Upon its return in March 1973, the 12th Aviation Group became a major subordinate command of the XVIII Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

During the four-day coalition ground offensive, the brigade flew nearly 400 flight hours, transporting 390 tons of cargo to forward deployed units and providing essential combat and combat support services for the ground offensive.

[2] On 15 June 1992, the 5th Squadron, 6th Cavalry Regiment was de-activated as part of the downsizing of U.S. Army Europe (USAREUR).

[2] Since the end of the Cold War, the brigade has played a major role in America's peacekeeping operations.

When peace was declared in June 1999, the brigade transported elements of the 82nd Airborne Division into Macedonia and Kosovo, moving 390 personnel, 24 vehicles, and 13 pallets of equipment in less than 48 hours of the signing of the Military Technical Agreement.

While in support of Operation Enduring Freedom Task Force Griffin flew in excess of 52,000 hours, transported 105,000 personnel, and moved over 25 million pounds of cargo.

12 CAB’s 3rd Battalion deployed to Balad and Basarah, Iraq from July 2007 to August 2008 being the last unit in the Army to serve longer than 12 months in Combat.

Task Force Pirate, 1st Battalion, 211th Aviation Regiment (1/211 ARB) from the Utah Army National Guard joined the Griffin Brigade for this deployment, integrated with their active duty counterparts in RC North and RC West.

[2] In February 2012, a sudden winter storm struck Montenegro, leaving hundreds of people stranded in the mountains of the Eastern European country.

While the bulk of the brigade was preparing for an upcoming deployment, 1-214th GSAB sent two UH-60 Blackhawk helicopters, with pilots, aircrews and medical personnel to respond.

The deployed team was under the command of COL Robert Levalley of the 361st Civil Affairs unit (Army Reserve), based in Kaiserslautern, Germany.