The 449th Combat Aviation Brigade is a Combat Aviation Brigade of the North Carolina National Guard based in North Carolina.
The unit was formed on 1 October 1987 as the Aviation Group Headquarters, 18th Airborne Corps.
History
The unit deployed to Camp Taji during September 2017 as part of Operation Inherent Resolve and Operation Spartan Shield and included the following units:[1]
- 1st Battalion (Assault), 244th Aviation Regiment
- 248th Aviation Support Battalion
- 17th Cavalry Regiment
- 2nd Squadron
- 7th Squadron
- 4th Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 4th Aviation Regiment
- 229th Aviation Regiment
- B Company
- 227th Aviation Regiment
- F Company
- 1st Battalion (General Support), 126th Aviation Regiment
Structure
Units:[1]
- Headquarters and Headquarters Company
- 1st Battalion (General Support) 126th Aviation Regiment
- Company B
- Detachment 2
- Company C
- Detachment 2
- Company B
- 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 130th Aviation Regiment
- 2nd Battalion (Airfield Operations), 130th Aviation Regiment
- 1st Battalion (Assault Helicopter), 131st Aviation Regiment
- Company C
- Detachment 17 (Joint Operational Support Airlift Center)
- 2nd Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment
- Company B
- Detachment 1
- Company B
- 638th Aviation Support Battalion
- Company B
- Detachment 1
- Company B
- 677th Engineer Detachment (Firefighting Tactial Group (FFTG))
- 430th Engineer Detachment (FFTG)
- 1st Battalion (General Support) 126th Aviation Regiment
References
- ^ a b "449th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB)". North Carolina National Guard. Archived from the original on 9 January 2021. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
External links
This page was last edited on 18 January 2024, at 04:29