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Mission Statement:
The 1st Battalion, 210th Aviation Regiment was first constituted on 6 January 1996 in the Regular Army as Headquarters, 1st Battalion, 210th Aviation. It was concurrently transferred to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) and organized at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Drawing its lineage from elements of the 210th Aviation Regiment (redesignated as a parent regiment under the United States Army Regimental System on 6 January 1996 from the 210th Aviation Battalion), 1-210th Aviation gained participation credit for 12 campaigns during the conflict in Vietnam: Counteroffensive Phase II, Counteroffensive Phase III, Tet Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase IV, Counteroffensive Phase V, Counteroffensive Phase VI, Tet 69/Counteroffensive, Summer-Fall 1969, Winter-Spring 1970, Sanctuary Counteroffensive, Counteroffensive Phase VII, and Consolidation I. The unit colors were also authorized four Republic of Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm and a Republic of Vietnam Civil Action Honor Medal, First Class.
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