Detachment 1, Company A, 3rd Battalion, 140^th Aviation Regiment was constituted on 1 October 2005 in the Hawaii Army National in Hilo, Hawaii, as Detachment 2, Company B, 3 Battalion, 140^th Aviation Regiment. The unit was first transformed on 1 September 2007, to Det 2, Co B, 3/140 AVN SEC SPT which enabled them to become a deployable Security and Support element for B Co(-), 3-140^th CAARNG. The unit was then reorganized again on 2 September 2012 to its current designation from Det 2, Co B, 3/140 AVN SEC SPT BN. The unit’s most recent transformation included replacing the legacy single engine OH-58s with the dual engine UH-72A Lakota, the U.S. Army’s new multi-mission Light Utility Helicopter equipped with some of the latest advancements in aviation equipment and communications technology. Since its previous inception, the unit had assisted the Domestic Cannabis Eradication Program in the confiscation of approximately 8.6 billion dollars worth of illegal drugs. This 2013, the unit spent 9 months conducting aerial detection and monitoring operations in support of the DEA and Customs and Border Patrol in order to detect, interdict, and disrupt criminal organizations and drug trafficking organizations along the Texas-Mexico border. The unit’s support directly led to over 7000 apprehensions and the seizure of over 4000lbs of illegal drugs. In addition, the unit remains postured to execute Search and Rescue (SAR) and Command and Control (C2) Communications (C3I) flights for the State Civil Defense. In October of 2019, the detachment moved to its present location at Wheeler Army Air Field, Hawaii. In October of 2024, the detachment will be deploying to San Diego, California in support of the South West Border mission.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Background

The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 49^th Aviation Battalion on 11 April 1969.  It was redesignated for the 76^th Aviation Group on 10 December 1974.  It was redesignated for the 40^th Aviation Battalion on 13 April 1979.  The insignia was redesignated for the 140^th Aviation Regiment with the description and symbolism revised effective 1 October 1987.

Lineage and Honors Information 

• Constituted 31 July 1987 in the California Army National Guard as the 140^th Aviation, a parent regiment under the UnitedStates Army Regimental System
• Organized 1 October 1987 from existing units to consist of the 1^st Battalion and Companies D, E, and F, elements of the 40^th Infantry Division, and Company G
• Reorganized 1 March 1988 to consist of the 1^st Battalion and Companies D, E, and F, elements of the 40^th Infantry Division, the 3^rd Battalion, and Company G
• Reorganized 1 September 1995 in the California and Nevada Army National Guard to consist of the 1^st Battalion and Company F, elements of the 40^th Infantry Division, the 3^d Battalion, and Company G
• Reorganized 1 September 1996 to consist of the 1^st Battalion and Company F, elements of the 40^th Infantry Division, the 3^d Battalion, and Company G
• Reorganized 1 September 1999 to consist of the 1^st Battalion and Company F, elements of the 40^th Infantry Division, the 3^d Battalion, Company G, and Company H
• Reorganized 1 September 2000 to consist of the 1^st Battalion, an element of the 40^th Infantry Division, the 3^d Battalion, Company G, and Company H
• Reorganized 1 September 2002 to consist of the 1^st Battalion, an element of the 40^th Infantry Division, the 3^d Battalion, and Company G
• Reorganized 1 November 2002 to consist of the 1^st Battalion an element of the 40^th Infantry Division, the 3^d Battalion, and Companies D and G
• (Company D ordered into active Federal service 7 July 2003 at Fresno)
• (Company G ordered into active Federal service 6 January 2003 at Stockton; released from active Federal service 23 November 2003 and reverted to state control)
• (Company D released from active Federal service 18 July 2004 and reverted to state control)
• (1^st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 11 September 2004 at home stations)
• Redesignated 1 October 2005 as the 140^th Aviation Regiment
• (1^st Battalion released from active Federal service 9 March 2006 and reverted to state control)
• Reorganized 1 September 2006 in the California, Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, and Washington ArmyNational Guard to consist of the 1^st and 3^d Battalions, elements of the 40^th Infantry Division
• (1^st Battalion ordered into active Federal service 7 August 2010 at home stations; released from active Federal service 10 September 2011 and reverted to state control)

CAMPAIGN PARTICIPATION CREDIT

• War on Terrorism
  • Iraq:
    • Iraqi Governance
  • (additional campaigns to be determined)
• Company C (Fort Lewis, Washington), 1st Battalion, additionally entitled to:
  • War on Terrorism
    • Iraq:
      • Iraqi Surge 

DECORATIONS

• Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ 2010-2011
• Company C (Fort Lewis, Washington), 1^st Battalion, additionally entitled to:
  • Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered IRAQ SEP 2007-JUL 2008
• Headquarters and Headquarters Company (Stockton), 3^d Battalion entitled to:
  • Army Superior Unit Award, Streamer embroidered 1992-1993

Last updated October 2014