110th Aviation Brigade (United States)

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110th Aviation Brigade
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110th Aviation Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia: On an ultramarine blue shield 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height by 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width overall with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) golden orange border, a golden orange spearhead surmounting a white vol in chief and issuing from a four-blade white propeller shaded gray, in base. [1]
Active2005 - Present
Country United States
Allegiance United States Army
TypeAviation Training Brigade
Role Aviation
Size Brigade
Nickname(s)"Warriors"
Motto(s)"WILL DO"
ColorsBlue and Orange
March1776 Overture
Commanders
CommanderCOL Dennis K. Hill [2]
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Julio T. Santos [3]
Command Chief Warrant OfficerCW5 Robert E. Macey [4]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia 110 Avn Bde DUI.jpg
Identification
symbol
110th Aviation Brigade distinctive unit insignia: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue shakefork reversed, the three arms of equal length and couped, the vertical arm between two silver wings of five feathers each the tips of feathers inward and surmounted by a golden orange arrowhead, a silver scroll in base passing over the throat of the arrowhead and over and back of the ends of the two lower arms of the shakefork, and bearing the motto "WILL DO" in blue letters. [1]

The 110th Aviation Brigade, of the United States Army, is responsible for overseeing all initial entry flight training at the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence in Fort Novosel, Alabama. The aviation brigade operates an aircraft fleet of over 500 helicopters across five airfields to train nearly 2000 Army aviators each year, earning the distinction of being acknowledged as the largest military helicopter training organization in the world. [5] It consists of a Headquarters, an academics section, a night vision device section, four subordinate aviation battalions, and an Army Reserve Augmentation Brigade Headquarters:

Contents

History

The 10th Aviation Group was activated on 30 June 1965 and evolved from the 10th Air Transport Brigade (Test). It supported the 11th Airborne Division (Air Assault). When the 11th was disbanded, the 10th remained at Fort Benning, Ga., to provide all aspects of training for Aviation companies preparing to deploy to Vietnam. The 10th Aviation Group was inactivated and redesignated back to the 10th Aviation Group in 2004. On 1 March 2005, the 10th Aviation Group was redesignated as the 110th Aviation Brigade. The Aviation Training Brigade at Fort Novosel assumed this unit designation and lineage on the same day. The mission of the 110th is to provide the Army and allied forces with professionally trained Aviators and non-rated crew members through planning, coordinating, and executing formal flight instruction at the undergraduate and graduate level. [6]

The brigade also provides crash rescue and air ambulance support to USAACE and surrounding communities and serves as the Department of the Army Night Vision Device Training and Operations Staff Agency. [6]

1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment

The 1-11th Aviation Regiment, reassigned to 110th Aviation Brigade in October 2010, provides air traffic services for all aviation training for U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence—including the operation of the Army’s largest Radar Approach Control. [6]

1st Battalion, 14th Aviation Regiment

The 1-14th Aviation Regiment at Hanchey Army Heliport trains Aviators in the Boeing AH-64D/E Apache [6]

1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment

The 1-223rd Aviation Regiment at Cairns Army Airfield and Knox AHP trains Aviators and flight engineers in the Boeing CH-47D/F Chinook aircraft, primary and instrument evaluations, and all Beechcraft C-12 Huron fixed-wing qualification courses. [6]

C Company, 1-223rd Aviation Regiment (formerly 3-210th Aviation Regiment), conducts training in the Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) helicopters. [6]

1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment

The 1-212th Aviation Regiment at Lowe AHP and Shell AHP trains Aviators in the Sikorsky UH-60A/L/M Black Hawk aircraft and provides evaluation flights for the Initial Entry Rotary Wing students' basic combat skills phases of training. B Company, 1-212th Aviation Regiment (formerly the 2-210th Helicopter School Battalion), trains Spanish students in the UH-60 and Bell OH-58C Kiowa aircraft at Lowe and Shell AHPs. [6]

Lineage

Constituted 30 June 1965 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Group Activated 1 July 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia [7] :51

Inactivated 15 May 1970 at Fort Benning, Georgia [7] :51

Activated 15 October 1991 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina [7] :51

Redesignated 16 September 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 229th Aviation Group [7] :51

Inactivated 15 September 2004 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Group Redesignated 1 March 2005 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 110th Aviation Brigade [7] :51

Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Novosel, Alabama[ citation needed ]

Decorations

Commanders

Officerstartend
COL Haspard R. MurphyOct 84Apr 87
COL Clinton B. BoydApr 87Sep 89
COL James C. HardisterSep 89Aug 91
COL Thomas M. RoyAug 91Aug 93
COL Edward H. LittlejohnAug 93Aug 95
COL Michael T. MulvenonAug 95Aug 97
COL R. Lee GoreAug 97Aug 99
COL Terry M. PeckAug 99Jul 01
COL Michael A. ZonfrelliJul 01Jul 03
COL Steven P. SemmensJul 03Jul 05
COL Daniel S. StewartJul 05Jul 07
COL Terrance J. DolanJul 07Jul 09
COL Russell E. StingerJul 09Jul 11
COL Kevin J.ChristensenJul 11Aug 13
COL Jason A. AltieriAug 13Jul 15
COL Kelly E. HinesJul 15Aug 17
COL Chad E. ChasteenAug 17Jul 19
COL George G. FeridoJul 19Jun 21
COL Michael S. JohnsonJun 21present

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References

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  2. "110th Aviation Brigade Change of Command".
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  4. https://home.army.mil/novosel/usaace/units/110AB/ccwo.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Lundy, James (2014). Aviation Digest July - September 2014 (PDF). U.S. Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014.
  8. 17 U.S.C. § 101

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