The 140th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army. It has historically been associated with the California Army National Guard's
40th Infantry Division.
Previous aviation units in the California Army National Guard included the 140th Aviation Battalion, the 29th Aviation Company, and the 40th Aviation Company, which was mobilized for Vietnam service in 1968-69.
Its official Lineage and Honors states:
*Constituted 31 July 1987 in the California Army National Guard as the 140th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System
*Organized 1 October 1987 from existing units to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies D, E, and F, elements of the 40th Infantry Division, and Company G
*Reorganized 1 March 1988 to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies D, E, and F, elements of the 40th Infantry Division, the 3d Battalion, and Company G
*Reorganized 1 September 1996 to consist of the 1st Battalion and Company F, elements of the 40th Infantry Division, the 3d Battalion, and Company G
History
In 1994, the regiment's 1st Battalion and Companies D (Command), E (Assault), and F (Aviation Intermediate Maintenance) were part of the 40th Division's Aviation Brigade, along with the 1st Squadron of the
18th Cavalry Regiment.
Current structure
* 1st Battalion
** Company B
** Company C (Fort Lewis, Washington)
*** Iraq SEP 2007-JUL 2008
* 3rd Battalion (Security & Support) (UH-72A) (
CA ARNG) at Army Aviation Support Facility,
Stockton Metropolitan Airport
** Company B (UH-72A/B) at Army Aviation Support Facility,
Buckley Space Force Base
Buckley Space Force Base is a United States Space Force base in Aurora, Colorado named after United States Army Air Service First Lieutenant John Harold Buckley. The base is run by Space Base Delta 2, with major units including the U.S. Space Fo ...
(
CO ARNG)
*** Detachment 1 (UH-72A) at Limited Army Aviation Support Facility at
North Las Vegas Airport
North Las Vegas Airport is a public-use airport northwest of downtown Las Vegas in North Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned by the Clark County Commission and operated by the Clark County Department of Aviation.
Known locally as Northtown, it is th ...
(
NV ARNG)
** Company C (UH-72A) (
NM ARNG
NM, nm, and variations may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
* Northwestern Mutual, financial services company in Wisconsin, United States
* Air Madrid (IATA airline designator NM), Spanish airline
* Mount Cook Airline (IATA airline desi ...
) at the Army Aviation Operations Facility,
Las Cruces International Airport.
*** Detachment 1 at Oklahoma City (
OK ARNG)
** Company D (UH-72A) (Air Ambulance) at Army Aviation Support Facility,
Buckley Space Force Base
Buckley Space Force Base is a United States Space Force base in Aurora, Colorado named after United States Army Air Service First Lieutenant John Harold Buckley. The base is run by Space Base Delta 2, with major units including the U.S. Space Fo ...
(
CO ARNG)
*** Detachment 1 (UH-72A) at Limited Army Aviation Support Facility, North Las Vegas Airport (
NV ARNG)
References
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Military units and formations established in 1987