This is a list of United States Army aircraft battalions. The aviation battalions in the

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are generally attached to divisions, corps and armies and mostly consist of

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s, both attack and

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. The helicopter battalions are often grouped into aviation brigades. There are also a few fixed-wing aircraft battalions, consisting of training aircraft,

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operational aircraft, and

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/ Cessna UC-35 transports for

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personnel.

Cavalry Regiments

Aviation Regiments

* CAB = Combat Aviation Brigade

001-100

100-200

200-300

300-

Aviation Battalions

References

Citations

Bibliography

* *Wayne M. Dzmonchyk (compiler)
Army Lineage Series - Aviation

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Publication 60-12-1, Washington DC., 1986.

External links

Summary of Army National Guard Aviation units
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