1st Combat Aviation Brigade | |
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제1전투항공여단 | |
Active | 1 June 1978 – present |
Country | South Korea |
Branch | Republic of Korea Army |
Type | Army aviation |
Size | Brigade |
Part of | Army Aviation Operations Command |
Garrison/HQ | Hanam, Gyeonggi Province |
The 1st Combat Aviation Brigade ( Korean: 제1전투항공여단) is a military formation of the Republic of Korea Army. The brigade is subordinated to the Army Aviation Operations Command (Republic of Korea)(육군항공사령부). [1]
It was founded on June 1, 1978 with the 202nd and 203rd aviation battalions, operating UH-1H, were established at the 61st Aviation Group. [2]
In order to suppress the Gwangju Uprising in 1980, in accordance with the “Helicopter Operation Plan” of the Army Headquarters, Brigadier General Song Jin-won of the 1st Aviation Brigade, ordered the unit to deployed to Gwangju city on 22 May. [3]
It is a joint unit of the 6th Marine Brigade stationed on Baengnyeongdo Island.