The 176th Engineer Group's Aviation Detachment was deactivated in September 1990. Just months before the 176th Engineer Group was activated for Desert Shield/Storm. I need to clarify that the Aviation detachment had been scheduled for deactivation since mid 1989. Its members were absorbed by the newly formed 2-224th Avn Battalion and Detachments 1 and 4 of the 1-132nd Avn (see Below).
The 986th Air Ambulance Company had a distinguished career. They were utilized on numerous occassions for state duty: floods and blizzards. They were activated during Desert Shield to perform Medevac duty at Ft Bragg, NC and Ft Stewart, GA. Later they were deployed to Saudia Arabia for Desert Storm. Fortunately their only evacations in Saudi were Iraqi POWs. They were deactivated in 1995. Detachments 1 and 4 of the 1-132nd Avn were part of a Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition Company. The parent company was in Kentucky, the battalion headquarters was in DC. I guess you could say they were on their own. They worked primarily with the 29th Divarty (29th Infantry Divisional Artillery). The units were formed in late 1990 and were deactivated in the late summer of 1996. Back to Main Page Back to Patch Page - Since Dec 8, 97 Send Comments and Suggestions: © 1997 jandcinva@prodigy.net
Detachments 1 and 4 of the 1-132nd Avn were part of a Reconnaissance and Target Acquisition Company. The parent company was in Kentucky, the battalion headquarters was in DC. I guess you could say they were on their own. They worked primarily with the 29th Divarty (29th Infantry Divisional Artillery). The units were formed in late 1990 and were deactivated in the late summer of 1996.
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