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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.
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 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.
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.
M113 armored personnel carrier being slung underneath a CH-47 Chinook of 2nd Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment. Originally designated the 3d Aviation Company (Combat), the unit was activated and assigned to the 3d Infantry Division on 1 July 1957 at Fort Benning, Georgia. On 5 June 1963, the 3d Aviation Battalion was activated in Germany. [2 ...
Company A, 5th Aviation Battalion: Fort Benning: Company B, 9th Aviation Battalion: Fort Riley: UH-1C Huey AH-1G HueyCobra [71] (Divisional) [16] Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Battalion: Fort Benning: 1968-2005: 10th Aviation Regiment. [82] Company A, 10th Aviation Battalion: Germany: 1986-1988 (Combat) 1st Battalion ...
45th Transportation Battalion / 52nd Aviation Battalion: Fort Liberty-1963 (Light Helicopter). CH-21C. [16] In 1963 became 117th Aviation Company (Airmobile Light). [3] 33rd: 45th Transportation Battalion-1963 (Light Helicopter). CH-21C. [16] In 1963 became 118th Aviation Company (Airmobile Light). [3] 57th: 45th Transportation Battalion / 52nd ...
The 911th Technical Rescue Engineer Company is assigned to the 12th Aviation Battalion, Army Air Operations Group, Military District of Washington. [4] The company is modeled after a Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Urban Search and Rescue Heavy Task Force. [5]