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The 166th Aviation Brigade was an aviation training brigade of the United States Army headquartered at Fort Hood, Texas. It was a subordinate unit of First Army - Division West. An "AC/RC" (Active Component / Reserve Component) formation, the 166th Aviation Brigade was the sole organization responsible for the post-mobilization training of United States Army Reserve & National Guard aviation units. The unit was formerly designated as 3rd Brigade, 75th Division. From 1997, the 166th Aviation Brigade has trained other aviation units for front-line service. As such, it has never seen combat, and has thus never earned any campaign streamers or unit awards. As the only brigade in the First Army responsible for training aviation units, the 166th Aviation Brigade is the principal unit for training Army Reserve and Army National Guard assets preparing to deploy to contingencies around the world, which means it is responsible for 47 percent of all Army Aviation assets.〔(166th Aviation Brigade Website ), 166th Aviation Brigade Public Affairs Office. Retrieved 2009-06-05. (Archived ) 2009-06-08.〕 The 166th Aviation Brigade partners with its First Army - Division West sister brigade, the 479th Field Artillery Brigade for its combat aviation brigade (CAB) mobilizations, but maintains validation authority, or final approval over a CAB's successful completion of mobilization training. The 166th Aviation Brigade inactivated at Fort hood on 24 June 2015.〔(Brigade inactivates as part of ongoing cuts for First Army Division West )〕 == Organization == The 166th Aviation Brigade consists of eight battalions from five regiments. Its Headquarters and Headquarters Company is located at Fort Hood, its Reserve Component battalions are located at Fort Des Moines, Iowa, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, Fort Riley, Kansas and Jefferson Barracks, Missouri, and its Active Component battalions are located at Fort Riley, Kansas, Fort Stewart, Georgia, Fort Knox, Kentucky and Fort Hood, Texas.〔(166th Aviation Brigade Homepage ), Fort Riley Staff. Retrieved 2008-12-02.〕 The 1st Battalion, 291st Aviation Regiment is the brigade's primary assault helicopter training unit, specializing in fast-attack helicopters such as the AH-64 Apache.〔(1-291 Aviation Page ), Fort Riley Homepage. Retrieved 2008-12-02.〕 The 2nd Battalion, 291st Aviation Regiment is the brigade's primary utility, lift, and air ambulance helicopter training unit, specializing in utility helicopters such as the UH-60 Black Hawk and the CH-47 Chinook.〔(2-291 Aviation Page ), Fort Riley Homepage. Retrieved 2008-12-02.〕 The 1st Battalion, 337th Regiment (Training Support) specializes in mobilization and de-mobilization for aviation units.〔(), Fort Riley Homepage. Retrieved 2008-12-02.〕 The remaining battalions, including the 1st Battalion, 351st Regiment (Training Support), 3rd Battalion, 382nd Regiment (Logistics Support), and the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Battalions of the 383rd Regiment (Combat Support/Combat Sustainment Support) specialize in areas of general instruction about other aspects of mobilization, conducting exercises, and logistics management.〔 While its Reserve Component battalions have somewhat maintained their former mission of training National Guard and Army Reserve units in Iowa, Kansas, Nebraska, and Missouri as they did before the brigade reflagged, they have shifted toward supporting the brigade's primary mission - the mobilization of Combat Aviation Brigades (CABs) by either assisting with ground training, or training and evaluating the CABs' aviation support battalions. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「166th Aviation Brigade (United States)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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