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The '''36th Combat Aviation Brigade''' is the Combat Aviation Brigade of the 36th Infantry Division, Texas Army National Guard. The 36th Combat Aviation Brigade completed a tour of duty in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom in the fall of 2007 when it was relieved by the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade. It deployed to Kuwait in April 2013 in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as part of Operation Spartan Shield, based at Camp Buehring. {{tree list}} == Organization == * 25px '''36th Combat Aviation Brigade''', at Austin–Bergstrom Airport<ref name="Texas Map">{{cite web |title=Texas Army National Guard Unit Locations |url=https://tmd.texas.gov/Data/Sites/1/media/36id/txarng-map/txarng_unit_location_map_07_2020.jpg |publisher=Texas Military Department |access-date=27 February 2026}}</ref><ref name="36th CAB">{{cite web |title=36th Combat Aviation Brigade |url=https://tmd.texas.gov/36-cab |publisher=Texas Military Department |access-date=27 February 2026}}</ref> ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 36th Combat Aviation Brigade, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport ** Company C, 1st Battalion (Assault), 108th Aviation Regiment, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport (UH-60M Black Hawk) *** Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Assault), 108th Aviation Regiment, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport *** Detachment 1, Company B, 1st Battalion (Assault), 108th Aviation Regiment, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport (UH-60M Black Hawk) *** Detachment 1, Company D (AVUM), 1st Battalion (Assault), 108th Aviation Regiment, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport *** Detachment 1, Company E (Forward Support), 1st Battalion (Assault), 108th Aviation Regiment, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport ** Company B, 1st Battalion (Security & Support), 114th Aviation Regiment, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport (UH-72A Lakota) ** Detachment 7, Company B, 2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 641st Aviation Regiment (Detachment 49, Operational Support Airlift Activity), at Austin–Bergstrom Airport (C-12 Huron) ** 25px '''1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment''', at Ellington Field<ref name="Texas Map"/><ref name="36th CAB"/> *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Ellington Field **** Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Tupelo Airport (MS) — (Mississippi Army National Guard) *** Company A, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Tupelo Airport (MS) (AH-64E Apache) — (Mississippi Army National Guard) *** Company B, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Ellington Field (AH-64E Apache) *** Company C, 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Ellington Field (AH-64E Apache) *** Company D (AVUM), 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Ellington Field **** Detachment 1, Company D (AVUM), 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Tupelo Airport (MS) — (Mississippi Army National Guard) *** Company E (Forward Support), 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Ellington Field **** Detachment 1, Company E (Forward Support), 1st Battalion (Attack Reconnaissance), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Tupelo Airport (MS) — (Mississippi Army National Guard) ** 25px '''2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment''', at Grand Prairie Army Airfield<ref name="Texas Map"/><ref name="36th CAB"/> *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Grand Prairie Army Airfield **** Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Robinson Army Airfield (AR) — (Arkansas Army National Guard) **** Detachment 2, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Muldrow Army Heliport (OK) — (Oklahoma Army National Guard) **** Detachment 3, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Martindale Army Heliport *** Company A (CAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Robinson Army Airfield (AR) (UH-60L Black Hawk) — (Arkansas Army National Guard) **** Detachment 1, Company A (CAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base (WY) — (Wyoming Army National Guard) *** Company B (Heavy Lift), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Grand Prairie Army Airfield (CH-47F Chinook) **** Detachment 1, Company B (Heavy Lift), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Muldrow Army Heliport (OK) — (Oklahoma Army National Guard) *** Company C (MEDEVAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Martindale Army Heliport (HH-60L Black Hawk) **** Detachment 1, Company C (MEDEVAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Silverbell Army Heliport (AZ) — (Arizona Army National Guard) **** Detachment 2, Company C (MEDEVAC), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Papago Army Heliport (AZ) — (Arizona Army National Guard) *** Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Grand Prairie Army Airfield **** Detachment 1, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Robinson Army Airfield (AR) — (Arkansas Army National Guard) **** Detachment 2, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Muldrow Army Heliport (OK) — (Oklahoma Army National Guard) **** Detachment 3, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Martindale Army Heliport **** Detachment 4, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Silverbell Army Heliport (AZ) — (Arizona Army National Guard) **** Detachment 5, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Papago Army Heliport (AZ) — (Arizona Army National Guard) **** Detachment 7, Company D (AVUM), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base (WY) — (Wyoming Army National Guard) *** Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Grand Prairie Army Airfield **** Detachment 1, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Robinson Army Airfield (AR) — (Arkansas Army National Guard) **** Detachment 2, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Muldrow Army Heliport (OK) — (Oklahoma Army National Guard) **** Detachment 3, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Martindale Army Heliport **** Detachment 4, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Silverbell Army Heliport (AZ) — (Arizona Army National Guard) **** Detachment 5, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Papago Army Heliport (AZ) — (Arizona Army National Guard) **** Detachment 7, Company E (Forward Support), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Cheyenne Air National Guard Base (WY) — (Wyoming Army National Guard) *** Company F (ATS), 2nd Battalion (General Support Aviation), 149th Aviation Regiment, at Martindale Army Heliport ** 25px '''1st Battalion (Assault), 185th Aviation Regiment''', at Tupelo Airport (MS) — (Mississippi Army National Guard) ** 25px '''449th Aviation Support Battalion''', at Martindale Army Heliport<ref name="Texas Map"/><ref name="36th CAB"/> *** Headquarters Support Company, 449th Aviation Support Battalion, at Martindale Army Heliport *** Company A (Distribution), 449th Aviation Support Battalion, at Martindale Army Heliport *** Company B (AVIM), 449th Aviation Support Battalion, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport **** Detachment 1, Company B (AVIM), 449th Aviation Support Battalion, at Tupelo Airport (MS) — (Mississippi Army National Guard) **** Detachment 2, Company B (AVIM), 449th Aviation Support Battalion, at Grand Prairie Army Airfield **** Detachment 3, Company B (AVIM), 449th Aviation Support Battalion, at Ellington Field **** Detachment 4, Company B (AVIM), 449th Aviation Support Battalion, at South Valley Airport (UT) — (Utah Army National Guard) *** Company C (Signal), 449th Aviation Support Battalion, at Austin–Bergstrom Airport {{tree list/end}} ==History== The CAB, 36th Infantry Division was the first National Guard combat air brigade under the Army's reformatting plan.

