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1st Combat Aviation Brigade (South Korea)

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1st Combat Aviation Brigade
제1전투항공여단
Active1 June 1978 – present
Country South Korea
Branch Republic of Korea Army
TypeArmy aviation
SizeBrigade
Part ofArmy Aviation Operations Command
Garrison/HQHanam, Gyeonggi Province

The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade (Korean: 제1전투항공여단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The brigade is subordinated to the Army Aviation Operations Command (Republic of Korea)(육군항공사령부).[1]

History

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It was founded on June 1, 1978 with the 202nd and 203rd aviation battalions, operating UH-1H, were established at the 61st Aviation Group.[2]

In order to suppress the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, in accordance with the “Helicopter Operation Plan” of the Army Headquarters, Brigadier General Song Jin-won of the 1st Aviation Brigade, ordered the unit to deployed to Gwangju city on 22 May.[3]

Organization

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AH-1 attack helicopter of the 1st Aviation Brigade in training.

It is a joint unit of the 6th Marine Brigade stationed on Baengnyeongdo Island.

  • 502nd Aviation Battalion (50 MD 500)
  • 901st Aviation Battalion (18 AH-64E)
  • 902nd Aviation Battalion (18 AH-64E)

References

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  1. ^ "1st Aviation Brigade recruitment". www.mma.go.kr (Republic of Korea Army).
  2. ^ Lee Suk-gyeong (2020-07-28). "대한민국 영공 수호 UH-1H, 퇴역한다...52년간 지구 3,649바퀴". 코나스넷. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  3. ^ Kim Hyeong-ro (2017-05-15). "5·18 때 광주 전일빌딩 헬기 사격한 부대는?". 광주CBS. Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  4. ^ "2019 부처 간 협력 문화예술교육 지원사업(군부대) 운영단체-교육시설 목록". Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). Retrieved 2021-04-18.
  5. ^ "우리나라에는 몇대의 AH-64E 아파치 가디언을 있을까?". Egloos. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  6. ^ Kim, Gwan-yong. "Republic of Korea Army Aviation". Scramble. Retrieved 24 January 2024.
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Video covering a pilot in the 901st Aviation Battalion in the 1st Combat Aviation Brigade posted by the ROK Ministry of National Defense(in korean)