1-126 Aviation
| 126th Aviation Regiment | |
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| Active | 1987–present |
| Country | USA |
| Branch | Aviation |
| Type | Aviation |
| Motto(s) | Faith Flight Fidelity |
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The 126th Aviation Regiment is a unit of the U.S. Army National Guard.
From 1963 the 26th Aviation Battalion had been associated with the 26th Infantry Division. A company of the battalion was established in Florida as part of the Florida Army National Guard. Changes to the regimental system in the late 1980s led to the superseding of the battalion by a regiment, itself part of the 26th Aviation Brigade, still part of the 26th Infantry Division.
The 126th's lineage includes that of the 122nd Aviation Battalion due to consolidation. The battalion was originally organized and Federally recognized on 18 November 1946 in the Rhode Island National Guard at Providence as the Medical Detachment, 43rd Division Artillery. It was ordered into active Federal service on 5 September 1950 at Providence during the Korean War. With the division, the detachment was deployed to German to defend against a possible Soviet attack. To replace the detachment at home stations, a National Guard of the United States (NGUS) unit with the same designation was organized and Federally recognized on 2 December 1952. On 15 June 1954, the Medical Detachment was released from active Federal service and reverted to state control, and Federal recognition was withdrawn from the NGUS unit.
On 1 April 1959, it was converted and redesignated as the 43rd Aviation Company, still part of the 43rd Division, and relocated to Warwick. It was relieved from its assignment to the 43rd Division on 18 March 1963, just before the division was inactivated on 1 May. On 1 January 1965, the company became Battery F of the 103rd Artillery, and was further redesignated as the 43rd Medical Company on 1 March 1966. On 22 December 1967, the 43rd Cavalry, a parent regiment under the Combat Arms Regimental System, was constituted in the Rhode Island Army National Guard. Troop E was organized at Warwick from the 43rd Medical Company and Federally recognized on 1 January 1968. Troop E became Troop D of the 26th Cavalry's 1st Squadron in the 26th Infantry Division on 1 May 1971. It was relocated to North Kingstown on 1 June 1974. On 1 October 1986, it was expanded into the 122nd Aviation Battalion and relieved from its assignment to the 26th Division.
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