Constituted 1 September 1957 in the Regular Army as the 82d Aviation Company, assigned to the 82d Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Reorganized and redesignated 7 December 1962 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 82d Aviation Battalion (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)

Relieved 15 January 1987 from assignment to the 82d Airborne Division; concurrently reorganized and redesignated as the 82d Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System

82d Aviation Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

Armed Forces Expeditions: Dominican Republic; Grenada; Panama

Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait

Decorations

Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for SOUTHWEST ASIA