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US 168th Aviation Regiment

168 AVN


A Company, 1st Battalion Idaho Army National Guard

B Company, 1st Battalion (General Support), 168th Aviation Regiment (GSAB), is a unit within the Washington Army National Guard. This unit traces its history back to 1959 and has undergone several reorganizations to meet evolving defense needs. Currently, the 1-168th GSAB is equipped with both CH-47 Chinook and UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters, enabling them to conduct a variety of missions, including air movement, air assault, MEDEVAC, and combat support. While headquartered at Gray Army Airfield, Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, elements of the 1-168th GSAB are distributed across several Western states, and the battalion has a history of supporting both federal missions, such as deployments in support of Operations Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, New Dawn, Spartan Shield, and Inherent Resolve, and state missions, including wildfire air operations and other defense support of civil authorities.

C Company, 1st Battalion California Army National Guard. Hstorically the 126th Medical Company (Air Ambulance) CA/NV/WA ARNG. From 2008 C is part of 66th Theater Aviation Command
A Coy, 1-168th GSAB (Idaho ANG) spent May 2012 until Feb 2013 deployed to Bagram AB, as part of ISAF.

News

Locations

2012-2013 OAIX BPM AF Bagram

Models

CH-47D Chinook
UH-60A Black Hawk
UH-60L Black Hawk

Airframes (38)

Reg Model C/N Built
87-00076 ch-47d M.3195
87-00111 ch-47d M.3230
87-24591 uh-60a 70-1101
88-00109 ch-47d M.3283
88-26070 uh-60a 70-1290
89-26146 uh-60a 70-1376
91-00236 ch-47d M.3385
92-26409 uh-60l unknown