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The Air Assault Badge〔(TIOH page )〕 is awarded by the U.S. Army for successful completion of the Air Assault School, a two-week (ten-day) course. The course includes three phases of instruction involving U.S. Army rotary wing aircraft: combat air assault operations; rigging and slingload operations; and rappelling from a helicopter. According to the United States Army Institute of Heraldry, "The Air Assault Badge was approved by the Chief of Staff, Army, on 18 January 1978, for Army-wide wear by individuals who successfully completed Air Assault training after 1 April 1974. The badge had previously been approved as the Airmobile Badge authorized for local wear by the Commander of the 101st Airborne Division, effective 1 April 1974." The division had been reorganized from parachute to airmobile in mid-1968 in Vietnam and designated the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). The parenthetical designation changed to Air Assault on 4 October 1974 and the name of the badge was likewise changed. ==Training locations== Formal air assault training has been conducted at Fort Campbell, Kentucky by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) since the Air Assault School was formed in 1974. During the early stages of the occupation of Iraq in late 2003, the division conducted a course in-theater to maintain Air Assault proficiency. Air Assault training is also offered by the Army National Guard (ARNG) Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, which conducts training both at the post and at a variety of other locations throughout the United States by means of Mobile Training Teams. A III Corps Air Assault School was announced for Fort Hood that was to start in June 2012. The first class of the XVIII Airborne Corps Air Assault School at Fort Bragg, NC graduated on October 4, 2013 Air assault training has also been conducted for varying durations of time at other locations, although most do not currently do so (2013): * Camp Blanding, FL (FL ARNG; intermittent operations) * Camp Carroll, Fort Richardson, AK (6th Infantry Division (Light) and AK ARNG) * Camp Crowder, MO (MO ARNG hosting MTT, Feb - Mar 2012) * Camp Gruber Maneuver Training Center, OK (OK ARNG) (1988-1994) * Camp Rilea, OR * Camp Smith, NY * Camp Hovey, Korea (2001, hosted by the 2d Brigade, 2d Infantry Division); 25 February - 8 March 2013, 1st BCT, 2d Infantry Division hosting a MTT from the Warrior Training Center, Fort Benning, GA) * Camp Robertson, Schweinfurt, Germany (2005, hosted by the 2d Brigade, 1st Infantry Division; 2011, hosted by the 21st Theater Sustainment Command) * Fort Belvoir, VA (Military District of Washington) * Fort Benning, GA (ARNG Warrior Training Center) (Jan 2006–Present)〔 * Fort Bliss, TX (MTT, March 2011) * Fort Bragg, NC (XVIII Airborne Corps) * Fort Carson, CO (4th Infantry Division/3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment via MTT hosted by 10th Special Forces Group) * Fort Drum, NY (10th Mountain Division (Light Infantry)) * Fort Hood, TX (Conducted by the LRRP Platoon, 2d Squadron, 1st Cavalry, 2nd Armored Division in the mid-1980s. Rappelmaster certification courses were also offered; MTT in October 2011; III Corps AAS started in June 2012) * Fort Knox, KY〔()〕 * Fort McCoy Total Force Training Center, WI (Light Fighter Academy) * Fort Ord, CA (7th Infantry Division (Light)) * Fort Polk, LA (near Warrior Brigade, 128th Combat Support Battalion) * Fort Riley, KS (1st Infantry Division; MTT in September 2009) * Fort Rucker, AL (1st Aviation Brigade) (Nov 1983 - Oct 1995) * Fort Pickett, VA (MTT) * Fulda, Germany (11th Armored Cavalry Regiment) * Schofield Barracks, HI (25th Infantry Division) 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「Air Assault Badge」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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