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34th Aviation Brigade (United States)

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34th Aviation Brigade (United States)

The Combat Aviation Brigade, 34th Infantry Division is a unit of the Minnesota Army National Guard.

The St. Paul-based 34th Combat Aviation Brigade is an Army National Guard unit that supports the 34th Infantry Division and the state of Minnesota by providing aviation capabilities - both UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters and the Beechcraft C-12 Huron fixed-wing aircraft - for federal and state missions.
The Minnesota-based subordinate units of the 34th CAB are the 2nd Battalion, 147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, the 834th Aviation Support Battalion, C Company, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment, B Company and C Company of the 2nd Battalion, 211th General Support Aviation Battalion, and F Company, 1-189 Aviation Regt., General Support Aviation Battalion.
Outside Minnesota, the 34th CAB provides training and operational guidance to the 1st Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment of the N.D., the 1st Battalion, 189th Aviation of the Montana and Missouri National Guard and the 1st Battalion, 183rd Aviation Regiment of the Idaho National Guard.

Structure

While under state control, the brigade consists of the following aviation elements:

  • Company A, 2nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment
  • 834th Aviation Support Battalion
  • Company B, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment
  • Company C, 2nd General Support Aviation Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment
  • Company F, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment
  • Company C, 1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 171st Aviation Regiment
  • The brigade also provides training and operational guidance for the following units:

  • 1st Surveillance and Security Battalion, 112th Aviation Regiment (ND ARNG)
  • 1st Attack Helicopter Battalion, 183rd Aviation Regiment (ID ARNG)
  • 1st General Support Aviation Battalion Battalion, 189th Aviation Regiment (MT ARNG and MO ARNG)
  • References

    34th Aviation Brigade (United States) Wikipedia