164th Aviation Group

The 164th Aviation Group is a former group of the United States Army that was operational during the Vietnam War as part of the 1st Aviation Brigade.

164th Aviation Group
Active	20 December 1967 - 13 March 1973[1]
Country	United States
Branch	United States Army
Part of	1st Aviation Brigade
Garrison/HQ	Cần Thơ Base Camp, Vietnam
Officially formed	1 February 1968
Commanders
Notable commanders	COL McDaniel, Robert D (1968)[2]

It was constituted "20 December 1967 in the Regular Army as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 164th Aviation Group, and activated in Vietnam."^[3]

It was officially formed on 1 February 1968.

Structure

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18th Corps Aviation Company (1971-73)[5] 163rd General Support Company (1968-72)[5] 478th Heavy Helicopter Company (1970-71)[5] Troop D, 3rd Squadron, 5th Cavalry (1971)[5] Troop C, 16th Cavalry (1972-73)[5] 7th Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment (1968-72) at Vĩnh Long Airfield[6] HQ Troop A Air Cavalry Troop (1968-72)[6] B Air Cavalry Troop (1968-72)[6] C Air Cavalry Troop (1968-72)[6] D Ground Troop (1968-72)[6] 13th Combat Aviation Battalion (1964-72) at Cần Thơ Base Camp & Sóc Trăng Airfield[7] 73rd Surveillance Airplane Company (1971)[7] 114th Assault Helicopter Company (1964-69)[7] with the Bell UH-1B Iroquois (Huey)[8] 121st Assault Helicopter Company (1964-70)[7] with the UH-1B Huey[8] 134th Fixed Wing Transport Company (1965-67)[7] 147th Assault Helicopter Company (1971-72)[7] 162nd Assault Helicopter Company (1969-72)[7] 175th Assault Helicopter Company (1966-69)[7] with the UH-1 Huey[9] 191st Assault Helicopter Company (1969-71)[7] 199th Surveillance Airplane Company (1967)[7] 221st Surveillance Airplane Company (1965-67)[7] 221st Surveillance Airplane Company (1968-71)[7] 235th Assault Helicopter Company (1971)[7] 244th Surveillance Airplane Company (1967)[7] 271st Medium Helicopter Company (1968)[7] 271st Assault Support Helicopter Company (1971)[7] with the Boeing CH-47A Chinook[9] 336th Assault Helicopter Company (1966-71)[7] with the UH-1 Huey[9] Company A, 101st Aviation Battalion (1965)[7] Company A, 502nd Aviation Battalion (1964-66)[7] Troop C, 16th Cavalry Regiment (1970-71)[7]

214th Aviation Battalion (1969-71) at Vĩnh Long Airfield[10] 114th Assault Helicopter Company (1969-71)[10] 135th Assault Helicopter Company (1969-71)[10] 175th Assault Helicopter Company (1969-71)[10] 199th Reconnaissance Airplane Company (1969-70)[10] 221st Reconnaissance Airplane Company (1971)[10] 335th Assault Helicopter Company (1969-71) 307th Combat Aviation Battalion (1967-71) at Cần Thơ Base Camp[11] 73rd Surveillance Airplane Company (1970-71)[12] 147th Assault Helicopter Company (1969-71)[12] 199th Reconnaissance Airplane Company (1967-69)[12] 221st Reconnaissance Airplane Company (1967-68)[12] 235th Assault Helicopter Company (1967-71)[12] 244th Surveillance Airplane Company (1967-70)[12] 271st Assault Support Helicopter Company (1968-71)[12]

The group HHC was inactivated on 14 March 1973 at Oakland, California.

Redesignated 16 October 1995 as Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 164th Aviation Group, and activated in Korea.

See also

• 1st Cavalry Division (United States)
• List of aviation companies of the United States Army