34th Combat Aviation Brigade

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The annual training period of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 34th Infantry Division culminated with the Domestic Operations competition testing flight crew abilities at sling and water bucket operations 21 July 2010

The Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 34th Infantry Division (ECAB) is a unit of the Minnesota Army National Guard that supports the 34th Infantry Division and the state of Minnesota by providing aviation capabilities. The brigade is based in Saint Paul and uses UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters, and Beechcraft C-12 Huron fixed-wing aircraft for federal and state missions.

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The Minnesota-based subordinate units of the ECAB are

Outside Minnesota, the ECAB provides training and operational guidance to the 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment of the ND ARNG, the 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment of the Montana and Missouri Army National Guard and the 1st Battalion, 183d Aviation Regiment of the Idaho Army National Guard. [1]

Structure

While under state control, the brigade consists of the following aviation elements:

The brigade also provides training and operational guidance for the following units: [8]

History

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References

  1. 34CAB: http://www.MinnesotaNationalGuard.org/34cab/ Archived 9 August 2018 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Company A, 2–147 Aviation Assault Battalion". Minnesota National Guard. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 21 December 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  3. "Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment". Minnesota National Guard. 20 December 2016.
  4. "Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment". Minnesota National Guard. 20 December 2016.
  5. "F Company, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment". Minnesota National Guard. 20 December 2016. Archived from the original on 31 March 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
  6. "Company C, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment". Minnesota National Guard. 20 December 2016.
  7. "834th Aviation Support Battalion". Minnesota National Guard. 20 December 2016.
  8. "34th Combat Aviation Brigade". Minnesota National Guard. 20 December 2016.
  9. "34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade – Minnesota National guard". minnesotanationalguard.ng.mil. Retrieved 17 September 2020.