The 110th Aviation Brigade, of the United States Army, is responsible for overseeing all initial entry flight training at the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence in Fort Novosel, Alabama. The aviation brigade operates an aircraft fleet of over 500 helicopters across five airfields to train nearly 2000 Army aviators each year, earning the distinction of being acknowledged as the largest military helicopter training organization in the world.[5] It consists of a Headquarters, an academics section, a night vision device section, four subordinate aviation battalions, and an Army Reserve Augmentation Brigade Headquarters:
1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment (Air Traffic Control)
1st Battalion, 14th Aviation Regiment, Hanchey Army Heliport (AH-64D/E)
1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment, Lowe Army Heliport and Shell Army Heliport (UH-60M)
1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment, Cairns Army Airfield and Knox Army Heliport (UH-72) & (CH-47F)
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 110th Aviation Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia: On an ultramarine blue shield 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height by 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width overall with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) golden orange border, a golden orange spearhead surmounting a white vol in chief and issuing from a four-blade white propeller shaded gray, in base.
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| Active | 2005 - Present |
| Country | United States |
| Allegiance | United States Army |
| Type | Aviation Training Brigade |
| Role | Aviation |
| Size | Brigade |
| Nickname(s) | "Warriors" |
| Motto(s) | "WILL DO" |
| Colors | Blue and Orange |
| March | 1776 Overture |
| Commanders | |
| Commander | COL Dennis K. Hill[2] |
| Command Sergeant Major | CSM Julio T. Santos[3] |
| Command Chief Warrant Officer | CW5 Robert E. Macey[4] |
| Insignia | |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
| Identification symbol | 110th Aviation Brigade distinctive unit insignia: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue shakefork reversed, the three arms of equal length and couped, the vertical arm between two silver wings of five feathers each the tips of feathers inward and surmounted by a golden orange arrowhead, a silver scroll in base passing over the throat of the arrowhead and over and back of the ends of the two lower arms of the shakefork, and bearing the motto "WILL DO" in blue letters.[1] |
History
editThe 10th Aviation Group was activated on 30 June 1965 and evolved from the 10th Air Transport Brigade (Test). It supported the 11th Airborne Division (Air Assault). When the 11th was disbanded, the 10th remained at Fort Benning, Ga., to provide all aspects of training for Aviation companies preparing to deploy to Vietnam. The 10th Aviation Group was inactivated and redesignated back to the 10th Aviation Group in 2004. On 1 March 2005, the 10th Aviation Group was redesignated as the 110th Aviation Brigade. The Aviation Training Brigade at Fort Novosel assumed this unit designation and lineage on the same day. The mission of the 110th is to provide the Army and allied forces with professionally trained Aviators and non-rated crew members through planning, coordinating, and executing formal flight instruction at the undergraduate and graduate level.[6]
The brigade also provides crash rescue and air ambulance support to USAACE and surrounding communities and serves as the Department of the Army Night Vision Device Training and Operations Staff Agency.[6]
1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment
editThe 1-11th Aviation Regiment, reassigned to 110th Aviation Brigade in October 2010, provides air traffic services for all aviation training for U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence—including the operation of the Army’s largest Radar Approach Control.[6]
1st Battalion, 14th Aviation Regiment
editThe 1-14th Aviation Regiment at Hanchey Army Heliport trains Aviators in the Boeing AH-64D/E Apache[6]
1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment
editThe 1-223rd Aviation Regiment at Cairns Army Airfield and Knox AHP trains Aviators and flight engineers in the Boeing CH-47D/F Chinook aircraft, primary and instrument evaluations, and all Beechcraft C-12 Huron fixed-wing qualification courses.[6]
C Company, 1-223rd Aviation Regiment (formerly 3-210th Aviation Regiment), conducts training in the Mil Mi-17 (NATO reporting name: Hip) helicopters.[6]
1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment
editThe 1-212th Aviation Regiment at Lowe AHP and Shell AHP trains Aviators in the Sikorsky UH-60A/L/M Black Hawk aircraft and provides evaluation flights for the Initial Entry Rotary Wing students' basic combat skills phases of training. B Company, 1-212th Aviation Regiment (formerly the 2-210th Helicopter School Battalion), trains Spanish students in the UH-60 and Bell OH-58C Kiowa aircraft at Lowe and Shell AHPs.[6]
Lineage
editConstituted 30 June 1965 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Group Activated 1 July 1965 at Fort Benning, Georgia[7]: 51
Inactivated 15 May 1970 at Fort Benning, Georgia[7]: 51
Activated 15 October 1991 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina[7]: 51
Redesignated 16 September 1992 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 229th Aviation Group[7]: 51
Inactivated 15 September 2004 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, and concurrently redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Group Redesignated 1 March 2005 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 110th Aviation Brigade[7]: 51
Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Novosel, Alabama[citation needed]
Decorations
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Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1997[7]: 51 [8]
Commanders
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (March 2020) |
| Officer | start | end |
|---|---|---|
| COL Haspard R. Murphy | Oct 84 | Apr 87 |
| COL Clinton B. Boyd | Apr 87 | Sep 89 |
| COL James C. Hardister | Sep 89 | Aug 91 |
| COL Thomas M. Roy | Aug 91 | Aug 93 |
| COL Edward H. Littlejohn | Aug 93 | Aug 95 |
| COL Michael T. Mulvenon | Aug 95 | Aug 97 |
| COL R. Lee Gore | Aug 97 | Aug 99 |
| COL Terry M. Peck | Aug 99 | Jul 01 |
| COL Michael A. Zonfrelli | Jul 01 | Jul 03 |
| COL Steven P. Semmens | Jul 03 | Jul 05 |
| COL Daniel S. Stewart | Jul 05 | Jul 07 |
| COL Terrance J. Dolan | Jul 07 | Jul 09 |
| COL Russell E. Stinger | Jul 09 | Jul 11 |
| COL Kevin J.Christensen | Jul 11 | Aug 13 |
| COL Jason A. Altieri | Aug 13 | Jul 15 |
| COL Kelly E. Hines | Jul 15 | Aug 17 |
| COL Chad E. Chasteen | Aug 17 | Jul 19 |
| COL George G. Ferido | Jul 19 | Jun 21 |
| COL Michael S. Johnson | Jun 21 | Jun 23 |
References
edit- ^ a b "110th Aviation Brigade". U.S. Army - The Institute Of Heraldry. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
- ^ "110th Aviation Brigade Change of Command".
- ^ "Command Sergeant Major". Fort Novosel.
- ^ "Command Chief Warrant Officer". Fort Novosel.
- ^ "Alabama Base Trains Next Generation of U.S. Army Aviators | Aviation Week Network".
- ^ a b c d e f g "110th Aviation Brigade". U.S. Army. 14 March 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f Lundy, James (2014). Aviation Digest July - September 2014 (PDF). U.S. Army. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014.
- ^ 17 U.S.C. § 101
External links
editLineage And Honors Information Archived 22 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine