10th Aviation Regiment ( United States ) The 10th Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U . S . Army . History . The regiment was constituted 21 August 1965 , in the regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment , 10th Aviation Battalion . The Battalion was activated 23 August 1965 at Fort Benning , GA and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 10th Aviation Battalion on 1 December 1968 . 10th Aviation was an important contributor to the United States Army ’ s efforts in Vietnam . The unit provided critical Aviation support in the first Tet counter - offensive and distinguished itself by successfully fulfilling this vital role . 10th Aviation regularly repeated this standard for success in the intervening years and was recognized for valorous acts at Dak To and Tuy Hoa Valley . By the end of the Vietnam War , the unit had received two meritorious unit commendations ( Army ) and five awards for gallantry from the Republic of South Vietnam . 10th Aviation was inactivated 30 December 1980 at Fort Lewis , WA . After the war ended , the battalion was inactivated on 30 December 1980 at Fort Lewis , Washington . On 17 April 1986 they were assigned to the 1st Armored Division and activated in Germany . They were relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division and inactivated on 16 November 1987 in Germany . The unit was reorganized and re - designated on 2 October 1988 as the 10th Aviation , a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System , and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command 1st Battalion was assigned to the 1st Aviation Brigade at Fort Rucker , Alabama . On 5 January 1996 they were consolidated with the 10th Aviation Company , and consolidated into a unit designated as the 10th Aviation . Today the regiment comprises four battalions . 1st Battalion , 10th Aviation . 1st Battalion , 10th Aviation Regiment currently is constituted as part of the Army ' s 10th Combat Aviation Brigade at Fort Drum , New York . It is tasked as an Attack Helicopter Battalion composed of AH - 64 Apache helicopters . Its most recent iteration has deployed multiple times in support of the " Global War on Terrorism " . The united was originally constituted 17 April 1986 in the Regular Army as Company A , 10th Aviation Battalion , an element of the 1st Armored Division , and activated in Germany . It was then inactivated 16 November 1987 in Germany and relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division . It was re - designated 2 October 1988 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company , 1st Battalion , 10th Aviation and its Headquarters concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and activated at Fort Rucker , Alabama . The Headquarters was withdrawn 5 January 1996 from the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command and inactivated at Fort Rucker , Alabama . It was then assigned 16 March 1996 to the 10th Mountain Division and activated at Fort Drum , New York ( organic elements concurrently constituted and activated ) . The Battalion was relieved 19 September 2005 from its assignment to the 10th Mountain Division and assigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade , 10th Mountain Division . It was re - designated 1 October 2005 as the 1st Battalion , 10th Aviation Regiment , inactivated 15 October 2006 at Fort Drum , New York and then reactivated 15 June 2008 at Hunter Army Airfield , Georgia . Following its reactivation , the battalion deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom under the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade in October 2008 . After redeploying back to the U . S . , the unit was reassigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade and transferred back to Fort Drum in October 2009 . After transferring back to Fort Drum , the battalion , along with the rest of the 10th CAB , was restructured into a task force for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan in 2010 . Campaign Participation credit : 10th Aviation Regiment decorations : 1st Battalion , 10th Aviation Regiment decorations : Company C additionally entitled to : 3rd Battalion , 10th Aviation . 3rd Battalion , 10th Aviation is an active duty aviation battalion serving under the United States ' 10th Mountain Division ( Light Infantry ) . It is tasked with general support as part of the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade . The unit has deployed three times in support of the ongoing Global War on Terrorism . The 3rd Battalion , 10th Aviation Regiment was first constituted On 16 September 2005 , and designated Headquarters and Headquarters Company ( HHC ) , 3rd Battalion , 10th Aviation Regiment , with its organic elements concurrently constituted and activated . On 19 September 2005 , the unit was relieved of its assignment to the 10th Mountain Division ( LI ) , and was reassigned to the 10th Combat Aviation Brigade ( CAB ) , 10th Mountain Division ( LI ) . Re - designated the 3rd General Support Aviation Battalion ( GSAB ) , 10th Aviation Regiment on 1 October 2005 , the " Phoenix Battalion " continues to conduct full - spectrum aviation operations as a component of either the 10th Mountain Division ( LI ) , or any other assigned parent unit due to the needs of today ' s modular Army . The battalion served in Operation Enduring Freedom VII ( Afghanistan ) from February , 2006 , to February , 2007 , where it conducted personnel transportation , re - supply , and air assault missions under the 10th Mountain Division ( LI ) in support of ongoing ISAF operations in the region . The battalion also provided aircraft for then - ongoing relief operations after the 2005 Kashmir Earthquake that devastated much of northeastern Pakistan . After nearly 18 months of stateside reprieve , the battalion was once again deployed , where it served in Operation Iraqi Freedom 08 - 10 ( Iraq ) from November , 2008 , to November , 2009 . The battalion once again performed personnel movement , re - supply , and air assault missions ( though this time under the 25th Infantry Division ( L ) ) throughout its area of operations . In January 2010 , the battalion comprised a Headquarters and Headquarters Company ( Staff / Personnel / Security / Operations / Supply / Communications ) , A Company ( VIP / Personnel Movement ) , B Company ( Heavy Lift ) , C Company ( MEDEVAC ) , D Company ( Aviation Maintenance ) , E Company ( Aviation Refuel / Ground Maintenance ) , and F Company ( Air Traffic Control ) . Following the battalion ' s return from Iraq in 2009 , the unit was restructured as a task force , TF Phoenix , supplementing its own elements with elements from 2 - 10 Assault , 6 - 6 Cavalry , and 1 - 10 Attack . During the battalion ' s 12 - month dwell time , the unit received and trained up on new " Foxtrot " model Chinooks , and performed a training rotation in Fort Carson , Colorado in preparation for an upcoming deployment to Afghanistan . In August 2010 , the unit began deploying forces from C Company MEDEVAC to Afghanistan , with the rest of the battalion following suit in October 2010 . The task force returned from Afghanistan in October 2011 , where it began receiving and train up on the new " Mike " model Blackhawk helicopter as well as preparation for another deployment to Afghanistan in 2013 . After Hurricane Sandy ' s landfall , the unit sent a group of UH - 60L , UH - 60M , HH - 60M and CH - 47F helicopters to Bedford , Massachusetts to assist in operations to assess damages , and to provide relief . The battalion ' s equipment includes the UH - 60 " Blackhawk " , the CH - 47 " Chinook " , and the OH - 58D " Kiowa Warrior " . 10th Aviation Regiment decorations : Valorous Unit Award , Streamer embroidered TUY HOA VALLEY Valorous Unit Award , Streamer embroidered DAK TO Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1965 – 1966 Meritorious Unit Commendation ( Army ) , Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1966 – 1967 Defense Counteroffensive Counteroffensive , Phase II Counteroffensive , Phase III Tet Counteroffensive Counteroffensive , Phase IV Counteroffensive , Phase V Counteroffensive , Phase VI Tet 69 / Counteroffensive Summer - Fall 1969 Winter - Spring 1970 Sanctuary Counteroffensive Counteroffensive , Phase VII Consolidation I Consolidation II Afghanistan 2006 – 2007 Iraq 2008 – 2009