Air Assault Infantry Regiment 1 ( Bundeswehr ) The German Army ' s Air Assault Infantry Regiment 1 , in German " Jägerregiment 1 ( luftbeweglich ) " , is a relatively recently formed Air Assault Regiment and the only formation of this kind within the " Bundeswehr " . The regiment was part of Airmobile Operations Division and became subordinate to 21st Armoured Brigade on 19 December 2012 . Soldiers of this unit are deployed to the combat zone by helicopters which are supposed to provide fire support as well . Until creation of the 1st LIRgt ( A ) , the German Armed Forces had no capability of that sort . History . The regiment was activated in late 2006 and grew to its planned strength until 2008 . In March 2008 , 1st LIRgt ( A ) assumed its first operational role and deployed 600 soldiers to Kosovo as part of an operational reserve for ongoing operations of KFOR - troops in the region . In 2009 , the entire regiment was deployed to Afghanistan for twelve months . During that time , Air Assault Infantry Regiment 1 formed the quick reaction force for ISAF ' s Regional Command North and saw intense action against insurgents in the northern Kunduz Province . A member of Air Assault Infantry Regiment 1 was awarded Germany ' s highest military decoration for gallantry , the Honour Cross for Bravery on January 22 , 2010 . Sergeant First Class Steffen Knoska rescued a seriously wounded comrade from incoming fire during an ambush in Afghanistan ' s Kunduz Province on June 7 , 2009 . The casualty had been struck by a bullet and was lying defenceless on the ground when Knoska charged into hostile fire . Although having been hit by incoming bullets , Knoska refused to give in and eventually was able to drag the man into safety . In October 2011 the German Federal Ministry of Defence announced a reorganisation / reduction of the German Armed Forces . As a consequence , Air Assault Infantry Regiment 1 will be disbanded . The units based in Hammelburg will be completely disbanded whereas at Schwarzenborn two companies will be disbanded . On 1 July 2015 , the remainder will form the newly created Light Infantry Battalion 1 . Structure . Unlike other regiments within the German Army , Air Assault Infantry Regiment 1 is not superordinate to individual battalion s but directly to companies . The regiment consists of 10 companies : Equipment . Despite its light infantry role , the regiment is also mechanized . For ground mobility , the regiment uses the Wolf Light Vehicle which is the standard transport utility vehicle of the German Army . Two mechanized light infantry companies will use the Armoured Weapons Carrier Wiesel in variants 1 and 2 equipped with a wide range of weapons such as a mounted BGM - 71 TOW guided anti - tank missile , a 20 mm autocannon , a FIM - 92 Stinger system ( called LeFlaSys ) or a mounted 120 mm mortar . Furthermore , it is planned that the regiment will receive a certain number of GTK Boxer Armoured Fighting Vehicle s and Mungo ESK Armoured Multirole Transport Vehicles . For its air assault role , the regiment could dispose of air lift capabilities in form of one light transport helicopter regiment ( Light Transport Helicopter Regiment 10 based at Fassberg ) within 1st Airmobile Brigade and three medium transport helicopter regiments ( Medium Transport Helicopter Regiment 15 based at Rheine , Medium Transport Helicopter Regiment 25 based at Laupheim and Transport Helicopter Regiment 30 based at Niederstetten ) of its superordinate division . These regiments are currently equipped with the UH - 1D utility helicopter and the CH - 53G ( A ) ( S ) medium transport helicopter , a part of which are about to be replaced by the new NH90 helicopter .