OUR AVIATION SUPPORT
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1967
68th Aviation Company (Combat) "Top Tigers"
187th Avn Co. "Black Hawks" [Latter renamed "Crusaders."]
188th Avn Co. "Black Widows" "Spiders"
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1969/70
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ORGANIC OR ASSIGNED (25th DIV):
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Aviation Element "Yellow Jacket"
Aviation Element "Snoopy"
1st Aviation Brigade "First In Vietnam"
Brigade Air (25th Inf Div) ["Bubble Choppers" in 1967, "Loaches" by 1969.] "Menahoni"
3/4 CAV, D Troop, "Centaur" [gunships]
25th Aviation Battalion, Company A "Little Bear" [slicks]
25th Aviation Battalion, Company B "Diamondhead" [gunships]
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ATTACHED:
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341st Aviation Detachment [Cu Chi tower, GCA, POL, and Rearm – ground support.]
362nd Aviation Detachment [Chinook] "Fly United"
159th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance "Dustoff"
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DIRECT or GENERAL SUPPORT:
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HHD, 269th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter)
116th Aviation Company "Hornets" "Wasps" [slicks]
116th Aviation Company "Stingers" [gunships]
187th Aviation Company "Crusaders" [slicks]
187th Aviation Company "Rat Pack" [gunships]
242nd Aviation Company "Muleskinners" [Chinook]
20th Transportation Company (Aircraft)
8th Aerial Port Squadron (USAF)
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II FIELD FORCE elements with habitual association:
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2nd Battalion, 20th Artillery (Aerial Rocket) [1st Air Cav unit.] "Blue Max"
118th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter) "Thunderbird" "Choppers" "Bandits"
222nd Aviation Battalion (Combt)
73rd Aviation Company (Surveillance) [OV-1 (fixed wing) Mohawk]
74th Aviation Company (Reconnaissance) [Bird Dog]
240th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter) "Greyhounds" "Maddogs"
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U.S. AIRFORCE elements with habitual association:
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19th Tactical Air Support Squadron (Forward Air Control) OV-2, OV-10 "Issue"
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In addition, other aviation units provided SUPPORT for us in 1969/70:
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Troop C, 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry [reconnaissance]
4th Reconnaissance Company [fixed wing Birdog]
1st, 2nd and 3rd Brigade Aviation Sections (25th Div);
The BDE Aviation Section supplied the battalion's C&C ship(Command and Control ship). Early on, the 'C&C Ship' was a UH-1 'Huey' slick configured with several radios. Latter, the Huey was replaced by a 'Loach' (OH-6A helicopter) with the specialized 'Command Net' radio installation.
Division Artillery Aviation Section
Co. E, 725th Maint. BN
THANKS ARMY AND AIR FORCE AVIATORS!
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