Task Force Mustang has previously deployed to Bosnia and Kosovo, and to the United States Gulf Coast in support of disaster operations following Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

===Global War on Terror===

During the brigade's deployment to Iraq it was composed of over 2700 soldiers from 44 states. Approximately 2500 were from 16 state Army Guard units. The brigade was augmented by over 200 Individual Ready Reserve Army soldiers from 36 different states.

Task Force Mustang shipped to Iraq in September 2006 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom, following a few weeks of boots on the ground training at Camp Buehring, Kuwait in August. They completed five months of flight and theatre immersion training at Fort Hood, Texas and Fort Sill, Oklahoma and were certified "Fit to Fight" by Lt. Gen. Russel L. Honoré, commanding general, First U.S. Army, on 30 July 2006.

In the first eight months in Iraq, the CAB's units flew 51,000 combat flight hours while executing almost 7,300 combat missions. 36 CAB has carried more than 230,000 passengers, moved more than 15&nbsp;million pounds of cargo, conducted almost 60 large combat air assaults, provided outstanding Medical evacuation (medevac) support to save many soldiers' lives, and supported ground troops with AH-64 Apaches.<ref>{{cite news | last = Picard | first = Stephan J. | title = The Mustang Leader | publisher=US Army | volume=1 | issue=9 | date = 30 April 2007 }}</ref>

