1204th Aviation Support Battalion

The 1204th Aviation Support Battalion (ASB) is a unit in the Kentucky Army National Guard that inactivated January 10, 2016.[1] The unit deployed to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn (Iraq, 2010–2011) on October 1, 2011.[2]

1204th Aviation Support Battalion
1204th Aviation Support Bn unit insignia
Disbanded10 January 2016
CountryUnited States
BranchArmy
TypeAviation Support
Part ofKentucky Army National Guard
Motto(s)"Wings of Thunder"
DecorationsMeritorious Unit Commendation

Service in Iraq

Following arrival for Iraq War service and the uncasing of the colors on November 3, 2011, the battalion quickly began work, assuming the responsibility of aviation logistics sustainment and support operations from Contingency Operating Site Taji, while simultaneously planning for the withdrawal of the Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division.

The unit earned the Meritorious Unit Commendation for operational service in Iraq from August 23, 2011 to August 10, 2012 during the unit's Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation New Dawn deployment.[3]

References
  1. "Northern Kentucky unit inactivated". Kentuckyguard.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  2. "History in the making: the 1204th Aviation Support Battalion, the last Kentucky National Guard unit out of Iraq". Kentuckyguard.com. Retrieved 2016-01-27.
  3. Kentucky unit receives Meritorious Unit Citation, Kentucky National Guard, 19 December 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
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