The Combat Aviation Brigade, 34th Infantry Division is a unit of the Minnesota Army National Guard.
The Combat Aviation Brigade (CAB), 34th Infantry Division is an Army National Guard brigade that supports the 34th Infantry Division and the State of Minnesota by providing aviation assets for both federal and state active duty missions. The aviators of the CAB fly the UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters. The CAB also maintains the AH-64 Apache and OH-58 Kiowa helicopters via support from non-Minnesota based detachments of the 834th Aviation Support Battalion. The CAB Headquarters is stationed in St. Paul, MN.
While under state control, the brigade consists of the following aviation elements:
- 2nd Battalion (Assault Helicopter), 147th Aviation Regiment
- 834th Aviation Support Battalion
- Companies B and C, 2nd Battalion (General Support), 211th Aviation Regiment
- Company F (Air Traffic Services), 189th Aviation Regiment
The brigade also controls the following additional units:
- 1st Battalion (Surveillance and Security), 113th Aviation Regiment (ND NG)
- 1st Battalion (Attack Helicopter), 183rd Aviation Regiment (ID NG)
- 1st Battalion (General Support), 189th Aviation Regiment (MT NG)
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