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The 25th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.
* 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnisance)
** Company A (AH-64)
** Company B (AH-64)
** Company C (AH-64)
** Company D
* 2nd Battalion "Diamondhead" (Assault)
** Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
** Company A "Blackjacks"(UH-60)
** Company B "Knighthawks"(UH-60)
** Company C "Wolfpack" (UH-60)
** Company D "Cannibals"
** Company E "Road Runner"
* 3rd Battalion "Hammerheads" (General Support)
** HHC "Marlins"
** Company A "Stingrays"(UH-60)
** Company B "Hillclimbers"(CH-47)
** Company C "Dustoff"(HH-60)
** Company D "Tiger sharks"
** Company E
** Company F "Cobras" (Air Traffic Control)
/ref> Between 1966 and 1967 the 341st Airfield Operations Detachment was attached. Inactivated 15 October 1985 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Activated 16 January 1986 at Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii Relieved 16 May 1988 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 25th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System. It may at its maximum size have had up to four battalions.
Valorous Unit Award for HO BO WOODS
* Valorous Unit Award for TAY NINH – HAU NGHIA
* Valorous Unit Award for SOMALIA
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Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968
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Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966–1968
* Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968–1970
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Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal for VIETNAM 1966–1970
Structure
* 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnisance)
** Company A (AH-64)
** Company B (AH-64)
** Company C (AH-64)
** Company D
* 2nd Battalion "Diamondhead" (Assault)
** Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
** Company A "Blackjacks"(UH-60)
** Company B "Knighthawks"(UH-60)
** Company C "Wolfpack" (UH-60)
** Company D "Cannibals"
** Company E "Road Runner"
* 3rd Battalion "Hammerheads" (General Support)
** HHC "Marlins"
** Company A "Stingrays"(UH-60)
** Company B "Hillclimbers"(CH-47)
** Company C "Dustoff"(HH-60)
** Company D "Tiger sharks"
** Company E
** Company F "Cobras" (Air Traffic Control)
Lineage
Constituted 1 February 1957 in the Regular Army as the 25th Aviation Company, assigned to the 25th Infantry Division, and activated at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii Reorganized and redesignated 12 August 1963 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 25th Aviation Battalion (organic elements constituted 21 June 1963 and activated 12 August 1963).Lineage, 25th Aviation/ref> Between 1966 and 1967 the 341st Airfield Operations Detachment was attached. Inactivated 15 October 1985 at Schofield Barracks, Hawaii. Activated 16 January 1986 at Wheeler Air Force Base, Hawaii Relieved 16 May 1988 from assignment to the 25th Infantry Division; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 25th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System. It may at its maximum size have had up to four battalions.
Campaign participation credit
Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VIIDecorations
* Valorous Unit Award for HO BO WOODS
* Valorous Unit Award for TAY NINH – HAU NGHIA
* Valorous Unit Award for SOMALIA
* Meritorious Unit Commendation
The Meritorious Unit Commendation (MUC; pronounced ''muck'') is a mid-level unit award of the United States Armed Forces. The U.S. Army awards units the Army MUC for exceptionally meritorious conduct in performance of outstanding achievement or s ...
(Army) for VIETNAM 1966–1967
* Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968
* Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966–1968
* Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968–1970
* Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal for VIETNAM 1966–1970
See also
* List of United States Army aircraft battalions * U.S. Army Regimental System * United States Army Aviation BranchReferences
{{ReflistExternal links
* http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/av/default.htm * https://web.archive.org/web/20110512225727/http://www.armyavnmuseum.org/index.html * http://25thaviation.org/025
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Military units and formations established in 1957