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3d Battalion, 160th Aviation

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Constituted 1 April 1982 in the Regular Army as Company C, 160th Aviation Battalion, and activated at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, as an element of the 101st Airborne Division

(160th Aviation Battalion relieved 16 October 1986 from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division)

Reorganized and redesignated 16 January 1988 as Company C, 160th Aviation

Consolidated 16 May 1990 with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 160th Aviation (constituted 16 September 1989 in the Regular Army and activated at Hunter Army Airfield, Georgia), and consolidated unit designated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 160th Aviation (organic elements constituted and activated 16 January 1988-16 September 1989)

3d Battalion
160th Aviation Honors

Campaign Participation Credit

Armed Forces Expeditions: Grenada; * Panama

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

Decorations

* Valorous Unit Award for IRAQ-KUWAIT

* Army Superior Unit Award for 1995

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