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Boggle1st Army Aviation Brigade (Greece)
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Hellenic Army - 1st Army Aviation Brigade
| 1st Army Aviation Brigade | |
|---|---|
Coat of Arms of the 1st Army Aviation Brigade | |
| Active | |
| Country | Greece |
| Branch | Hellenic Army |
| Type | Army Aviation |
| Size | 6 Battalions |
| Part of | II Army Corps |
| Garrison/HQ | Stefanovikio, Thessaly |
| Motto | Wait for the right time |
| Anniversaries | 1995 |
Contents |
History
The Hellenic Army 1st Aviation Brigade was established as a separate unit in 1997, initially, it was functioning as part of the Army.In August, 1950, the first Αrmy Aviation unit was created, belonging to Artillery, the 190th Air Observation Unit, based at Megara airport. Also, few years later, a special Air Observation School was created in order to provide training, in parallel with the establishment of other support units. At that time, the unit's main activities included targer detection for Artilley units and light transportation.One of the most important dates was 1961, when the first helicopters, the Bell 47G, were delived, marking the eve of new era, that of air assault and medium transportation.The modernization continued with the acquisition of UH-1s in 1969, CH-47s in 1981 and recently with the delivery of the AH-64D and NH-90.
Structure
- HQ Company, based at Stefanovikio, Thessaly
- 307th Support Battalion, based at Stefanovikio, Thessaly
- 17th Signal Company (17 ΛΔΒ), based at Stefanovikio, Thessaly
- 1st Attack Helicopter Battalion (1o ΤΕΕΠ), based at Stefanovikio, Thessaly
- 2nd Attack Helicopter Battalion (2o TEEΠ), based at Stefanovikio, Thessaly
- 1st Army Air Battalion (1o TEAΣ), based at Stefanovikio, Thessaly
- 2nd Army Air Battalion (2ο ΤΕΑΣ), based at Megara, Attica
- 3rd Army Air Battalion (3ο ΤΕΑΣ), based at Alexandreia, Macedonia
- 4th Army Air Battalion (4ο ΤΕΑΣ), based at Megara, Attica
