Round shaped, pewter colored coin, 2-1/2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • XVIII Airborne Corps
  • 159th Combat Aviation Brigade
  • 101st Airborne Division
  • 3rd Battalion 101st Aviation Regiment
Location
Coin Location: 1M3
Homebase: Fort Campbell, Kentucky
Deployment: Balad, Iraq
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

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Location: 1M3 Height: 2.5

Coin: Command - Deployment

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Narrative

Round shaped, pewter colored coin, 2-1/2 inches in diameter.

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The mission of the 3rd Battalion, 101st Aviation Regiment is to deploy worldwide within 36 hours, and destroy enemy forces with aerial firepower, mobility, and shock effect as an integrated maneuver element of an air assault combined arms team. The unit is one of three attack helicopter battalions supporting the 101st Airborne Division's 36 hour, worldwide deployment mission