1st Aviation Regiment (United States)

The 1st Aviation Regiment is a task force and is a unit in the First Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade, composed of three battalion units of pilots, crews, and teams within the United States Army.

1st Aviation Regiment
Coat of arms
Active23 Oct 1963 to 15 Apr 1970
2 Sep 1981 to 15 Sep 1995
16 Feb 1996 to 15 Jul 2006
16 Aug 2006 to Present
Country United States
Branch United States Army Aviation Branch
TypeAviation
Part ofCombat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (United States)
Garrison/HQFort Riley, Kansas
Nickname(s)"Gunfighters"
Motto(s)Super Primum (Above the first)
Engagements
  • Vietnam
    • Defense
    • Counteroffensive
    • Counteroffensive, Phase II
    • Counteroffensive, Phase III
    • Tet Counteroffensive
    • Counteroffensive, Phase IV
    • Counteroffensive, Phase V
    • Counteroffensive, Phase VI
    • Tet 69/Counteroffensive
    • Summer-Fall 1969
    • Winter-Spring 1970
  • Southwest Asia
    • Defense of Saudi Arabia
    • Liberation and Defense of Kuwait
    • Cease-Fire
  • War on Terrorism
    • Iraq
      • Transition of Iraq
      • Iraqi Governance
      • Iraqi Surge
      • Iraqi Sovereignty
      • New Dawn
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Aircraft flown
Attack helicopterAH-64E Apache
Cargo helicopterCH-47D Chinook
Utility helicopterUH-60L Black Hawk
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