2nd Aviation Regiment (United States)

2nd Aviation Regiment
coat of arms
Active	1957
Country	USA
Branch	Aviation
Type	Aviation
Part of	2nd Infantry Division
Motto(s)	EXCELSUS (Lofty)
Colors	Ultramarine Blue, Golden orange
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia
Aircraft flown
Attack helicopter	AH-64
Cargo helicopter	CH-47
Multirole helicopter	UH-60
Observation helicopter	OH-58

The 2nd Aviation Regiment is an aviation regiment of the U.S. Army.

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 2d Aviation Battalion on 5 August 1963. It was redesignated for the 2d Aviation Regiment and amended to update the symbolism on 8 December 1988.

Current configuration

• Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC)
• HHC, Combat Aviation Brigade, 2d Infantry Division ("Talon")^[1]
• 1st Battalion (Attack), 2d Aviation Regiment ("Gunfighters" / "Strike Deep")^[2]
• 2nd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment (Assault) (UH/UL −60) – "Wild Card"
• 3rd Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment (General Support) (CH-47F, UH/UL-60) – "Nightmare"
• 4th Battalion, 2nd Aviation Regiment (Attack) (AH-64D) – "Death Dealer"
• 602nd Support Battalion (Aviation) – "Warhorse", Task Force Ready
• 1st Squadron, 17th Cavalry Regiment (Reconnaissance) (OH-58D) - "Saber", Rotational Forces Deployment

See also

• Coats of arms of U.S. Army Aviation Regiments
• U.S. Army Regimental System

References

 This article incorporates public domain material from the United States Army Institute of Heraldry document "2nd Aviation Regiment".

• Historical register and dictionary of the United States Army, from ..., Volume 1 By Francis Bernard Heitman
• Encyclopedia of United States Army insignia and uniforms By William K. Emerson (page 51).

External links

• http://www.history.army.mil/html/forcestruc/lineages/branches/av/default.htm
• http://www.2id.korea.army.mil/organization/units/2cab/
• https://web.archive.org/web/20110512225727/http://www.armyavnmuseum.org/index.html