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1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment
"Wings of Freedom"

The Battalion's mission is to train Initial Entry Rotary Wing Students in UH-60A, OH-58C, and TH67A+ helicopters. This training includes basic war fighter skill, basic combat skills, and night/night vision goggle qualification. The 1st Battalion, 212th Aviation Regiment operates Lowe and Shell Army Heliports.

As of 2000, the 1st Battalion, 212th Aviation's was conducting OH-58A/C qualification, night vision goggles qualification, instructor pilot qualification, UH-60 qualification, UH-60 instructor pilot training, UH-60 non-rated crew member training, and UH-60 Flight School XXI training. 1-212th Aviation trained future Army and allied aviators in primary, contact, combat skills and night/night vision devices in TH-67, OH-58 and UH-1 aircraft; conducts instructor pilot training in UH-1 and OH-58 aircraft; and maintains and operated Lowe Army Heliport.

As of 2000, the Battalion's Mission Essential Task List included: Conduct safe, realistic and disciplined training to standard; Conduct UH-1 and OH-58 combat skills, night vision goggle training and evaluations; conduct UH-1 and OH-58 instructor pilot training; evaluate the performance of the flight training contractor ensuring compliance and standards are met for the TH-67 primary program of instruction; provide airfield operations for Lowe Army Heliport; plan, coordinate and schedule the use of stagefields, aircraft, air traffic control, refuel and other resources required to execute all programs of instruction; conduct Foreign Military Training in UH-1, and OH-58 aircraft; and plan and be prepared to execute contingency missions.

By 2012, 1-212th Aviation was conducting aircraft qualification training in the UH-60A, and UH-60M, and instructor pilot training in the UH-60A, UH-60M, OH-58C, and TH-67A+ for aviation units Army-Wide. The unit also conducted the Army's only non-rated Crewmember Standard Instruction. In addition, the Battalion supported the allied military training mission.