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1st Aviation Regiment | |
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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 |
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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) |
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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]