159th Combat Aviation Brigade

159th Combat Aviation Brigade
An AH-64 from the 159th CAB at sunset
Active1992–2015
Country United States of America
Allegiance United States Army
BranchU.S. Army Aviation
TypeCombat aviation brigade
Part of 101st Airborne Division
Garrison/HQFort Campbell, Kentucky, U.S.
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Background Trimming
Combat Service Identification Badge
Aircraft flown
Attack helicopterAH-64
Cargo helicopterCH-47
Multirole helicopterUH-60
Observation helicopterOH-58

The 159th Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB) formerly supported the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and was stationed at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. While active, 159th CAB made the 101st Airborne Division the only US Army Division with two organic aviation brigades, and currently the 101st CAB is the only CAB supporting the unit at Fort Campbell. The 159th CAB was inactivated on 15 May 2015.

The lineage of the 159th Aviation Brigade is separate from that of the Vietnam-era 159th Aviation Battalion and the later 159th Aviation Regiment. [1]

  1. ^ Thunder History. (n.d.). Retrieved 17 November 2014, from http://www.campbell.army.mil/units/101st/159th/Pages/history.aspx Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine

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