111th Aviation Regiment (United States)
| 111th Aviation Regiment | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1978-present |
| Country |  United States |
| Allegiance |  Florida |
| Branch |  Florida Army National Guard (FL ARNG) |
| Role | Aviation |
| Size | Regiment |
| Part of |  83rd Troop Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Cecil Field, Florida |
| Motto(s) | Air Warrior Air Attack |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Cargo helicopter | CH-47F Chinook |
| Utility helicopter | UH-60M Black Hawk |
The 111th Aviation Regiment is an army aviation regiment of the United States Army and the Florida National Guard.
The Regiment was organized in the Florida Army National Guard as Company D, 26th Aviation Battalion and federally recognized on 1 September 1978 at Jacksonville. It was expanded, reorganized and redesignated on 2 October 1986 as the 419th Aviation Battalion, and redesignated on 1 October 1987 as the 111th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battalion at Jacksonville.[1]
Structure
[edit]- 1st Battalion (General Support)[2]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- Detachment 1
- Detachment 2
- Detachment 3 at Army Aviation Support Facility #2, General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center (GA ARNG).[3]
- Company A (UH-60M) at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (SC ARNG).[4]
- Company B (CH-47F) at G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery National Guard Complex / Key Field Air National Guard Base (MS ARNG).[5]
- Detachment 1 at Army Aviation Support Facility #1 Cecil Airport, (FL ARNG).[6]
- Company C (Air Ambulance) (HH-60M), Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Cecil Airport (FL ARNG).
- Detachment 1 at Army Aviation Support Facility #2, General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center (GA ARNG).[3]
- Detachment 2 at Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Fort R. W. Shepherd Armory, (AL ARNG).[7]
- Company D (CH-47)[8]
- Detachment 1
- Detachment 2
- Detachment 3 at Army Aviation Support Facility #2, General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center (GA ARNG).[3]
- Company E
- Company F
- Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area) (MD ARNG).[5]
- Company G
- Detachment 2[9]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 2nd Battalion (Airfield Operations), Camp Blanding, (FL ARNG)
- Company D
- Detachment 7[9]
- Company D
Deployments
[edit]- Company B (AH-64A) Afghanistan from June 2004 / HQ at Bagram part of Joint Task Force Wings (FL ARNG).[10]
- Company C, Company D (MH-60L) Iraq from January 2011 / HQ at Tallil part of Operation New Dawn (FL, GA, VA ARNG).
See also
[edit]- Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
- U.S. Army Regimental System (see Army Regulation 600-82)
References
[edit]Citations
[edit]- ^ "Welcome to 111th AVIATION REGIMENT". military.com. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
- ^ "83rd Troop Command". Florida National Guard. 18 December 2016. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ a b c d "2017 Georgia Department of Defense Annual Report". Georgia National Guard. 9 March 2019.
- ^ "2016 Southeastern Wildfires". DVIDS. 18 December 2016.
- ^ a b "1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment".
- ^ "Florida Guard door gunners conduct Aerial Gunnery training in Camp Shelby". DVIDS. 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Air Ambulance Mission Returns to Alabama Skies".
- ^ "Watch The Deck". U.S. Army. 16 March 2019. p. 11.
- ^ a b c "Chicago". Illinois Army National Guard. 28 September 2018.
- ^ Bernstein 2005, p. 35.
Bibliography
[edit]- Bernstein, J (2005). AH-64 Apache Units Of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. UK: Osprey Publishing Ltd. ISBN 1-84176-848-0.