501st Aviation Regiment (United States)

The 501st Aviation Battalion was active with the division in the mid-1980s.

Relieved from the 1st Armored Division, reorganized and re-designated 16 October 1988 as the 501st Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System with headquarters in Korea.

[2] The regiment has undergone numerous changes and has served in numerous conflicts including Joint Endeavor (Bosnia/Herzegovina), Operation Iraqi Freedom (OIF III), Operation Spartan Shield (Kuwait), Operation Inherent Resolve (Iraq) and Operations Enduring Freedom and Freedoms Sentinel (2013 and 2019 respectively) in Afghanistan.

In addition to combat actions, the regiment has taken part in relief efforts in several operations including Liberia (Ebola), San Antonio (Hurricane Harvey), and Puerto Rico (Hurricane Maria) The regiment remains currently assigned to the 1st Armored Division Combat Aviation Brigade,[3] located at Fort Bliss (Texas), where it moved to when the brigade was inactivated in Germany in 2006 and reactivated in 2011.

The current battalions of the 501st Aviation regiment are as follows:

A U.S. Army soldier of the 1st Battalion 501st Aviation Brigade removes snow from the top of an AH-64A Apache attack helicopter at the Eagle Base Air Field Tuzla, Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 16 Dec. 1997. The 501st Aviation Brigade is deployed from Hanau, Germany, to Bosnia and Herzegovina to support the Stabilization Force in Operation Joint Guard..