1st Aviation Brigade (Poland)

1st Aviation Brigade pl 1 Brygada Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych 1BLWL logo.png Distinctive unit insignia 2011–present Poland Polish Land Forces Aviation Brigade Armed Forces General Command Inowrocław War in Afghanistan 6 June Colonel. Sławomir Mąkosa Nowy dowódca 1 Brygady Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych http://www.polska-zbrojna.pl/home/articleshow/16503?t=Nowy-dowodca-1-Brygady-Lotnictwa-Wojsk-Ladowych www.polska-zbrojna.pl 2017-11-15 120px|center Shoulder sleeve insignia (before 2013) 120px|center Shoulder sleeve insignia (since 2013) The 1st Aviation Brigade (pl 1 Brygada Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych (1 BLWL)) is a brigade of the Polish Armed Forces, headquartered in Inowrocław. The brigade is designed to provide military aviation support to the Polish Land Forces. History The 1st Aviation Brigade was formed in 2011 based on the decision of the Minister of National Defense. Elements of the brigade took part in the War in Afghanistan, providing air support for Polish ground contingents. The brigade's anniversary was set to 6 June while a commemorative badge of the 1st Air Force Brigade was also introduced by the Minister of National Defense in April 2012.Dziennik Urzędowy MON poz. 95 http://www.dz.urz.mon.gov.pl/zasoby/dziennik/pozycje/tresc-aktow/pdf/2013/04/Poz._95__dec._Nr_90_1.pdf 2018-11-29 pl Structure Operational Structure of the Polish Land Forces The brigade is structured as follows: 1st Army Aviation Brigade in Inowrocław 49th Air Base in Pruszcz Gdański 1st Squadron with 12x Mi-24W attack helicopters 2nd Squadron with 12x Mi-2URP attack helicopters 3rd Squadron with 16x Mi-2 NVG training helicopters 56th Air Base in Inowrocław 1st Squadron with 12x Mi-24W attack helicopters 2nd Squadron with 12x Mi-2URP attack helicopters 3rd Squadron with 8x PZL W-3PL Głuszec combat search and rescue helicopters Air Reconnaissance Squadron in Mirosławiec with 45x Orbiter unmanned aerial vehicles Tactical Air Control Party Central Group Commanders Brigadier General Krzysztof Mitręga (June 2011 - February 2014) Brigadier General pil. Dariusz Wroński (February 2014 - January 2015) Colonel Wiesław Franczak (January 2015 - June 2015) Colonel Sławomir Mąkosa (June 2015 - present)Nowy dowódca 1 Brygady Lotnictwa Wojsk Lądowych http://www.polska-zbrojna.pl/home/articleshow/16503?t=Nowy-dowodca-1-Brygady-Lotnictwa-Wojsk-Ladowych www.polska-zbrojna.pl 2017-11-15 References Category:Military units and formations established in 2011 Category:Army brigades of Poland Category:Army aviation brigades