====Elements deployed to Iraq==== * HHC Combat Aviation Brigade, 36th Infantry Division – Headquarters and Headquarters Company :homebase: Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, Austin, Texas. * 25px 1st Battalion, 149th Aviation Regiment (Attack)(Commander, MAJ(P) Stacy Rostorfer)<ref>https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.786530664714858.1073741925.403469719687623&type=3 {{User-generated source|certain=yes|date=March 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.war.gov/Multimedia/Photos/igphoto/2001318523/ |title = Aerial Gunnery Exercise}}</ref> :homebase: Ellington Field, Houston, Texas * 25px 2d Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment – (Commander, LTC Christopher Petty, Command Sergeant Major, CSM Douglas Imfeld) :homebase: Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado * 25px 1st Battalion, 131st Aviation Regiment :homebase: Montgomery, Alabama Army National Guard * 25px 1st Battalion, 108th Aviation Regiment :homebase: Topeka, Kansas :Unit became operational in Iraq on 1 November 2006 and was the last CAB unit to do so for the current Iraq deployment. * 449th Support Battalion (Aviation)[https://archive.today/20130927182945/http://www.tioh.hqda.pentagon.mil/Heraldry/ArmyDUISSICOA/ArmyHeraldryUnit.aspx?u=4544] {Commander, LTC Travis (The Banker) Richards, Command Sergeant Major, CSM Monroe (John Wayne) Kelinske, HSC 449th ASB Commander, 1LT Michael McDonald, and 1SG Karl Thomas}, XO, MAJ Dave Cooper, S1, CPT Carry (Barbie Doll) Allen, S6, CPT Raymond (The Man) Simms, CSSAMO, MAJ Terry Biddle :homebase: San Antonio, Texas * OSACOM Battalion (Operational Support Airlift Command) – a mix of units that came together in October 2006 and will wear the 36th Inf Div patch while serving in Iraq over the next year. OSACOM flies the C-23 Sherpa. * 25px C Co (Air Ambulance), 1st Battalion, 111th Aviation Regiment – Home stations are in Arkansas and Florida, unit attached to 2nd Battalion (General Support), 135th Aviation Regiment in 2006 as an additional MEDEVAC Company in support of OIF.

====Army Guard unit personnel contributions==== Arizona :1 * Texas: 1000 * Colorado: 325 * Alabama: 300 * Kansas: 225 * Arkansas: 150 * Missouri: 100 * Minnesota: 100 * Nebraska: 90 * Iowa: 50 * Ohio: 50 * Utah: 40 * Mississippi: 40 * California: 30 * Georgia: 25 * New York: 25 * South Carolina: 15 * Pennsylvania: 15 * Puerto Rico: 1 * Florida 70 * Illinois 1 * Vermont 3

All troop strength numbers are approximate.

The unit flew approximately 18 AH-64 Apache, 80 UH-60 Black Hawk, 12 CH-47 Chinook helicopters.

==References== {{reflist}}

==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060913124141/http://defendamerica.mil/articles/aug2006/a080406dg1.html News article] 4 August 2006. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060926190048/http://www.first.army.mil/pao/2006_Articles/073006_NatlGuardAviationBrigade.htm US First Army website], 30 July 2006. * [http://insidedenver.com/drmn/local/article/0,1299,DRMN_15_4877387,00.html Rocky Mountain News]{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, 28 July 2006. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060721060342/http://www.first.army.mil/pao/2006_Articles/062806_36thCABDeployment.htm US First Army press release], 28 June 2006 * [http://www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/06/28guard.html Austin American-Statesman]{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }}, 28 June 2006. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20070929105200/http://www.mysanantonio.com/specials/battlefield/stories/MYSA040806.05B.TxGuardCopters.131c89d0.html San Antonio Express News article], 8 April 2006. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20060503232429/http://www.agd.state.tx.us/pao/archives/2006/Cobat%20aviation%20deploy.htm Texas Guard publication], 5 April 2006. * [https://web.archive.org/web/20010801195436/http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Quarters/2931/units.html Summary of Army National Guard Aviation units], last date updated unknown.

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