1st Aviation Regiment (United States)

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1st Aviation Regiment
Coat of arms
Active	23 Oct 1963 to 15 Apr 1970 2 Sep 1981 to 15 Sep 1995 16 Feb 1996 to 15 Jul 2006 16 Aug 2006 to Present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army Aviation Branch
Type	Aviation
Part of	Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division (United States)
Garrison/HQ	Fort Riley, Kansas
Nickname(s)	"Gunfighters"
Motto(s)	Super Primum (Above the first)
Engagements	Vietnam Defense 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 Southwest Asia Defense of Saudi Arabia Liberation and Defense of Kuwait Cease-Fire War on Terrorism Iraq Transition of Iraq Iraqi Governance Iraqi Surge Iraqi Sovereignty New Dawn
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Aircraft flown
Attack helicopter	AH-64E Apache
Cargo helicopter	CH-47D Chinook
Utility helicopter	UH-60L Black Hawk

The 1st Aviation Regiment is a task force and is a unit in the First Infantry Division's Combat Aviation Brigade, composed of three battalion units of pilots, crews, and teams within the United States Army.^[1]