Constituted 25 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company C, 158th Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division, and activated at Fort Riley, Kansas

Inactivated 16 October 1986 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky

Redesignated 16 September 1987 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 158th Aviation, and relieved from assignment to the 101st Airborne Division

Withdrawn 16 September 1988 from the Regular Army, allotted to the Army Reserve, and activated at Glenview, Illinois (organic elements concurrently constituted and activated)

Battalion inactivated 1 September 1995 at Glenview, Illinois

Withdrawn 16 October 1997 from the Army Reserve and allotted to the Regular Army; Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 158th Aviation, concurrently redesignated as Company C, 158th Aviation, and activated in Germany

Reorganized and redesignated 16 October 2000 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3d Battalion, 158th Aviation (organic elements concurrently activated)

Battalion redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 3d Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment

 

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

 

DECORATIONS

          *Presidential Unit Citation (Army), Streamer embroidered HO CHI MINH TRAIL

          *Valorous Unit Award, Streamer embroidered THUA THIEN PROVINCE 1970 

          *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2007-2008

          *Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2009-2010

          *Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969

          *Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1971

          *Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1969-1970

          *Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class, Streamer embroidered VIETNAM 1970

 

BY ORDER OF THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY: