Description: This is a great collectors display piece, perfect for gifting, decor & more. A rarely seen personal piece, with an inside joke even stitched to it, makes this item a perfect display item. Please see photos for details & measurements. I believe this patch is from the battalion’s now deactivated aviation brigade. History of the Battalion courtesy of global security dot org; The 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment traces its lineage to Company B, 2nd Aviation Battalion, first constituted in September 1961. During the Korean War, the military application of helicopters achieved recognition through their use in Medical Evacuations (MEDEVAC). Small H-13 and H-23 helicopter detachments transported injured soldiers from areas of fighting to Mobile Army Surgical Hospital (MASH) units. Battlefield mortality rates dropped from World War II averages. By November 1951 helicopters had evacuated 8,000 casualties. The 2nd Infantry Division had a detachment that consisted of both rotary and fixed wing assets. When the armistice ended the major fighting in Korea in July of 1953, the aviation sections were pooled together to form a test unit to develop a combat aviation company. The mission of the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment, is to, on order, transition to war and conduct air assault and general support aviation operations in support of the 2nd Infantry Division and Combined Forces Command. Prior to the reorganization of the 2nd Infantry Division's Aviation Brigade and the formation of the 2nd Combat Aviation Brigade as the sole aviation element to support by the 2nd Infantry Division and the Eighth US Army, 2-2nd Aviation's mission had been the same, except only in support of the 2nd Infantry Division. At that time, the 2-2nd Aviation had been structured to conduct combat, combat support and combat service support aviation missions in support of 2nd Brigade, 2nd Infantry Division. Its companies established habitual relationships in support of 2nd Brigade's 2 air assault infantry battalions, 1-503rd Infantry and 1-506th Infantry. They also provided combat support to the rest of the aviation brigade, to include 1st Battalion (Attack), 2nd Aviation Regiment and the 4th Squadron, 7th Cavalry. Each company positively impacted the conduct of aviation operations in the Korean theater. As a result of their untiring efforts, much progress into the development of tactics, techniques and procedures in a variety of combat support operations was realized. At that time the 2nd Battalion (Assault), 2nd Aviation Regiment was the most forward deployed Assault Helicopter Battalion in the US Army. The Battalion's bread and butter was the multi-aircraft air assault under night vision goggles. The air assault operation employed firepower and mobility to engage and destroy the enemy.
Price: 62 USD
Location: Allison Park, Pennsylvania
End Time: 2024-02-12T18:28:07.000Z
Shipping Cost: 12 USD
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