12th Combat Aviation Brigade

12th CAB

Established 1987

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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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News

Poland’s Apache Program Advances with U.S. Army Training

Aug 29, 2025 · Poland’s Apache helicopter program takes flight with help from U.S. Army aviators through a third training summit. First deliveries are scheduled for 2028
US Army Launches Polish Apache Initiative Summit

Aug 8, 2024 · Polish Apache Initiative Takes Flight: U.S. Army Europe’s V Corps boosts NATO unity with training of future Polish pilots of the AH-64
Illesheim Flight Simulator Complex

Dec 26, 2023 · 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”
US Army Europe Upgrades to AH-64E V6 Apache

Sep 10, 2023 · 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
US Army Europe 12th CAB in Swift Response 23

May 7, 2023 · 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 regi
US Army Europe Soldiers Learn About the UH-60V

Apr 11, 2023 · 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