1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment

02/07/2026

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09/15/2025

08/08/2025

A change of command ceremony was held on July 24 in Salina, Kansas. Lt. Col. Kevin Kennedy relinquished command of the battalion to Lt. Col. Jordan Clark.

06/08/2025

A memorial service was held for retired SGM Derron Lindsey at the Combat Air Museum on June 8. SGM Lindsey was a long-time member of the aviation unit. Dozens of current and former members of the battalion were present for the memorial. Military honors were performed by the Kansas Army National Guard Military Funeral Team. Chaplain (Col.) John Potter, the state chaplain, presided over the ceremony.

02/10/2025

06/14/2024

Soldiers of Company G, 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment (General Aviation Support Battalion) and the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation partnered with members of the 190th Air Refueling Wing - Kansas Air National Guard Wing Medical Group in a joint medevac exercise June 6. The exercise followed three days of classroom instruction in Advanced Combat Trauma Delayed Casualty Treatment Care facilitated by Tactical Medics Group.

06/12/2024

Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment landed as part of a transportation mission at the Quivira Boy Scout Ranch in Chautauqua County. An impromptu static display took place as the Boy Scouts couldn't resist coming up and checking out the helicopter.

05/13/2024

Chief Warrant Officer 4 Jace Rowe completed his last Black Hawk helicopter flight on May 10. Rowe was greeted by family and friends when he landed. As part of the tradition, the helicopter is sprayed down with water when it lands and the pilot is sprayed down by their family after completing the flight. Rowe will retire from the Kansas Guard later this year.

04/02/2024

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Matthew Osborne took his last helicopter flight on March 30. Osbourne will retire from the Kansas Guard in July.