1-169 Aviation

	1-169 Aviation The 169th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army. Structure * 1st Battalion (General Support), 169th Aviation Regiment (CT ARNG), Enfield Armory, Enfield, Connecticut Headquarters and Headquarters Company * Detachment 1 (AL ARNG), Birmingham Air National Guard Base, Birmingham, Alabama * Detachment 2 (GA ARNG), Army Aviation Support Facility #3, Hunter Army Airfield Company A (USAR), Simmons Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, Fayetteville, North Carolina Company B (AL ARNG), Birmingham Air National Guard Base, Birmingham, Alabama * Detachment 1 (GA ARNG), Army Aviation Support Facility #3, Hunter Army Airfield * Detachment 2 (GA ARNG), Army Aviation Support Facility #3, Hunter Army Airfield Company C (MD ARNG), Edward J. Weide Army Heliport, Aberdeen Proving Ground Edgewood Area, Edgewood, Maryland * Detachment 1 (OK ARNG), Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Lexington, Oklahoma * Detachment 2 (GA ARNG), Army Aviation Support Facility #3, Hunter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	United States Army Aviation Branch The United States Army Aviation Branch is the administrative organization within the United States Army responsible for doctrine, manning and configuration for all army aviation units. After the United States Army Air Corps grew into the United States Army Air Forces, Army Air Forces and split into the new service, the United States Air Force, the Army was left with its sole Fixed-wing aircraft, fixed-wing aviation units flying Taylorcraft L-2 Grasshopper observation planes for artillery units. The Army would develop a new concept of aviation using the helicopter that would show promise during the Korean War and would revolutionize warfare during the Vietnam War. History Origins of Army Aviation Army Aviation traces its origins back to the American Civil War. Both Union and Confederate forces used hydrogen-filled balloons to direct artillery fire, marking the beginning of U.S. military aeronautics and of aerial support of Army ground forces. The Army also used balloons during t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk The Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk is a four-blade, twin-engine, medium-lift Utility helicopter, utility military helicopter manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky submitted the S-70 design for the United States Army's Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in 1972. The Army designated the prototype as the ''YUH-60A'' and selected the Black Hawk as the winner of the program in 1976, after a fly-off competition with the Boeing Vertol YUH-61. Named after the Native American war leader Black Hawk (Sauk leader), Black Hawk, the UH-60A entered service with the U.S. Army in 1979, to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois as the Army's tactical transport helicopter. This was followed by the fielding of electronic warfare and special operations variants of the Black Hawk. Improved UH-60L and UH-60M utility variants have also been developed. Modified versions have also been developed for the United States Navy, U.S. Navy, United States Air Force, Air Force, and United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hunter Army Airfield Hunter Army Airfield , located in Savannah, Georgia, United States, is a military airfield and subordinate installation to Fort Stewart located in Hinesville, Georgia. Hunter features a runway that is 11,375 feet (3,468 m) long and an aircraft parking area that is more than 350 acres (1.4 km²). The runway and apron, combined with the 72,000 sq ft (6,689 m²) Arrival/Departure Airfield Control Group (A/DACG) Facility and nearby railhead, allow the 3rd Infantry Division from nearby Fort Stewart to efficiently deploy soldiers and cargo worldwide. NASA identified Hunter as an alternate landing site for the Space Shuttle orbiters. Tenants Currently, Hunter Army Airfield has approximately 5,500 soldiers, airmen, coast guardsmen and Marines on station. It is home of the aviation units of the 3rd Infantry Division (Mechanized) headquartered at Fort Stewart. There are also a number of non-divisional units assigned to Hunter as well. * U.S. Army 1st Bat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]