2nd Battalion - 147th Aviation Regiment
2-147th AVN is a utility Helicopter Battalion that supports the 34th Infantry Division and the State of Minnesota by providing air lift, scouting, and mobility.
As a result of the Army Aviation Modernization plan, the Battalions 'legacy' fleet of UH-1 helicopters is scheduled to be replaced by the UH-60 BlackHawk.
Company B, 2/147th Aviation Battalion (Assault Helicopter) is an Assault Helicopter Company located in Eagle, CO. The unit's primary mission is the movement of combat troops in around the battlefield in the form of a multi-ship combat assault. Its secondary mission is of single ship re-supply with both internal and external loads. It flies the UH-1H armed with two M60D machine guns.
