111th Aviation Regiment (United States)

January 2024 January 2024 111th Aviation Regiment 111th Aviation Regiment Coat of Arms.jpg 100 Coat of arms 1987-present (as regiment) 25px Florida Army National Guard (FL ARNG) Aviation Regiment 20px 83rd Troop Command Cecil Field, Florida Air Warrior Air Attack 150px Distinctive unit insignia CH-47F Chinook UH-60M Black Hawk The 111th Aviation Regiment is a regiment of the Aviation Branch of the United States Army and the Florida National Guard. The Regiment was organized in the Florida Army National Guard as Company D, 26th Aviation Battalion and federally recognized on 1 September 1978 at Jacksonville. It appears to have begun operations at Craig Municipal Airport and Lakeland Airport. It was expanded, reorganized and redesignated on 2 October 1986 as the 419th Aviation Battalion. A year later, it was reorganized and redesignated on 1 October 1987 as the 111th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System to consist of the 1st Battalion at Jacksonville.http://www.military.com/HomePage/UnitPageFullText/1,13476,706830,00.html Welcome to 111th AVIATION REGIMENT military.com 2014-02-09 The battalion suffered a crash of one of its Apaches on 29 June 1989.Accident McDonnell Douglas AH-64A Apache 86-9052, Thursday 29 June 1989 https://asn.flightsafety.org/wikibase/77402 In 2010, Company F 1-111th Aviation was a divisional Air Traffic Services company responsible for managing airspace within the 29th Infantry Division area of responsibility.Company F 1-111th Aviation Air Traffic Control - 29th Combat Aviation Brigade Maryland Army National Guard http://29cab.org/companyf1-111atc.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100524091447/http://29cab.org/companyf1-111atc.html 24 May 2010 It was part of the Maryland Army National Guard. Army Air Traffic Controllers operate control towers; ground based radio beacons, and run ground-controlled radar approaches for military aircraft (both fixed-wing and helicopter). The company was structured to operate on a 24-hour basis. It can operate using existing airport/heliport infrastructure or in a suitable field site. Company F was the only air traffic control unit in the Maryland Army National Guard and was one of only 13 units in the entire Army National Guard. Company F, 1-111th AVN consisted of a Terminal Platoon, an Airspace Information Services Platoon, and a Headquarters element. On Dec. 18, 2011, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade aircraft became the last U.S. rotary-wing aircraft in Iraq, as the 2515th Naval Air Ambulance Detachment and 1-111th General Support Aviation Battalion escorted the last remaining ground troops across the Kuwaiti border. In 2014, the 2-111th Airfield Operations Battalion deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan to provide Air Traffic Control services for aviation forces in theatre. In 2024, the Adjutant-General's report said that the battalion had had (MAKOs) "secured the Florida Straits by providing aerial reconnaissance to ensure the integrity of Florida’s borders.Report 2024 https://dma.myflorida.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/FLNG_AG_Report2024_sm.pdf Adjutant General's Report 2024 The 1-111th AV BN (GSAB) response effort covered 558 miles of Florida’s border, resulting in over 1,000 flight hours. 1-111th AV BN provided 10 aircraft in support of 53 IBCT Exportable Combat Training Center (xCTC) 24-09 Rotation at Camp Shelby, Mississippi, enabling aerial MEDEVAC, air assault and air movement operations. Additionally, the 2024 hurricane season activated the MAKOs in support of Hurricane Debby, Hurricane Helene, and Hurricane Milton where pre-positions of assets enabled search and rescue operations and immediate aerial damage assessments to state and local authorities. The MAKO Battalion executed over 400 flight hours throughout the 2024 Hurricane Season." Structure 1st Battalion (General Support)http://fl.ng.mil/commands/Pages/83rd-Troop-Command.aspx 83rd Troop Command Florida National Guard 18 December 2016 18 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220232139/http://fl.ng.mil/commands/Pages/83rd-Troop-Command.aspx 20 December 2016 dead Headquarters and Headquarters Company Detachment 1 Detachment 2 Detachment 3 at Army Aviation Support Facility #2, General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center (GA ARNG).https://issuu.com/georgiaguard/docs/annual_report_new_2017___1_17_2018 2017 Georgia Department of Defense Annual Report Georgia National Guard 9 March 2019 Company A (UH-60M) at McEntire Joint National Guard Base (SC ARNG).https://www.dvidshub.net/image/3000732/2016-southeastern-wildfires 2016 Southeastern Wildfires DVIDS 18 December 2016 Company B (CH-47F) at G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery National Guard Complex / Key Field Air National Guard Base (MS ARNG).https://currentops.com/unit/us/army/111-avn/1-bn 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment Detachment 1 at Army Aviation Support Facility #1 Cecil Airport, (FL ARNG).https://www.dvidshub.net/news/196198/florida-guard-door-gunners-conduct-aerial-gunnery-training-camp-shelby Florida Guard door gunners conduct Aerial Gunnery training in Camp Shelby DVIDS 18 December 2016 Company C (Air Ambulance) (HH-60M), Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Cecil Airport (FL ARNG). Detachment 1 at Army Aviation Support Facility #2, General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center (GA ARNG). Detachment 2 at Army Aviation Support Facility #1, Fort R. W. Shepherd Armory, (AL ARNG).https://www.dvidshub.net/image/2872057/air-ambulance-mission-returns-alabama-skies Air Ambulance Mission Returns to Alabama Skies Company D (CH-47)https://www.dvidshub.net/publication/issues/31463 Watch The Deck U.S. Army 11 16 March 2019 Detachment 1 Detachment 2 Detachment 3 at Army Aviation Support Facility #2, General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center (GA ARNG). Company E Detachment 3 at Army Aviation Support Facility #2, General Lucius D. Clay National Guard Center (GA ARNG). Detachment 8 (IL ARNG)https://www.il.ngb.army.mil/Organizations/Army/Cities/Chicago.aspx Chicago Illinois Army National Guard 28 September 2018 Company F Aberdeen Proving Ground (Edgewood Area) (MD ARNG). Company G Detachment 2 2nd Battalion (Airfield Operations), Camp Blanding, (FL ARNG) Company D Detachment 7 Deployments Company B (AH-64A) Afghanistan from June 2004 / HQ at Bagram part of Joint Task Force Wings (FL ARNG).Bernstein 2005 35 Company C, Company D (MH-60L) Iraq from January 2011 / HQ at Tallil part of Operation New Dawn (FL, GA, VA ARNG). References Citations Bibliography Bernstein J AH-64 Apache Units Of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom 2005 Osprey Publishing Ltd UK 1-84176-848-0 Category:Aviation regiments of the United States Army Category:Military units and formations established in 1987