1ST COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE (1CAB)





  

"Demon" Brigade

The Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division is the Army Aviation formation of the United States Army's 1st Infantry Division. The current commander of this brigade is Colonel Thomas Jason Arriaga.

The Combat Aviation Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, was originally formed from the assets of the Aviation Brigade, 1st Armored Division, which had been created from the assets of 1st Armored Division's 501st Aviation Battalion on 17 April 1986. Colonel James W. Lloyd, the first Aviation Brigade Commander, accepted the unit colors from Major General Dave R. Palmer, Commanding General, of the 1st Armored Division. (Note: Although often referred to as the "4th Brigade," the United States Army Center of Military History has confirmed that divisional aviation brigades are not numbered. The only exceptions were the 101st and 159th Combat Aviation Brigades in the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), which had two aviation brigades. The 159th has since been inactivated and the other brigade was concurrently redesignated as the Combat Aviation Brigade, 101st Airborne Division.)

When formed, the Brigade consisted of the 10th and 501st Aviation Battalions, the 220th Aviation Company (Assault Helicopter), the 244th Aviation Company (Command Aviation), and the 61st Aviation Company (Maintenance). Brigade aircraft included 22 Bell AH-1 Cobras, 38 Bell OH-58 Kiowas, and 30 Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopters.


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LEADERSHIP
Col. T. Jason Arriaga, 1st CAB Commander

COL Jason Arriaga

Colonel Jason Arriaga graduated from Texas A&M University in 1998 and received a U.S. Army commission as a Second Lieutenant in Aviation Branch.  ​COL Arriaga’s operational assignments include 18th Aviation Brigade - Corps (Fort Bragg, North...
Board photo of Command Sergeant Major Robert N. Christensen

CSM Rob Christensen

Command Sergeant Major Robert N. Christensen entered the United States Army in October of 1996 from Seattle, Washington. He attended Basic Training at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and Advanced Individual Training at Fort Eustis, Virginia. Command Sergeant...
Chief Warrant Officer Five Tony Nwafor is a native of Aberdeen Washington. After attending Basic Training at Fort Knox Kentucky in 2000, CW5 Nwafor graduated the Army Warrant Officer Candidate School and was appointed to the rank of WO1. He completed Initial Entry Rotary Wing training and obtained an advanced qualification as a UH-60A pilot in 2001.

CW5 Tony Nwafor

Chief Warrant Officer Five Tony Nwafor is a native of Aberdeen Washington. After attending Basic Training at Fort Knox Kentucky in 2000, CW5 Nwafor graduated the Army Warrant Officer Candidate School and was appointed to the rank of WO1. He completed...
1ST CAB UNITS
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"ARCHANGELS"​


1ST COMBAT AVIATION BRIGADE, HEADQUARTERS AND
HEADQUARTERS COMPANY (1ST CAB)

Primary: 785-239-6565
Building: 804 Marshall Drive

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"FIGHTING EAGLES"​


2ND GENERAL SUPPORT AVIATION BATTALION,
1ST AVIATION REGIMENT (2-1AR)
Primary: 785-240-1196
Building: 805

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"HELLIONS"​


601ST AVIATION SUPPORT BATTALION
(601ASB)

Primary: 785-239-9604
Building: 807

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"GUNFIGHTERS"​


1ST ATTACK RECONNAISSANCE BATTALION,
1ST AVIATION REGIMENT (1-1AR)
Primary: 785-239-0497
Building: 802 Marshall Drive

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"NIGHTMARES"​


3RD ASSAULT HELICOPTER BATTALION,
1ST AVIATION REGIMENT (3-1AR)
Primary: 785-239-5325
Building: 808

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"THE FIGHTING SIXTH"​


1ST HEAVY ATTACK RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON 6TH CAVALRY REGIMENT
(1-6CAV)
Primary: 785-239-0490
Building: 809 Marshall Drive