The 150th Aviation Regiment is a

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of the

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organized under the

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. It was constituted 1 October 1987 in the

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and

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Army National Guard as the 150th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System. It was organized to consist of 1st Battalion at Trenton Airport, New Jersey, Company D at Burlington Airport, Vermont; Company E at

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, Delaware and Company F at

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, all elements of the 50th Armored Division.

1st Battalion

History The 1st Battalion (Assault), 150th Aviation Regiment was split between two mid-Atlantic states with a total of 16 UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. One half of the unit was the

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(HHC), Company A, and Company C based at

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. The 1st Battalion, 150th Aviation Regiment was mobilized in May 2004 in support for Operation Iraqi Freedom and deployed to

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in November 2004. The soldiers of the 1–150th served with distinction during the 12-month deployment supporting the 42nd Infantry Division Command Group Mission throughout their sector by executing command & control, air assault, and air movement missions. After their combat tour, they arrived back on US soil in November 2005. In 2009 the units were again deployed to Iraq. The 628th went to

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and the 1-150th was in

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. During this deployment the 1-150th Aviation fell under the Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division and later the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. They suffered no casualties during the 9–10 months in country. Structure The battalion is based at

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, Lakehurst, New Jersey. * Headquarters and Headquarters Company ** Detachment 2 ( WV ARNG) * Company A * Company B (A 2-104th) * Company C (UH-60L) at Army Aviation Support Facility No. 2,

Wheeling Ohio County Airport Wheeling Ohio County Airport is a public airport serving Wheeling and Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. It is eight miles (13 km) northeast of downtown Wheeling and is owned by the Ohio County Commission. * Company D (AVUM level maintenance) ** Detachment 2 (WV ARNG) * Company E (Ground Support) ** Detachment 2 (WV ARNG) * Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 628th Aviation Support Battalion (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance (AVIM)) The 150th falls under the 57th Troop Command,

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, who are based out of Atlantic City, NJ.

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Regiments of the United States Army National Guard