3-82nd General Support Aviation Battalion - GSAB

3-82nd General Support Aviation Battalion - GSAB A Team of trusted, disciplined, and resilient professionals ready to project lethal combat power.

1st Battalion (Airborne), 159th Aviation Regiment was originally constituted on 1 July 1968 in the Regular Army as Company A, 159th Aviation Battalion, an element of the 101st Airborne Division, and activated in Vietnam. The unit distinguished itself through participation in 8 campaigns of the conflict there: Tet Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase V, Counteroffensive Phase VI, Summer-Fall Of

fensive, Winter-Spring Offensive, Sanctuary Counteroffensive, Consolidation I, and Consolidation II. During these actions, the unit was awarded the Valorous Unit Award and the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and the Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal. Continuing to serve with the 101st Airborne Division after returning from Vietnam, the unit was inactivated on 6 October 1987. On 4 June 1987, the 118th Aviation Battalion was formed by reassignment of personnel and equipment from the 18th Aviation Company of the 269th Aviation Battalion, the Aviation Platoon of the 35th Signal Brigade, and C Company, 82nd Aviation Battalion. The 118th Aviation Battalion was an interim unit, in existence while the unit waited for its affiliation under the US Army Regimental System with the 159th Aviation Regiment. This unit drew separate lineage and honors from its distinguished predecessor of the Vietnam era, the 118th Command Aviation Battalion. Company A, 159th Aviation Regiment was redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment on 16 November 1987. and the 118th Aviation Battalion was reflagged as the new unit.
1-159th Aviation deployed in 1997 and 1999 to support Operation Joint Guard and Operation Joint Forge respectively in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
1st Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment became a multiple-component organization on 17 February 2000. Company D, 1st Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment was activated as an element of the Mississippi Army National Guard, and based at Tupelo, Mississippi. In garrison, Company D was subordinate to the 1st Battalion, 185th Aviation Regiment, part of the Mississippi Army National Guard. During operations, however, it would provide tactical reconnaissance and other support as a part of the 1st Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment. On 16 October 2002, 1-159th Aviation Regiment further reorganized and consisted of five companies: Headquarters and Headquarters Company 1-159th, Company A 1-159th, Company B 1-159th, Company D 1-159th, located at Fort Bragg, NC and Company C, 1-159th, an Army Reserve company located in Clearwater, FL. After returning to Fort Bragg, 1-159th was reflagged under 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade as 3-82 General Support Aviation Battalion (GSAB) on 5 April 2006. The battalion has since deployed to Afghanistan in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM VIII, Operation ENDURING FREEDOM X and is currently deployed in support of Operation ENDURING FREEDOM XII.

05/10/2025
On May 08, 2025, the 82nd CAB - partnered with Task Force No Mercy, conducted a multi-COMPO “large-scale, long-range” ai...
05/09/2025

On May 08, 2025, the 82nd CAB - partnered with Task Force No Mercy, conducted a multi-COMPO “large-scale, long-range” air assault (L2A2) operation in support of the 101st Airborne Division's 1st Brigade Combat Team "Bastogne" flying across three states from Fort Campbelll, KY to JRTC and Fort Johnson, LA.

In a total-Army effort, it is amazing what we can accomplish as a Team of Teams! None of us are as good as all of us.

MOVE, FIGHT, FUEL, FIX, SAVE, CONTROL, AIR ASSAULT!

WE ARE TALON!


Last day to order your Talon shirt in time for All American Week! Thanks for your support!
05/02/2025

Last day to order your Talon shirt in time for All American Week!

Thanks for your support!

I'm organizing our Custom Ink order. You can pay me online. Thanks!

None of us are as good as ALL of us! Thursday, we welcomed our newest Teammates to the Talon Family with Newcomers PT an...
05/02/2025

None of us are as good as ALL of us!

Thursday, we welcomed our newest Teammates to the Talon Family with Newcomers PT and a Command In-Brief.

Special thanks to the Pegasus H2F Team for supporting this critical event to onboard our new Paratroopers, our People!

Together- we MOVE, FIGHT, FUEL, FIX, SAVE, CONTROL, and AIR ASSAULT!

WE ARE TALON!



04/27/2025

Flying in for All American Week 25?

Be sure to check the website for important information on visitor access, key events, and all the latest for the MOST Airborne Week of the Year! https://www.army.mil/82ndAirborne -all-american-week

Talon isn’t made of a People, it is People. Talon Tailgate 2025 was a win! Thanks for all the Volunteers who gave extra ...
04/27/2025

Talon isn’t made of a People, it is People.

Talon Tailgate 2025 was a win!

Thanks for all the Volunteers who gave extra to make this event a homerun!

Talon Family, in time for All American Week and to welcome new Teammates to Talon - we’ve opened up a group order for Ta...
04/18/2025

Talon Family, in time for All American Week and to welcome new Teammates to Talon - we’ve opened up a group order for Talon Shirts. Available for order now - Friday, May 2nd.

Expected delivery: May 14 - 16

We look forward to flexing our Unit Pride at the All American Division run! Thanks for your support!

I'm organizing our Custom Ink order. You can pay me online. Thanks!

04/18/2025
04/11/2025

Discipline will take you places motivation can’t. WE ARE TALON!
04/04/2025

Discipline will take you places motivation can’t.

WE ARE TALON!


Above the Best!
03/31/2025

Above the Best!

DUSTOFF!
03/29/2025

DUSTOFF!

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