HHC 16th Aviation Battalion

Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 16th Aviation Battalion was constituted on 3 February 1966 in the Regular Army and activated on 19 February 1966 at Fort Benning, Georgia. The battalion was deployed to Vietnam, where it provided command and control, logistical, and administrative support for subordinate aviation companies engaged in combat and support operations. Throughout its service in Vietnam, the 16th Aviation Battalion played a vital role in air mobility, troop transport, and aerial resupply missions. Following the Vietnam War, the unit was inactivated on 13 March 1973 at Fort Lewis, Washington, and its lineage and honors continue to be recognized in U.S. Army aviation history.