The 25th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.

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 Schofield Barracks is a United States Army installation and census-designated place (CDP) located in the City and County of Honolulu and in the Wahiawa District of the Hawaiian island of Oahu, Hawaii. Schofield Barracks lies adjacent to the t ...

, 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 Wheeler may refer to: Places United States * Wheeler, Alabama, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Arkansas, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, California, an unincorporated community * Wheeler, Illinois, a village * Wheeler, Indiana, a cen ...

, 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 The United States Army Regimental System (USARS) is an organizational and classification system used by the United States Army. It was established in 1981 to replace the Combat Arms Regimental System (CARS) to provide each soldier with continu ...

. 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 VII

Decorations

Valorous Unit Award The Valorous Unit Award (VUA) is the second highest United States Army unit decoration which may be bestowed upon an Army unit after the Presidential Unit Citation (PUC). The VUA is awarded by the United States Army to units of the United State ...

for HO BO WOODS * Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon

Valorous Unit Award for TAY NINH – HAU NGHIA * Valorous_Unit_Award_ribbon

Valorous Unit Award for SOMALIA * Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1966–1967 * Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1968 * Gallantry Cross Unit Citation

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm The Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross also known as the Vietnamese Gallantry Cross or Vietnam Cross of Gallantry ( vi, Anh-Dũng Bội-Tinh) is a military decoration of the former Government of South Vietnam (Republic of Vietnam). The medal wa ...

for VIETNAM 1966–1968 * Gallantry Cross Unit Citation

Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968–1970 * Civil Action Unit Citation

Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal The Republic of Vietnam Civil Actions Medal ( vi, Dân-Vụ Bội-Tinh) also known as the Vietnam Civil Actions Medal or Civil Actions Medal, is a military decoration of the former South Vietnamese government (1955–75). The medal was creat ...

for VIETNAM 1966–1970

References

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