The historic beginnings, or roots if you will, or our battalion and regiment go back some forty plus years. On January 22, 1968, the 58th Aviation Battalion was constituted. On March the 1st of the same year, the unit was activated in the Republic of Vietnam. The 58th Aviation Battalion was deployed through the Republic of Vietnam, from I Corps in the north to IV Crops in the South. The battalion
headquarters, located in the III Corps city of Bien Hoa, was the parent unit of several companies, detachments and sites found throughout the country. The Battalion distinguished itself through participation in the Tet Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase IV, Counteroffensive Phase V, and Counter offensive Phase VI; and was subsequently awarded the Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm. With the end of hostilities in Vietnam the unit was deactivated and its colors placed in storage. On October the 1st, 1979, the 58th Air Traffic Control Battalion (Corps) was activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The Battalion was activated under the 7th Signal Command, located at Fort Richie, Maryland and was comprised of one detachment and two companies; the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment and the 245th Air Traffic Control Company (Forward) would be located at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, while the 192nd Air Traffic Control Company (Forward) would be located at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. The Battalion was activated in order to provide air traffic control services to the Corps Divisions, that is, the 24th Infantry division (Mechanized), 82nd Airborne Division the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), and in the future, the 16th Light Infantry Division. On July the 6th, 1987, the 58th Aviation Regiment was activated as part of the Army’s Regimental concept. The Regiment was awarded the lineage and honors of the old 58th Aviation Battalion that had been deactivated following the Vietnam War. The Regiment was formed the assimilation of the existing air traffic control battalions found throughout the world. The 58th Air traffic Control Battalion, located at Fort Bragg, was re-designated as the 1st Battalion of the 48th Aviation Regiment. Being the 1st Battalion, it has been entrusted with the custodial care of the Regimental colors and Battle streamers. The battle streamers found on the regimental flag carry on the history and honors earned by the 58th Aviation Battalion., The 2nd Battalion of the Regimen is located at Fort Hood, Texas, the 3rd Battalion is located at Schweibish Hall, Germany, and the 4th Battalion is located in Seoul, Korea. In October 2003 the National Guard unit was stood up as DET 1 A co 1st of the 58th Joining the active A company as well as B company and HHC on Simmons Army Airfield. This detachment was part of a Multi component concept that was only tried at FT Bragg and FT Drum. In 2005 the DET deployed to replace the active terminal control platoon in Udari Kuwait. In 2006 the army restructured its ATC units and the Det was reorganized as the 226th Airfield operations detachment.1 year latter the MTOE changed again and in 2007 the unit was again reorganized as a Battalion and under the regimental concept being a North Carolina aviation unit we were designated as the 2nd Battalion, 130th Aviation regiment. The unit deployed to Kuwait and Afghanistan from 2012 to 2013 with Soldiers also serving in Jordan during this deployment. "The Hornet nest" was chosen as our mascot owing to the historical use of the term in NC military history when NC. Militiamen harassed the troops of General Cornwallis on the way to the battle of Cowpens in SC, and the fact that as an Airfield operations unit we are charged to bring order to the swirling turbulence of battlefield and Airspace confusion, in much the same way as a swarm of bees enter and exit the hive in an orderly and safe fashion. Throughout its relatively short history, the 58th Aviation Regiment, its Battalions, Companies and Platoons, have supported the Army’s Aviation Community for the jungles of Vietnam and Ecuador, to the sands of Egypt and the Persian Gulf, from the balmy beaches of Puerto Rico to the biting cold of upstate New York and Canada. The Units and Soldier of the Regiment provide tactical and temporary air tragic control support worldwide and are capable of deployment via any means. Whether it be terminal tower, ground control approach radar series, flight following or other enroute services, the Regiment Supports the ground Commander in effectively utilizing his airspace above the battle. The 1st Battalion its companies, equipment and personnel, stand ready to “Clear the Way”, any time any place and under any condition.
