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160th Aviation Regiment

Lineage and Honors Information as of 9 February 2007

160th Aviation Regiment Lineage

Constituted 1 April 1982 in the Regular Army as the 160th Aviation Battalion, assigned to the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Relieved 16 October 1986 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division

Reorganized and redesignated 16 January 1988 as the 160th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System

Consolidated 28 June 1990 with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 160th Aviation Group (constituted 16 October 1986 in the Regular Army and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky), and consolidated unit designated as the 160th Aviation

Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 160th Aviation Regiment

160th Aviation Regiment Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

Armed Forces Expeditions: Grenada; Panama

Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

War on Terrorism: Afghanistan; Iraq

Decorations

Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN 2001

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered IRAQ-KUWAIT

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered SOMALIA

Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered AFGHANISTAN

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1995

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1996

Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1997-1998


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