140th Aviation Regiment (United States)

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140th Aviation Regiment
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coat of arms
Active1987–present
Country United States
Branch United States Army Aviation Branch
TypeAviation
Garrison/HQJoint Forces Training Base Los Alamitos
Engagements Iraq War
Aircraft flown
Utility helicopter UH-60L Black Hawk
UH-72A Lakota

The 140th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army. It has historically been associated with the California Army National Guard's 40th Infantry Division.

Contents

Previous aviation units in the California Army National Guard included the 140th Aviation Battalion, the 29th Aviation Company, and the 40th Aviation Company, which was mobilized for Vietnam service in 1968-69.

Its official Lineage and Honors states: [1]

History

In 1994, the regiment's 1st Battalion and Companies D (Command), E (Assault), and F (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance) were part of the 40th Division's Aviation Brigade, along with the 1st Squadron of the 18th Cavalry Regiment. [2]

Current structure

A U.S. Soldier with the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard A U.S. Soldier with the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard prepares to fly Gen. Charles H. Jacoby, the commanding general of U.S. Northern Command, in a UH-72 Lakota 130821-Z-EM371-008.jpg
A U.S. Soldier with the 3rd Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, California Army National Guard

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References

PD-icon.svg This article incorporates public domain material from 140th Aviation Regiment Lineage and Honors. United States Army Center of Military History.

  1. ↑ "Lineages and Honors of the California National Guard, 140th Aviation Regiment". californiamilitaryhistory.org. The California State Military Museum. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "40th Armored Division Order of Battle, 1994". California State Military Museum. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  3. ↑ Kummer, Ian (10 August 2014). "Fire when ready!". DVIDS. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "40th CAB joins the fight at FOB Dahlke". DVIDS. 24 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hon. Debra Wada visit". DVIDS. 18 December 2016.
  6. ↑ AirForces Monthly . Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. October 2022. p. 18.
  7. 1 2 "Aviation Troop Command" (PDF). Nevada National Guard Biennial Report 2019-2020. 17 November 2022. p. 16.
  8. ↑ "New Mexico National Guard Army Aviation". New Mexico National Guard. 13 November 2019.
  9. ↑ "Map - Oklahoma City". National Guard. 7 October 2018.
  10. ↑ "2-135th General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB)". Colorado Army National Guard. 25 September 2018.
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