Round shaped, brass colored coin 1-1/2 inches in diameter. Click to enlarge
Unit/Organization Information
  • III Corps
  • 21st Cavalry Brigade (Air Combat)
  • 1st Battalion 158th Aviation Regiment
  • B Company
Location
Coin Location: 1Q13
Homebase: Fort Hood, Texas
Additional Information
Date Acquired: Prior to 21 March 2008
Donated by: Unknown
Copies: 1 of 1

C000072

Location: 1Q13 Height: 1.5

Coin: Unit

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Narrative

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

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The 21st Cavalry is a most unique unit in today's Army. As the US Army's combat aviation training brigade, it is the only unit of its kind in the armies of the world. The Brigade was originally designated as the AH-64 Task Force Headquarters, 6th Cavalry Brigade, on July 14th 1984, and was charged with the responsibility for all planning, programming, and force modernization actions related to the training and fielding of all AH-64 Attack Helicopter Battalions (AHBs) in the Army. This headquarters developed the Single-Station Unit Fielding and Training Program (SSUFTP) now implemented to field all AH-64A AHBs.

On January 15th, 1985, the Task Force became the Apache Training Brigade, a Major Subordinate Command under operational control of the Deputy Commanding General, III Corps. Its mission was to receive, equip, train, evaluate, and deploy all of the Army's non-Fort Hood AHBs receiving the Apache helicopter.

After 30 years of continuous service to the nation, the 21st Cavalry Brigade cased its colors and was deactivated at Fort Hood, Texas on 26 March 2015.