Headquarters and Headquarters Company
18th Aviation Brigade
(The Black Barons)
Lineage and Honors Information as of 18 October 1996
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
18th Aviation Brigade Lineage
Constituted 7 April 1966 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 269th Aviation Battalion
Activated 1 July 1966 at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Reorganized and redesignated 1 December 1968 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 269th Aviation Battalion
Reorganized and redesignated 17 August 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 18th Aviation Brigade
Headquarters and Headquarters Company
18th Aviation Brigade Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase II; Counteroffensive, Phase III; Tet Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase IV; Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tet 69/Counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII
Southwest Asia: Defense of Saudi Arabia; Liberation and Defense of Kuwait; Cease-Fire
Decorations
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army) for VIETNAM 1967
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1966-1967
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1967-1968
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968
Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm for VIETNAM 1968-1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1967-1970
Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class for VIETNAM 1970