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familiar with aircraft orientation; proficient in hand and arm signals and combat assault operations; able to prepare, inspect and rig equipment for external sling loads; and able to lash down equipment inside helicopters. The badge was first awarded in early 1964 and was only authorized for wear by soldiers within the 11th, as it was a division award and not authorized for Army-wide wear by the
Department of the Army.
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On 30 June 1965 the 11th Air
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During the second three-day phase of Air
Assault School, candidates will learn how to rig equipment onto rotary aircraft with a sling, an operation that generally requires the loading soldier to hook a tether to the underbelly of a helicopter hovering just a few feet above the ground. Typical loads
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The wearing of the Air
Assault Badge on Army uniforms is governed by Department of the Army Pamphlet (DA PAM) 670-1, "Guide to the Wear and Appearance of Army Uniforms and Insignia." Under this DA PAM, the Air Assault Badge is defined as a Group 4 precedence special skill badge which governs its
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Maj. Jack R. Rickman is credited with the design of the Air
Assault Badge when he was in 1971 on tour with the 101st Airborne Division in Vietnam. He thought little of the outcome of the design assignment, given to him by a division operations officer, which the Army adopted officially in January
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allows for the Air
Assault Badge to be worn on their uniforms. For several decades only U.S. Air Force personnel attached to the 101st Airborne Division were allowed to wear the badge and only while assigned, paralleling U.S. Army policy from 1974 to 1978 for Army soldiers. However, as of the 17
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An earlier Air
Assault Badge, pictured on the right, was worn in the early 1960s by troops of 11th who qualified for it by making three helicopter rappels from 60 feet (18 m) and three from 120 feet (37 m). Soldiers were also required to be knowledgeable of aircraft safety procedures;
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worn by glider units during World War II. Charles
Bloodworth, a pathfinder officer in the 101st during the early 1970s, wrote, "Locally designed and fabricated, the badge was deliberately crafted to mimic the glider wings of WWII. The nose of the Huey took the place of the glider body, and the
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were reactivated at Fort
Benning, GA, as the 11th Air Assault Division (Test). The 11th was a small unit, never intended for deployable status, and used to test the airmobile concept then under development. Units of the 2d Infantry Division, also located at Fort Benning, were “borrowed” for
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According to the United States Army
Institute of Heraldry, "The Air Assault Badge was approved by the Chief of Staff, Army, on 18 January 1978, for Army-wide wear by individuals who successfully completed Air Assault training after 1 April 1974. The badge had previously been approved as the
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During this three-day phase, candidates will learn aircraft safety and orientation, along with the principles of aero-medical evacuation, pathfinder operations, and combat assault operations among several other topics. Soldiers will be given a written and “hands-on” test following this
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In the third and final three-day phase of Air Assault training, soldiers receive basic instruction on ground and aircraft rappelling procedures. By the end of the phase, trainees must complete two rappels from a 34-foot tower and two rappels from a
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Currently, in order for a US servicemember to be awarded the Air Assault Badge, they must first complete a 10 1/2-day course of instruction at the US Army Air Assault School. This course consists of the following phases of training:
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Soldiers must complete a 12-mile foot march in full gear plus a rucksack in less than three hours. Graduates are awarded the Air Assault Badge and the "2B" Additional Skill Identifier (ASI) upon completion of the
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wear in relation to other combat and special skill badges and tabs. The basic eligibility criteria for the badge consist of satisfactory completion of an air assault training course in accordance with the
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A letter dated 1 April 2004 from Colonel Paris M. Mack, Chief, R&R Task Force, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff G-1 to Lieutenant Colonel Steven Goff, Commander, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry.
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was inactivated with its assets transferred to form the division's 3rd Brigade, at the time was on jump status. The remainder of the division was organized as Airmobile. In February 1974,
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The first class of the XVIII Airborne Corps Air Assault School at Fort Bragg, NC graduated on October 4, 2013 Due to funding and manpower issue, its closure was announced on May 10, 2019
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standardized Air Assault Core Program of Instruction or completion of a standard Air Assault Course while assigned or attached to the 101st Airborne Division since 1 April 1974.
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and designated the 101st Airborne Division (Airmobile). The parenthetical designation changed to Air Assault on 4 October 1974 and the name of the badge was likewise changed.
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1978. He was made aware of his part in the badge design years later when he recognized his design work seen in a published photograph. He never earned a badge himself.
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in the mid-1980s. Rappelmaster certification courses were also offered; MTT in October 2011; III Corps AAS started in June 2012 and ended in February 2020)
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Department of the Air Force Instruction 36-2903: Dress and Personal Appearance of United States Air Force and United States Space Force Personnel
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by the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) since the Air Assault School was formed in 1974. During the early stages of the occupation of
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the colors of the 1st Cavalry Division sent to Fort Benning. Shortly thereafter the 1st Cavalry Division (Airmobile) was sent to Vietnam.
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Candidates must successfully complete an obstacle course and a two-mile run before they are officially considered “Air Assault Students.”
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When the 101st Airborne Division was converted to air assault, it carried over the wear of the cloth
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in late 2003, the division conducted a course in-theater to maintain Air Assault proficiency.
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A III Corps Air Assault School was announced for Fort Hood that was to start in June 2012.
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Camp Mobile, Korea (2017, MTT from the Warrior Training Center, Fort Benning, GA)
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Candidates will undergo a six-mile march, followed by a strict inspection.
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The Air Assault Badge is not authorized for wear on uniforms of the
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horizontal rotor blade was the spitting image of the glider wing."
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The 101st returned from Vietnam to Fort Campbell, Kentucky and the
1667:"Army training, sir! | Article | The United States Army"
1580:"Air Assault completes validation, set for opening in June - News"
589:(MTT from the Warrior Training Center) (Starting annually in 2017)
2072:"Final Air Assault graduates 157 | Living | forthoodsentinel.com"
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Example of U.S. Space Force wear of the Air Assault Badge on the
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502nd Military Police Battalion, 31st Military Police Detachment
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worn when the division was on jump status, as well as the
1392:"Vietnam Helicopter insignia and artifacts - Air Assault"
2086:"Fort Indiantown Gap hosts inaugural air assault course"
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Examples of wear of the Air Assault Badge on the U.S.
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Camp Crowder, MO (MO ARNG hosting MTT, Feb - Mar 2012)
2415:"Marine Corps Uniform Regulation P1020.34, Chapter 4"
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2051:"Fort Hood Soldiers, Airmen earn their wings - News"
1507:"Air assault students don't let studies slip - News"
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Vietnam veterans of the 101st Airborne Division and
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140:authorized for local wear by the Commander of the
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1918:"Air assault unites slew of specialized soldiers"
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1988:"Air Assault Course comes to Fort Hood - News"
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244:traverse one of the obstacles during Day Zero.
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937:2nd Battalion, 502nd Infantry Regiment
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179:On 7 February 1963, the colors of the
175:wearing the original Air Assault Badge
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120:for successful completion of the
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2140:"Air Assault in Germany - Topic"
2106:75 Cadets earn air assault badge
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412:6th Infantry Division (Light)
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2681:President's Hundred Tab
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1137:101st Aviation Regiment
951:506th Infantry Regiment
924:502nd Infantry Regiment
897:327th Infantry Regiment
870:187th Infantry Regiment
608:(Light Fighter Academy)
142:101st Airborne Division
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