10th Aviation Brigade
"Falcon"
The mission of the 10th Aviation Brigade is to maintain an Aviation Brigade, trained and ready to deploy rapidly anywhere in the world to conduct combat support and combat service support aviation operations to enable 10th Mountain Division to fight and win.
The FALCON Brigade provides the 10th Mountain Division (LI) with the ability to conduct Air Assault operations, Force Protection and Conduct Reconnaissance Operations.
The 10th Aviation Brigade was originally constituted on 21 August 1965 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 10th Aviation Battalion. It activated on 23 August 1965 at Fort Benning, GA. It was reorganized and redesignated on 1 December 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Battalion, before inactivating on 30 December 1980 at Fort Lewis, WA.
Assigned on 17 April 1986 to the 1st Armored Division and activated in Germany (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated), it inactivated on 16 November 1987 in Germany and was relieved from assignment to the 1st Armored Division.
It reorganized and was redesignated on 2 October 1988 as the 10th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System, and transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. It was withdrawn on 5 January 1996 from the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command, and consolidated with the 10th Aviation Company which was itself originally constituted on 14 June 1957 in the Regular Army as the 10th Aviation Company, an element of the 10th Infantry Division, and activated on 1 July 1957 in Germany, before inactivating on 14 June 1958 at Fort Benning, GA. The resulting consolidated unit was designated as the 10th Aviation.
The 10th Aviation Brigade was activated at Griffis Air Force Base in Rome, NY, as part of the 10th Mountain Division on 2 July 1988. It has played a key role in all division missions, most recently for Stabilization Force 6 (SFOR) in Bosnia-Herzegovina, Ice Storm 98 in Upstate New York, Hurricane Andrew relief in South Florida, Operation Restore Hope and Continue Hope in Somalia, and Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti.
As of winter 2006 the 10th Aviation Brigade, 10th Mountain Division, accepted the Operation Enduring Freedom aviation mission stationed at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. Task Force Falcon's mission is to conduct aviation operations to destroy insurgents and anti-coalition militia and defeat terrorist threats in an effort to help build the Afghan National Security Force's capability and allow the Afghan government to increase its capabilities, Rose said. In addition, the Task Force will provide logistical and aviation support for coalition forces throughout the country, conduct tactical maneuvers and perform security and attack operations if needed.
In each instance, the Brigade has demonstrated it's capability to rapidly deploy and conduct aviation missions upon arrival while emphasizing safety and readiness throughout.
The 10th Aviation Brigade consists of Headquarters Company, 10th Aviation Brigade; 3rd Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Battalion (Attack), 10th Aviation Regiment (formerly 2nd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment), 2nd Battalion (Assault), 10th Aviation Regiment (formerly 3rd Battalion, 25th Aviation Regiment), and C-10 Aviation.
