Vietnam The regiment was constituted on 1 February 1967 as the 214th Aviation Battalion, a
Regular Army unit based at
Fort Campbell, Kentucky. It fought in the
Vietnam War from 1967 to 1972, receiving the
Meritorious Unit Commendation for its actions in 1967 and the
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with Palm five times, in addition to the
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal. As part of the
12th Aviation Group (Combat) between 1 February 1967 and 30 April 1967: • HQ & HQ Detachment at
Bear Cat •
200th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Bear Cat • 611th Transportation Detachment at Bear Cat As part of the 12th Aviation Group (Combat) between 1 May 1967 and 31 July 1967: •
190th Assault Helicopter Company at Bear Cat •
191st Assault Helicopter Company at Bear Cat •
200th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Bear Cat •
240th Assault Helicopter Company at Bear Cat As part of the 12th Aviation Group (Combat) between 1 August 1967 and 31 October 1967: • HQ & HQ Company at Bear Cat •
772nd Medical Detachment (OA) at Bear Cat •
17th Assault Helicopter Company at Long Binh • 613th Transportation Detachment (KD) at Long Binh • 722nd Signal Detachment (RL) at Long Binh •
93rd Medical Detachment (AO) at Long Binh •
191st Assault Helicopter Company at Bear Cat • 606th Transportation Detachment (KD) at Bear Cat • 26th Signal Detachment (RL) at Bear Cat •
195th Assault Helicopter Company at Long Binh • 609th Transportation Detachment (KD) at Long Binh • 366th Signal Detachment (RL) at Long Binh •
200th Assault Helicopter Company at Bear Cat • 611th Transportation Detachment (AB) at Bear Cat •
240th Assault Helicopter Company at Bear Cat • 619th Transportation Detachment (KD) at Bear Cat • 932nd Signal Detachment (RL) at Bear Cat As part of the 12th Aviation Group (Combat) between 1 November 1967 and 31 January 1968: • HQ & HQ Company at Bear Cat •
772nd Medical Detachment (OA) at Bear Cat •
17th Assault Helicopter Company at Long Binh • 613th Transportation Detachment (KD) at Long Binh • 722nd Signal Detachment (RL) at Long Binh • 93rd Medical Detachment (OA) at Long Binh •
135th Assault Helicopter Company at Long Giao • 614th Transportation Detachment (KD) at Long Giao • 68th Signal Detachment (RL) at Long Giao Between May and July 1969 the battalion consisted of: •
758th Medical Detachment •
162nd Assault Helicopter Company •
135th Assault Helicopter Company •
191st Assault Helicopter Company Before being transferred to
164th Aviation Group (Combat). One of its battalions was the 1st Battalion, which was allotted to the
United States Army Reserve and activated at
Los Alamitos, California on that date; it traced its lineage back to the 1981 activation of Company A, 214th Aviation Battalion. A battalion of the regiment fought in the
Liberation of Kuwait campaign during the
Gulf War. In March 2013, USAREUR announced that 1-214th Aviation was to be reduced at Clay Kaserne by 190 soldier spaces and at
Landstuhl Regional Medical Center by 50 soldier spaces in 2016. The 1st Battalion donated two new
Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawks to the
Croatian Air Force and Air Defence in October 2017. ==Structure==