail operational aircraft, and Beechcraft C-12 Huron / Cessna UC-35 transports for VIP personnel.
After the end of the United States occupation of Germany in 1949, Katterbach Kaserne became a NATO facility, becoming the home of EES (European Exchange System) until the 60's when the first Army Aviation unit arrived, A Company 504th Aviation Battalion, 4th Armored Division APO NY 09177. The Facility became the home of the US Army 1st Armored ...
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.
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.
The Provisional Brigade was formed around elements of the 12th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Cavalry Regiment, 10th Cavalry Regiment and the 16th Field Artillery Regiment. In 1942, about five months after the U.S. entered World War II, the War Department created the U.S. Army Military District of Washington to plan for a ground defense of the nation's ...
37th Helicopter Squadron: F.E. Warren AFB: 40th Helicopter Squadron: Malmstrom AFB: 54th Helicopter Squadron: Minot AFB "Nomads of the North" 72nd Helicopter Squadron: Langley AFB "Eager Beavers" / "Eight Balls" 76th Helicopter Squadron: Vandenberg AFB: Inactivated 1001st Helicopter Squadron: several: History bestowed on 1st Helicopter Squadron ...
5th General Support Aviation Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (United States) 6th General Support Aviation Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment (United States) 13th Aviation Battalion; 14th Aviation Battalion; 25th Aviation Battalion; 26th Aviation Battalion; 28th Aviation Battalion; 44th Aviation Battalion; 52nd Aviation Battalion; 101st ...