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| 4th Brigade | |||||||||||||
| 1986 | |||||||||||||
| (Source: STARS & STRIPES, April 9, 1986) | |||||||||||||
| Effective April 11, 1986, 8th Cbt Avn Bn will be inactivated and replaced by 4th Brigade. The brigade will have 112 helicopters and a personnel strength of 1,200 soldiers. 4th Brigade, based at Finthen AAF, will consist of Hq & Hq Company, two attack helicopter battalions (8th and 18th AHB) and the 55th Trans Avn Maint Co. The two AH battalions will be formed with personnel and equipment from the two former attack helicopter companies (Co B & C, 8th CAB). The 55th TAMC is the former Co D, 8th CAB. Other units will be formed from two former companies of the 8th CAB:  240th Gen Spt Aviation Company, Bad Kreuznach, will be formed from Co A, 8th CAB4th Assault Hel Co will be fomred from Co E, 8th CAB |
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| (Source: Pathfinder, May 1986) | |||||||||||||
| Division's 4th Brigade Activated The 8th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade was activated April 11 in ceremonies at Finthen Army Airfield. Made up of the soldiers and aircraft of the now retired 8th Aviation Battalion, the brigade will provide all aviation support to the 8th Division. |
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| Hunt comes to the Pathfinder Division from the Army Aviation School at Fort Rucker, Ala. where he was the director of training and doctrine. Among his assignments, Hunt has served as a company and battalion commander, platoon leader in combat, and has held several aviation staff positions. | |||||||||||||
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| (Source: Pathfinder, September 1987) | |||||||||||||
Name Change The continuing implementation of the regimental system brought more unit name changes to the division in August, when all the subordinate elements of the division's 4th Brigade were redesignated. |
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| 3rd Bn, 4th Avn Regt | |||||||||||||
 OH-58 KIOWA of B Company in the field |
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| 1987 | |||||||||||||
| (Source: Email from Shawn Meze, B Co, 3rd Bn, 4th Avn, 1985-1988) | |||||||||||||
| When I arrived at FAAF in December of 1985, I was assigned to C Co. 8th CAB. It shortly became B Co. 18th AHB where they moved us into the new barracks near the chow hall. The C Co 8th CAB barracks turned into the HHC and was our armory/ NBC room ect. It changed again after that where we became B Co. 3rd Bn, 4th Aviation Regt and we were moved to the old barracks right next to the motor pool. (B Co 3/4 Avn Rgt) Meanwhile our working facility remained in the small hangar throughout the changes -- that is on one of the pictures I posted. Unfortunately I do not have dates as to when these changes were made. I would say the change to the 18AHB was done in January/Febuary 1986. And the change to 3/4th was sometime late 1987. Pure speculation on my part but I am in contact with some of my former officers who would likely know the dates. (Click here to see two of Shawn's photos of Finthen Army Airfield.) |
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| Task Force Skyhawk | |||||||||||||
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| (Source: PATHFINDER, Aprl 1989) | |||||||||||||
| Task Force Skyhawk was established in August, 1988 under 8th Infantry Division's 4th Brigade to provide command and control of the brigade's three separate companies: G, H and I, 4th Avn Bde. | |||||||||||||
| 1989 | |||||||||||||
| (Source: PATHFINDER, Aprl 1989) | |||||||||||||
 Article on Task Force Skyhawk, 1989 (Click on image to view the article) |
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