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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.
The 101st Combat Aviation Brigade is the Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) of the United States Army's 101st Airborne Division. [1] It was first organized in July 1968 as an aviation group and stands as the most decorated aviation unit in the United States Army. [citation needed] It was redesignated an aviation
This is a list of current formations of the United States Army, which is constantly changing as the Army changes its structure over time. Due to the nature of those changes, specifically the restructuring of brigades into autonomous modular brigades, debate has arisen as to whether brigades are units or formations; for the purposes of this list, brigades are currently excluded.
The Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, was originally formed from the assets of the Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, [7] which had been created from the assets of 1st Armored Division's 501st Aviation Battalion on 17 April 1986. Colonel James W. Lloyd, the first Aviation Brigade Commander, accepted the unit colors from Major ...
The Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division is a divisional aviation brigade of the United States Army. It was activated on 16 September 1984. It was activated on 16 September 1984. Current structure
The Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division comprises five principal battalions under the command of its Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Renegades). [1]The brigade commands 1st Battalion (Dragons), 2nd Battalion (Knighthawks), 3rd Battalions (Phoenix), 10th Aviation Regiment, and 6th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment (Six Shooters), which operate a number of aircraft including UH ...
The brigade traces its history to the activation of the 16th Aviation Group (Combat) on 23 January 1968 subordinate to United States Army Pacific at Marble Mountain in Da Nang, South Vietnam. At the time of activation the group consisted of the 14th Aviation Battalion (Combat) and the 212th Aviation Battalion (Combat Support) with a total ...
United States Army: Size: Brigade: Garrison/HQ: Biggs Army Airfield, Fort Bliss: Nickname(s) Iron Eagles: Motto(s) Iron Eagles Iron Soldiers: Commanders; Commanding Officer: COL Margaret Stick: Command Chief Warrant Officer: CW5 Scott Bean: Command Sergeant Major: CSM Bryston Manintin