1st Cavalry Division
Aviation Brigade
"Winged Warriors"
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"Valkyrie Warriors ride above the battlefields of the earth."
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"Valkyrie Warriors ride above the battlefields of the earth."
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The best known of the Valkyries was Brynhild, who forfeited her immortality by saving the life of Agnar, a young hero who had been fated to die.
Introduction
The Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division is a subordinate command of the 1st
Cavalry Division, a heavily armored division stationed at Fort Hood, Texas as
part of the U.S. Third Mobile Armored Corps. The history of the Aviation
Brigade can be traced back to 01 September 1984, when it was constituted in
the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Cavalry Division
and activated at Fort Hood, Texas. At that time the brigade was composed of
the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, the 227th Aviation Battalion and the
228th Attack Helicopter Battalion.
The current capability of the Aviation Brigade has been developed in
conjunction with the long history and needs of the 1st Cavalry Division. It
is the combination of the experienced training received by each dedicated
member of the Team and adherence to the performance level and traditions of
the past.
As an element of the two "on-call" heavy contingency force divisions of the
Army, the Aviation Brigade composed of the 1st Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment;
1st and 2nd Battalions, 227th Aviation Regiment and its Tactical Air Traffic
Service Company, "F" Company, 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment has an
on-order mission to deploy by sea, air or land to any part of the world on a
short notice and once engaged with the threat; to destroy, neutralize, or
suppress the enemy. Highlights of the many historical critical missions
performed by members of the Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division and the
honors they achieved are summarized in the chapters that follow:
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Special thanks to:
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Steven C. Draper
Director/Curator
1st Cavalry Division Museum
Fort Hood, TX
For the provision of timely assistance and supporting documentation of the
historical missions and assignments of the Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division.
Colonel Robert (Bob) F. Litle (Retired)
Program Director
1st Cavalry Division Association
"Alumni of the First Team"
Copperas Cove, TX
For the technical coordination of the historical review team.
Reference Books and Documentation
Bluhm, Col Raymond K. Jr; "1st Cavalry Division Organizational History",
Historical Services Branch, Center of Military History - Washington, DC 1992
Conn, Stetson ed; "Army Lineage Series", U.S. Government Printing Office -
Washington, DC 1974
Dunn, Si; "The First Cavalry Division - A Historical Overview 1921-1983",
Taylor Publishing Co. - Dallas, TX 1984
Dzwonchyk, Wayne E. - compiled; "Army Lineage Series" - Aviation, U.S.
Government Printing Office - Washington, DC 1986
HHC, 1st Cavalry Division; "1st Cavalry Division", Published by Information
Section - Korea 1958 (Revised 1960)
Phillipos, J. E. and Gregory, R. M.; "America's First Team in the Gulf",
Taylor Publishing Co. - Dallas, TX 1992
First Team Public Affairs Office
Staff Document; "Historical Presentation", - Fort Hood, TX Undated
Staff Document; "History of the 4th Aviation Brigade Headquarters", - Fort
Hood, TX Undated
Staff Document; "Change of Command - Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry
Division", - Fort Hood, TX 16 June `1988
Staff Document; "Change of Command - Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division",
- Fort Hood, TX 24 June 1992
Staff Document; "Change of Command - Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division",
- Fort Hood, TX 15 July 1994
Staff Document; "Change of Command - Aviation Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division",
- Fort Hood, TX 15 July 1996
InterNet WEB Sites
Mississippi State University; "Wars of the United States"
Mississippi State University; "The Vietnam War"
National Archives and Records Administration; "Still Pictures Branch"
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Trooper Wm. H. Boudreau, "F" Troop, 8th Cavalry Regiment (1946 - 1947). All
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