78th Aviation Troop Command

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78th Aviation Troop Command
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78th Aviation Troop Command SSI
ActiveOctober 1, 1978 - present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
AllegianceGeorgia
Branch Army National Guard
TypeAviation
RoleTroop Command
Size500+
Garrison/HQMarietta, Georgia
Commanders
Current
commander		COL Chris Buck
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Clint Cowser
Aircraft flown
Helicopter UH-60 Blackhawk

CH-47 Chinook

UH-72 Lakota
Transport C-27J Spartan

The 78th Aviation Troop Command is the aviation arm of the Georgia Army National Guard; home-stationed at Clay National Guard Center in Marietta.

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Mission

The mission of the 78th's more than 574 pilots, aircrew, maintenance, and support personnel is to mobilize and deploy aviation forces for providing command and control, air movement, and air assault operations in support of combat operations worldwide, as well as to provide aviation support during state and national emergencies in response to homeland defense operations.

Deployments

In December 2010, Company C, 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment teamed up with soldiers of the 1st Battalion (General Support), 171st Aviation Regiment to provide command, control and communication enhancement, as well as movement of cargo and troops in Iraq. They also deployed to provide aero-medical evacuation coverage to their assigned battle space as U.S. forces in Iraq were transitioning from Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation New Dawn. [1]

On February 3, 2011, Detachment 1, Company C, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment deployed to Fort Hood before heading to Iraq, to begin its yearlong mission of providing MEDEVAC support as part of the Army's National Guard's Combat Aviation Brigade, 40th Infantry Division (CA ARNG), and the Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division (MD ARNG) to coalition forces involved in Operation New Dawn in Iraq. [2]

Organization

Aviation unit abbreviations: CAC — Command Aviation Company; MEDEVAC — Medical evacuation; AVUM — Aviation Unit Maintenance; AVIM — Aviation Intermediate Maintenance; ATS — Air Traffic Service

Accomplishments

The 78th Aviation created the C-27J Spartan Joint Cargo Aircraft facility at Robins Air Force Base. Facility personnel successfully supported the first C-27J aircraft qualification courses taught there by New York-based L-3 Communications. [4] Georgia Army National Guard Aviation has been, and remains, integral in the selection and fielding of the C-27J Spartan JCA. In 2010, Company H, 171st Aviation Regiment personnel successfully completed the multi-service operational test and evaluation of the aircraft, thereby completing transfer of the program, on time and budget, to the Georgia Air National Guard.

References

  1. ↑ "Aviation units deploy for New Dawn in Iraq". Archived from the original on 2012-09-21. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  2. ↑ "1st of the 111th heads for Fort Hood, then Iraq". Archived from the original on 2012-09-15. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Annual Report 2022". Georgia Department of Defense. Retrieved 1 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Georgia Department of Defense 2010 Annual Report (p.15)". Georgia Department of Defense. Retrieved 22 July 2011.
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