词条 | 2nd Aviation Regiment (United States) |
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| unit_name = 2nd Aviation Regiment | image = 2 AvnRgtCOA.jpg | caption = Coat of Arms of the 2nd Aviation Regiment | dates = 1957–present | country = United States | allegiance = | branch = Aviation | type = Aviation | role = | size = | command_structure = 2nd Infantry Division | garrison = | garrison_label = | nickname = | patron = | motto = Excelsus (Lofty) | colors = Ultramarine Blue, Golden orange | colors_label = | march = | mascot = | equipment = | equipment_label = | battles = | anniversaries = | decorations = | battle_honours = | disbanded = | commander1 = | commander1_label = | commander2 = | commander2_label = | commander3 = | notable_commanders = | identification_symbol = | identification_symbol_label = Distinctive Unit Insignia | identification_symbol_2 = | identification_symbol_2_label = | aircraft_helicopter_attack = AH-64D Apache | aircraft_helicopter_cargo = CH-47F Chinook | aircraft_helicopter_multirole = UH-60L Black Hawk | aircraft_helicopter_observation = | aircraft_helicopter_trainer = | aircraft_helicopter_utility = | aircraft_recon = | aircraft_transport = }} The 2nd Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army. HistoryThe regiment was originally constituted on 24 May 1957 in the Regular Army as the 2nd Aviation Company, part of the 2nd Infantry Division. It was activated on 20 June 1957 at Fort Richardson, Alaska. On 20 February 1963, it was reorganized and redesignated as the Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) of the 2nd Aviation Battalion. The battalion's organic elements were constituted on 25 January 1963 and activated on 20 February of that year.{{Sfn|Dzwonchyk|1986|p=30}} On 16 September 1988, the battalion was redesignated as the HHC of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division.[1] On 17 October 2006, the 3rd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment (General Support) was activated at Camp Humphreys, using the personnel and equipment of the inactivated 2nd Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment.[1] HeraldryThe distinctive unit insignia and coat of arms of the regiment were originally approved for the 2d Aviation Battalion on 5 August 1963. They were redesignated for the 2d Aviation Regiment and amended to update the blazon and symbolism on 8 December 1988. The white peak represents Mount McKinley, near where it was activated. Teal blue was used for aviation units of the United States Army, and the wings represent the unit's aviation function.[2] Current configurationThe following units are currently part of the regiment:[3]
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ReferencesCitations1. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.2id.korea.army.mil/about/2cab/3-2gsab.asp|title=3rd General Support Aviation Battalion|last=|first=|date=|website=2nd Infantry Division|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=22 October 2017}} 2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3062&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services|title=2d Aviation Regiment Insignia and Coat of Arms Page|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=The Institute of Heraldry|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=22 October 2017}} 3. ^1 {{Cite web|url=http://www.2id.korea.army.mil/about/2cab/index.asp|title=2nd Combat Aviation Brigade|last=|first=|date=|website=2nd Infantry Division|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=22 October 2017}} 4. ^1-2 Aviation 5. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.dvidshub.net/image/3885426/1-5cav-gunnery-table-xii|title=1-5CAV Gunnery Table XII|publisher=DVIDS|date=November 29, 2017}} Bibliography{{AIOH| url = http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Catalog/HeraldryMulti.aspx?CategoryId=3062&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services|article = 2nd Aviation Regiment}}
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