HHC 18th Aviation Brigade

The Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 18th Aviation Brigade was constituted on 16 September 1981 and activated at Fort Bragg, North Carolina. As the command element for the brigade, HHC provided operational and administrative support, overseeing a diverse array of aviation units within the 18th Airborne Corps. The brigade and its headquarters played a pivotal role in Operation Just Cause in Panama (1989) and Operation Desert Storm (1991), coordinating large-scale air assault and air movement missions. Throughout its history, HHC, 18th Aviation Brigade maintained readiness to deploy anywhere in the world, supporting both combat and humanitarian operations until its inactivation in 2006.