Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division

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10th Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division
10th Mountain Division
Garrison/HQFort Drum, New York
Engagements
  • War on Terror
Commanders
Current
commander		Col. Christopher

The Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division

10th Mountain Division
.

Reactivated in 1988, the 10th Mountain Division's Combat Aviation Brigade supported the division as it undertook numerous operations and overseas contingencies in the 1990s, including

Operation Iraqi Freedom. In 2019, the brigade deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel
.

Organization

The Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division comprises five principal battalions under the command of its

Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Renegades).[2]

The brigade commands 1st Battalion (Dragons), 2nd Battalion (Knighthawks), 3rd Battalions (Phoenix),

CH-47 Chinooks. In addition, the 277th Aviation Support Battalion (Mountain Eagle) provides supporting services to the combat battalions when they are deployed, making the brigade capable of operating independently of higher command headquarters, and capable of taking on additional battalions and other, smaller units when deployed, as necessary.[2][3]

History

The brigade HHC was constituted on 1 April 1988 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, and activated at Fort Drum, New York.

25th Aviation Regiment
(2–25 and 3–25 AVN).

The brigade has played a key role in all Division missions, including support for

Operation Iraqi Freedom. In each instance, the Brigade has demonstrated its capability to rapidly deploy and conduct aviation missions upon arrival.[citation needed] The 10th Combat Aviation Brigade has 12 CH-47s, 24 AH-64s, 30 OH-58s, and 50 UH-60s to assist the 10th Mountain Division to fight and win in any environment.[citation needed
]

In Somalia from 1993 ('

25th Aviation Regiment, was a task organized aviation unit with a total of 52 attack, scout, lift, and medical evacuation aircraft. They flew over 6000 missions over the streets of Mogadishu. Twelve AH-1 Cobras made up the attack helicopter force. The lessons learned by this aviation task force are particularly useful for the rest of the conventional aviation units in the U.S. Army. Fortunately, LTC R. Lee Gore, commander of Task Force Raven ordered a detailed after action review upon the unit's return." During the Battle of Mogadishu on 3–4 October 1993, UH-1V and MH-60s moved casualties from the airfield to the 46th Combat Support Hospital at the U.S. Embassy compound.[5] The battalion returned home in December 1993 – January 1994, relieved by the 4th Battalion, 4th Aviation Regiment, from Fort Carson
. (Casper, 128)

Haiti 1994

Port-au-Prince International Airport
in 1994.

The division formed the nucleus of the Multinational Force Haiti and

Port-au-Prince International Airport. This was the largest Army air operation conducted from a carrier since the Doolittle Raid in World War II.[7]

Afghanistan Deployments

UH-60 Black Hawk
helicopters of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade are loaded into a ship in preparation for a 2008 deployment to Iraq.

In 2003 and into 2004, the brigade deployed for the first time to

medevac missions, and other duties involving combat with Taliban and Al-Qaeda forces in the country. The brigade returned to Fort Drum in 2004.[8]

In winter 2006 the brigade was deployed again to Afghanistan to support Operation Enduring Freedom as the only aviation brigade in the theater, stationed at

Afghan National Security Force's capability and allow the Afghan government to increase its capabilities. In addition, the Task Force provided logistical and aviation support for ISAF forces throughout the country, conducted tactical maneuvers and performed security and attack operations when needed.[9]

UAV
.

Prior to the modular force structure reorganization, the 10th Aviation Brigade consisted of a Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Brigade;

10th Aviation Regiment (formerly 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment); 3rd Battalion, 10th Aviation (General Support), and C Company (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance), 10th Aviation Regiment.[9]

Helicopter of the brigade in Paktia Province, Afghanistan

After the transformation, the reorganized brigade retained the 3–17th Cavalry and 1- and 2–10th Aviation. 3–10th Aviation and C-10th Aviation were inactivated. Also reactivated as part of the reorganized unit were

Operation Iraqi Freedom, with units returning to Fort Drum for reorganization after their tours were complete. Elements of the 10th Aviation Brigade were deployed to Iraq in 2008 as part of continued operations in that country.[9]

Elements of the brigade also deployed in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve in 2017 in support of deterrence operations in the EUCOM theater. In 2019, the brigade deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedom's Sentinel.[10]

Honors

The brigade has been awarded two Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for Somalia, and service in 'Afghanistan 2003–2004'. As of 6 February 2009, the Army's official lineage and honors website says that Campaign Participation Credit for the war on terrorism has 'yet to be determined.'[4]

References

  1. ^ Jones, Jimmy. A History of the 10th Aviation Regiment.
  2. ^ a b "10th Mountain Division Organization". Fort Drum Public Affairs Office. Archived from the original on 1 August 2008. Retrieved 7 July 2009.
  3. ^ "10th Combat Aviation Brigade". Archived from the original on 11 August 2010.
  4. ^ a b "Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Combat Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division LIneage and Honors Information as of 6 February 2009". United States Army Center of Military History. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  5. ^ a b Lawrence E. Casper, 'Falcon Brigade: Command and Combat in Somalia and Haiti,' 48–49.
  6. Fort Drum Public Affairs Office. Archived from the original
    on 12 May 2008. Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  7. GlobalSecurity
    . Retrieved 6 July 2009.
  8. ^ Sample, Doug (18 February 2016). "10th Combat Aviation Brigade Assumes OEF Aviation Mission". Defenselink.mil. Archived from the original on 29 September 2015. Retrieved 19 July 2009.
  9. ^
    GlobalSecurity
    . Retrieved 18 July 2009.
  10. ^ "Army units to deploy to Afghanistan and Europe by the end of year". Stars and Stripes. Retrieved 3 October 2019.

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