2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment ( United States ) The 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment fly the UH - 60 Blackhawk and provides aerial C3 support , limited air assault , aeromedical evacuation and air movement for the 1st Cavalry Division . The 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment , was constituted on 1 February 1963 in the Regular Army as Bravo Company , 227th Assault Helicopter Battalion which was assigned to the 11th Air Assault Division . The unit was activated on 11 February 1963 at Fort Benning , Georgia . On 1 July 1965 , the unit was recognized and redesignated as Bravo Company , 227th Aviation Battalion . Concurrently , it was relieved from assignment to the 11th Air Assault Division and assigned to the 1st Cavalry Division . The unit served with great distinction for the next six years in Vietnam , where it was awarded the Presidential Unit Citation ( 2 awards ) , the Valorous Unit Award ( 3 awards ) , the Meritorious Unit Commendation , the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm ( 3 awards ) and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal , First Class . The Unit was inactivated on 19 November 1974 at Fort Hood , Texas . On 21 May 1978 , Bravo Company , 227th Aviation Battalion was reactivated at Fort Hood , Texas until its inactivation , on 30 September 1983 . On 16 July 1987 , the unit was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment . The unit was relieved from assignment with the 1st Cavalry Division and reassigned to the 3rd Armored Division in Germany where it was activated . The unit served in its present location in Hanau , Germany until its inactivation on 26 June 1989 . In September 1989 at Fort Hood , Texas , 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation began its reconstitution as part of the Apache Training Brigade . On 17 March 1990 , 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment was activated at Fort Hood , Texas . On 17 July 1990 , the battalion deployed as a unit to its current home of Hanau , Germany , where it was again assigned to the 3rd Armored Division . On 28 December 1990 , the 2nd Battalion deployed as a unit to Saudi Arabia as part of operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm . The battalion flew numerous combat missions during the campaign , and was instrumental in the success of 3rd Armored Division ' s attack on Kuwait . The battalion served with great distinction in South West Asia , until its redeployment to Germany on 17 May 1991 ending the unit ' s most recent participation in combat . In the fall of 1991 , 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Battalion was relieved of its assignment to 3rd Armored Division and reassigned to 4th Brigade , 1st Armored Division under the operational control of the 4th Brigade under which 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment served . On 15 February 1997 , 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment was again relieved of its assignment to the 1st Armored Division and reassigned to the 4th Brigade 1st Cavalry Division . Recently , the 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment logged over 4400 hours in the Balkans in support of Stabilization Force 4 . Missions performed ranged from multi - national general support and airborne command & control , to air movement operations . At Fort Hood , 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment provides general aviation support to the 1st Cavalry Division and conducts aerial fire fighting operations to support the local communities . In recognition of their performance in 1999 , 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment was selected as the Army Aviation Association of America ’ s Aviation Unit of the Year . After the devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina in September 2005 , the Brigade deployed 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation and the brigade command team to Louisiana to support disaster relief operations in New Orleans . Immediately upon redeployment , 2 - 227 AVN and the brigade command team redeployed to East Texas to assist relief efforts in the wake of Hurricane Rita . Shortly after returning from the hurricane relief effort , the 2nd Battalion , 227th Aviation Regiment and elements of the 615th Aviation Support Battalion were called upon to support a humanitarian aid mission in the aftermath of the October 2005 earthquake that devastated northern Pakistan .