Lineage and Honors Information as of 19 Oct 2020
131st Aviation Regiment
- Organized 1 October 1986 from new and existing units in the Alabama, District of Columbia, and Florida Army National Guard as the 31st Aviation Battalion, with Headquarters at Montgomery, Alabama
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1987 as the 131st Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies E and F
- Reorganized 1 September 1990 in the Alabama and Colorado Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies E and F
- Reorganized 1 September 1995 in the Alabama, Colorado, and Georgia Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies E and F
- Reorganized 1 December 1996 in the Alabama Georgia, and Mississippi Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies E and F
- Reorganized 1 September 2002 in the Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, and Pennsylvania Army National Guard, to consist of the 1st Battalion, and Companies E and F
- (Company E ordered into active Federal service 7 February 2003 at Birmingham)
- (Company F ordered into active Federal service 18 January 2004 at Birmingham)
- (Company E released from active Federal service 14 June 2004 and reverted to state control)
- (Company F released from active Federal service 15 July 2005 and reverted to state control)
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 131st Aviation Regiment
- Reorganized 1 March 2006 in the Alabama and North Carolina Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion
- (1st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 27 March 2006 at home stations; released from active Federal service 27 September 2007 and reverted to state control)
- (1st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 15 April 2011 at home stations; released from active Federal service 26 January 2012 and reverted to state control)
Campaign Participation Credit
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- National Resolution
- Iraqi Surge
Decorations
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2011
- Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2006-2007
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History