145th Aviation Regiment (United States) explained
145th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the United States Army. It was previously the 145th Combat Aviation Battalion which was operational during the Vietnam War under the control of the 12th Combat Aviation Group.
History
- HQ & HQ Company at Bien Hoa from sometime between November 1966 and January 1967[1]
- 145th Security Platoon at Bien Hoa from sometime between November 1966 and January 1967[1]
- 87th Quartermaster Detachment (PETRL) at Bien Hoa from sometime between November 1966 and January 1967[1]
- 68th Assault Helicopter Company at Bien Hoa from 17 July 1966[2]
- 117th Assault Helicopter Company at Bien Hoa from 1 January 1968[3] until sometime between February 1970 and April 1970[4]
- 118th Assault Helicopter Company at Bien Hoa[3]
- 190th Assault Helicopter Company at Bien Hoa from 8 September 1967[5]
- 334th Aviation Company (Armed)/(Assault Helicopter)/(Aerial Weapons Company) at Bien Hoa from sometime between February and April 1967[6]
Current structure
- 1st Battalion[7]
- A Company
- B Company
- D Company
Notes and References
- Book: Wickham. K. Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 Nov 1966 – 31 Jan 1967). 1967. Department Of The Army. USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200317185942/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/385853.pdf. dead. 17 March 2020.
- Book: Wickham. K. Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 May 1966 – 31 Jul 1966). 1966. Department Of The Army. USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200317200157/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/385757.pdf. dead. 17 March 2020.
- Book: Wickham. K. Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 Nov 1967 – 31 Jan 1968). 1968. Department Of The Army. USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200819223503/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/390199.pdf. dead. 19 August 2020.
- Book: Wickham. K. Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 Feb 1970 – 30 Apr 1970). 1970. Department Of The Army. USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200317200134/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/511151.pdf. dead. 17 March 2020.
- Book: Wickham. K. Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 Aug 1967 – 31 Oct 1967). 1967. Department Of The Army. USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200317200145/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/388846.pdf. dead. 17 March 2020.
- Book: Wickham. K. Lessons learned - Headquarters 12th Combat Aviation Group (1 Feb 1967 – 30 Apr 1967). 1967. Department Of The Army. USA. https://web.archive.org/web/20200317200134/https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/386514.pdf. dead. 17 March 2020.
- Web site: 1-145th Aviation Regiment. U.S. Army. 15 March 2020.