214th Aviation Regiment (United States)

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214th Aviation Regiment
214th Aviation Regiment Coat of Arms.png
Coat of Arms
Active
  • 1967–1973
  • 1981–1986
  • 1987–1996 (1st Battalion)
  • 1998–2000 (Company A)
  • 2000–present (1st Battalion)
CountryUnited States
Branch United States Army Aviation Branch
TypeAviation (parent regiment from 1987)
Part of 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (1st Battalion)
Garrison/HQ Lucius D. Clay Kaserne (1st Battalion)
Engagements
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia 214 Avn Rgt DUI.png
Aircraft flown
Utility helicopter UH-60M Black Hawk

The 214th Aviation Regiment is a parent aviation regiment of the United States Army, represented by the 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation, part of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, United States Army Europe (USAREUR) at Lucius D. Clay Kaserne, Wiesbaden.

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History

Vietnam

The regiment was constituted on 1 February 1967 as the 214th Aviation Battalion, a Regular Army unit based at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. It fought in the Vietnam War from 1967 to 1972, receiving the Meritorious Unit Commendation for its actions in 1967 and the Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm five times, in addition to the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal.

As part of the 12th Aviation Group (Combat) between 1 February 1967 and 30 April 1967: [1] : 45 

As part of the 12th Aviation Group (Combat) between 1 May 1967 and 31 July 1967: [2] : 2 

As part of the 12th Aviation Group (Combat) between 1 August 1967 and 31 October 1967: [3] : 46 

As part of the 12th Aviation Group (Combat) between 1 November 1967 and 31 January 1968: [4] : 32 

Between May and July 1969 the battalion consisted of: [5] : 1 

Before being transferred to 164th Aviation Group (Combat). [5] : 1 

Inactivated on 22 January 1973 at Fort Stewart, Georgia, the battalion was again activated on 1 July 1981 at Fort Lewis, Washington, with the 9th Infantry Division. It was again inactivated at Fort Polk, Louisiana, on 15 September 1986. [6]

Cold War onwards

Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation examining their CH-47 before turning it over to another unit in Iraq Defense.gov News Photo 091201-M-3661M-056.jpg
Soldiers of Company B, 1st Battalion, 214th Aviation examining their CH-47 before turning it over to another unit in Iraq

When the United States Army Regimental System was established, it was relieved from its assignment to the 9th Division on 16 August 1987 and became a parent regiment. [6] One of its battalions was the 1st Battalion, which was allotted to the United States Army Reserve and activated at Los Alamitos, California on that date; it traced its lineage back to the 1981 activation of Company A, 214th Aviation Battalion. A battalion of the regiment fought in the Liberation of Kuwait campaign during the Gulf War. [6] The 1st Battalion was inactivated at Los Alamitos on 15 September 1996, and became Company A, 214th Aviation while the rest of the 1st Battalion was disbanded on 16 September 1998, being simultaneously transferred to the Regular Army and activated in Germany. The company was reorganized as a battalion on 16 October 2000. [7]

In March 2013, USAREUR announced that 1-214th Aviation was to be reduced at Clay Kaserne by 190 soldier spaces and at Landstuhl Regional Medical Center by 50 soldier spaces in 2016. [8]

The 1st Battalion donated two new Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks to the Croatian Air Force and Air Defence in October 2017. [9]

Structure

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References

  1. ↑ Wickham, K (1967). Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 February 1967 and 30 April 1967) (PDF). USA: Department Of The Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020.
  2. ↑ Wickham, K (1967). Lessons learned - Headquarters 214th Combat Aviation Regiment (1 May 1967 and 31 July 1967) (PDF). USA: Department Of The Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 September 2020.
  3. ↑ Wickham, K (1968). Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 August 1967 and 31 October 1967) (PDF). USA: Department Of The Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020.
  4. ↑ Wickham, K (1968). Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 November 1967 – 31 January 1968) (PDF). USA: Department Of The Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2020.
  5. 1 2 Wickham, K (1969). Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 May 1969 – 31 July 1969) (PDF). USA: Department Of The Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "214th Aviation Lineage and Honors". United States Army Center of Military History. 27 November 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  7. ↑ "1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Lineage and Honors". United States Army Center of Military History. 6 September 2001. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  8. ↑ Beardsley, Steven (1 March 2013). "Two Italy-bound 173rd units now staying in Germany". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  9. 1 2 Trendafilovski, Vladimir (December 2018). "Croatia to gain two new UH-60Ms". AirForces Monthly . Stamford, Lincolnshire, England: Key Publishing Ltd. p. 11.
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