1st Air Cavalry Combat Team
4th Aviation Brigade - 1st Cavalry Division
As part of the Army's transformation towards a modular force, the 4th Aviation Brigade was inactived at Fort Hood and was reflagged the 1st Air Cavalry Combat Team on May 26, 2005.
The history of the Aviation Brigade began on September, 1 1984 , when it was constituted as the Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Cavalry Division and activated at Fort Hood , Texas . At that time of its creation the brigade was made up of the 1st Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, the 227th Aviation Battalion and the 228th Attack Helicopter Battalion.
The current capabilities of the Aviation Brigade reflect the history of needs of the 1st Cavalry Division. The Aviation Brigade’s mission is to deploy by sea, air or land to any part of the world on a short notice and once engaged with the threat; to destroy, neutralize, or suppress the enemy.
