The 108th Aviation Regiment is a unit of the

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. It is part of the

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and has served with distinction in

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(under a different designation and configuration),

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and

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. The 1st Battalion (Assault), 108th Aviation Regiment not only has its assault helicopter and

MEDEVAC Medical evacuation, often shortened to medevac or medivac, is the timely and efficient movement and en route care provided by medical personnel to wounded being evacuated from a battlefield, to injured patients being evacuated from the scene of a ...

duties around the world, it assists throughout the United States with wildfires and hurricane relief. The 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment wears the 36th Infantry Division patch as a subordinate unit of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division and it is assigned to the 635th Regional Support Group.

History

Structure

* 1st Battalion (Assault) at Topeka (UH-60M) ( KS ARNG): **Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Topeka, KS ***Det 1, HHC ( TX ARNG), Austin, TX **Company A (Assault), Topeka, KS **Company B (Assault), Salina, KS ***Det 1, Co. B (Assault), Austin, TX **Company C (Assault) (TX ARNG), Austin, TX **Company D (Aviation Maintenance), Topeka, KS ***Det 1, Co. D (AVIM), Austin, TX **Company E (Forward Support), Topeka, KS ***Det 1, Co. E (FS), Austin, TX ** Company G (MEDEVAC), 1st Battalion (General Support), 111th Aviation Regiment, Topeka, KS ***Det 5, Co. D (AVIM), 1st Battalion (General Support), 111th Aviation Regiment, Topeka, KS ***Det 6, Co. E (FS), 1st Battalion (General Support), 111th Aviation Regiment, Topeka, KS

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