1987 to present


usa 12th Combat Aviation Brigade

US Army Aviation

12th CAB







12th Combat Aviation Brigade US Army Aviation

Created in 1965 as 12th Aviation Group at Fort Benning, Georgia.
In 1979 moved to Germany and in 1987 renamed as 12th Aviation Brigade

1-3 Attack Reconnaissance Battalion - AH-64 Apache
1st General Support Aviation Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment - CH-47 Chinook
4-3 Assault Helicopter Battalion - UH-60 Black Hawk

As the main aviation unit of US Army Europe the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, Task Force Griffin, trains and conducts aviation support across the full spectrum of unified land operations for European Command and allied and NATO partners.

Deployed to Afghanistan May05-May06



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Structure


1st Battalion, 214th Aviation Regiment
1st Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment
3rd Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment - 00 to 15
3rd Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment
52nd Aviation Company
5th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment






  News about 12th CAB


Illesheim Flight Simulator Complex

Illesheim Flight Simulator Complex

26-Dec-23 - Ansbach Garrison in Germany hosts the only helicopter flight simulator operated by the US Army in Europe. The 12th Combat Aviation Brigade and pilots from regionally aligned forces regularly deployed to Storck Barracks “Flight Sims” #Ansbach
US Army Europe Upgrades to AH-64E V6 Apache

US Army Europe Upgrades to AH-64E V6 Apache

10-Sep-23 - The 1st (Attack) Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment (1-3 AVN) part of US Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade based out of Ansbach / Katterbach in Germany received the first 2 of 24 Boeing AH-64E Version Apache attack helicopters to replace current AH-64D fleet #Apaches
US Army Europe 12th CAB in Swift Response 23

US Army Europe 12th CAB in Swift Response 23

07-May-23 - US Army’s 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12CAB), based in Germany, is set to participate in Exercise Swift Response 23 with AH-64D Apache, CH-47F Chinook, HH-60M Dustoff and UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters across the Baltic Sea and Mediterranean regions in May #SwiftResponse
US Army Europe Soldiers Learn About the UH-60V

US Army Europe Soldiers Learn About the UH-60V

11-Apr-23 - Members of the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12th CAB) based at Katterbach Army Airfield, Germany learned about the new US Army upgraded version UH-60V Black Hawk at the Corpus Christi Army Depot in Texas #BlackHawk
US Army Helicopters to Georgia for Noble Partner 22

US Army Helicopters to Georgia for Noble Partner 22

13-Sep-22 - US Army 12th Combat Aviation Brigade (12th CAB) based in Germany as part of V Corps forward deployed in Europe is sending Apache and Black Hawk helicopters to the country of Georgia for exercise Noble Partner 22 #Georgia
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  Locations


YearsLocationICAO/FAA
1987-    DE Ansbach / KatterbachETEB
DE GiebelstadtEDQG
DE HohenfelsETIH
DE Grafenwoehr AAFETIC
DE WiesbadenETOU


helicopter   Models


Years Models
CH-47F Chinook
AH-64D Apache
S-70 H-60





  12th Combat Aviation Brigade Operations


Dates Operation
ES Exercise Trident Juncture 2015







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