104th Aviation Regiment (United States) explained

Unit Name:	104th Aviation Regiment
Country:	USA
Branch:	United States Army Aviation Branch
Type:	Aviation
Identification Symbol Label:	Distinctive Unit Insignia
Identification Symbol 3 Label:	Distinctive unit insignia
Aircraft Helicopter Cargo:	CH-47F Chinook
Aircraft Helicopter Utility:	UH-60L/HH-60M Black Hawk

The 104th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army, primarily provided by the Army National Guard.

Both battalions of the regiment are part of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 28th Infantry Division. The 1st Battalion is an attack helicopter battalion of the Pennsylvania Army National Guard.

The 2d Battalion, 104th Aviation Regiment was formed in October, 1990 at Fort Indiantown Gap as an assault helicopter battalion. The 2nd Battalion exchanged its Bell UH-1 Hueys (as an aviation battalion) for Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawks (as a general support aviation battalion) in 2002.^[1]

Structure

• 1st Battalion - disbanded 2016
  • Company C (WV ARNG)^[2]
• 2nd Battalion (General Support)
  • Headquarters and Headquarters Company
    • Detachment 2 (CT ARNG), Aviation Support Facility, Windsor Locks, Connecticut
    • Detachment 3 (WV ARNG) ^[3]
  • Company A (UH-60)^[4]
  • Company B (CH-47F) at Army Aviation Support Facility at Bradley International Airport (CT ARNG)^[5]
    • Detachment 1 (CT ARNG), Aviation Support Facility, Windsor Locks, Connecticut
  • Company C (UH-60L^[3] /HH-60M^[6]) at Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport (WV ARNG)^[3]
  • Company D (Engineering)
    • Detachment 2 (CT ARNG), Windsor Locks, Connecticut
    • Detachment 3 (WV ARNG)^[3]
  • Company E
    • Detachment 2 (CT ARNG), Windsor Locks, Connecticut
    • Detachment 3 (WV ARNG)^[3]
  • Company G (UH-60L) at Army Aviation Support Facility #1 at Lincoln Airport (NE ARNG).
    • Detachment 2^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2Bn. - 104th av. Regt.
2. Web site: 40th CAB joins the fight at FOB Dahlke. DVIDS. 24 November 2017.
3. Web site: WV-ARNG Unit Locations. West Virginia Army National Guard. 25 December 2016. 2018-11-27. https://web.archive.org/web/20180314141039/http://www.wv.ngb.army.mil/units/units.aspx#. 2018-03-14. dead.
4. Web site: Pennsylvania Guard father and son become co-pilots.
5. Web site: Connecticut Army National Guard Sends Troops, CH-47s to Support Relief Efforts. Connecticut National Guard. 26 September 2018.
6. Web site: W.Va. Guard unit receives first new MEDEVAC HH-60M “Mike” Black Hawk helicopter. West Virginia National Guard. 24 November 2022.
7. Web site: Alaska Army Guard aviators conduct hoist training with paratroopers [Image 9 of 33]]. DVIDS. 7 April 2020.