The 110th Aviation Brigade is headquartered at the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence at Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker) in Alabama. In addition to its Headquarters and Headquarters Company, the Brigade controls four Aviation Battalions, each with a unique mission.
1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment handles air-traffic control services for all aircraft at the Aviation Center of Excellence. 1st Battalion, 14th Aviation Regiment is tasked with training Army Aviators in the AH-64 Apache helicopter (both D and E variants) at Hanchey Army Heliport, also located at Fort Rucker. 1st Battalion, 223rd Aviation Regiment works at Cairns Army Airfield and Knox Army Heliport training personnel to serve as Aviators and Flight Engineers on CH-47 D/F Chinook and Mi-17 helicopters.
Lastly, the 1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment are assigned to Lowe Army Heliport and Shell Army Heliport for training in the UH-60A/L/M and conducts evaluation flight for the Initial Entry Rotary Wing students’ training in basic combat skills; B Company of this Battalion trains Spanish aviators at Lowe and Shell AHPs in UH-60 and OH-58C (Kiowa) fixed-wing aircraft. Additionally, the brigade provide Air Ambulance and crash support both the Center of Excellence and surrounding communities.
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Also known as a unit crest or DUI, a Distinctive Unit Insignia is worn by all Soldiers (except General Officers) in units that have been authorized to be issued the device. It is worn centered on the shoulder loops of the Army Green Service Uniform (AGSU) and the blue Army Service Uniform (ASU, Enlisted only) with the base of the insignia toward the outside shoulder seam. DUIs are not worn on the Dress variations of either uniform, however.
Full guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1,
Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia" and 21–3(d) and (e),
"Beret" and
"Garrison Cap," respectively.
On the 110th Aviation Brigade Distinctive Unit Insignia, the blue Y-shaped charge and wings create the appearance of helicopter rotor blades, a reference to the helicopter aspect of the Brigade’s Aviation mission. Each wing has ten feathers, a nod to the Brigade’s original numerical designation as the 10th Aviation Group; the spearhead placed over the “rotor blades” suggest delivery of personnel as part of the Brigade’s Assault function of bringing troops to and from combat. “Will Do” sums up the Brigade’s single-minded determination to accomplish all mission objectives.
Full guidance on wear of the DUI is found in DA Pamphlet 670-1,
Section 21-22, "Distinctive unit insignia" and 21–3(d) and (e),
"Beret" and
"Garrison Cap," respectively.
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