Lineage and Honors Information as of 7 September 2017
106th Aviation Regiment
- Constituted 1 October 1986 in the Delaware and Illinois Army National Guard as the 44th Aviation Battalion; concurrently organized from new and existing units with Headquarters at Peoria, Illinois
- Reorganized and redesignated 1 October 1987 in the Delaware, Illinois, and Michigan Army National Guard as the 106th Aviation, a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System, to consist of the 1st Battalion and Company E
- Reorganized 1 September 1990 in the Illinois and Michigan Army National Guard
- Reorganized 24 June 1991 in the Illinois, Michigan, and Washington Army National Guard
- Reorganized 1 September 1995 in the Illinois, Iowa, and Michigan Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies E and F
- Reorganized 1 September 1996 in the Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Puerto Rico Army National Guard to consist of the 1st Battalion and Companies E and F
- (Company F ordered into active Federal service 3 February 2003 at Peoria; released from active Federal service 11 October 2004 and reverted to state control)
- (1st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 15 December 2003 at home stations; released from active Federal service 11 June 2005 and reverted to state control)
- Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 106th Aviation Regiment
- Reorganized 1 September 2006 to consist of the 1st Battalion
- Ordered into active Federal service 28 March 2008 at home stations; released from active Federal service 1 May 2009 and reverted to state control
Campaign Participation Credit
- War on Terrorism
- Iraq:
- Transition of Iraq
- Iraqi Governance
Company B (Black Horse Troop – Chicago, Illinois), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:
- World War II
- Normandy
- Northern France
- Rhineland
- Ardennes-Alsace
- Central Europe
Decorations
- Company B (Black Horse Troop – Chicago, Illinois), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:
- Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered NINEVAH PROVINCE 2005
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered MOSELLE
- French Croix de Guerre with Palm, World War II, Streamer embroidered CAEN-FALAISE
- French Croix de Guerre, World War II, Fourragere
By Order of the Secretary of the Army:
CHARLES R. BOWERY, JR.
Chief of Military History