{"id":3468,"date":"2016-02-24T20:05:29","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T13:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scarngavpicthistory.com\/?page_id=3468"},"modified":"2017-04-25T03:28:07","modified_gmt":"2017-04-24T20:28:07","slug":"2nd-bde-30th-infantry-division-hhc-aviation-section","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/scarngavpicthistory.com\/?page_id=3468","title":{"rendered":"2nd Bde, 30th Infantry Division, HHC, Aviation Section"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1968 – Composition of the 30th Infantry Division changed in 1968 with 2nd Brigade, 30th Infantry Division (Mechanized) becoming the South Carolina brigade of the division on 1 Jan 1968. Along with this reorganization came a slight growth in the state\u2019s overall aviation program with HHC, 2nd Brigade receiving OH-13 and OH-23 helicopters (two of each) assigned to the aviation section.\u00a0 CPT Charlie Smoak was the Aviation Section Leader and SSG Jerry Neese was the Section NCO.\u00a0 A pilot and crewchief were assigned to each aircraft.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1969 – HHC, 2nd Brigade, 30th<\/sup> Infantry Division, Aviation Section went to Camp Oliver located on the north side of Ft. Stewart, Georgia for Annual Training with subsequent Annual Training thru 1971 was also conducted at Camp Oliver. \u00a0GP Medium Tents erected on cement slabs housed the troops. \u00a0They took along OH-13, OH-23, and U6-A aircraft for training.\u00a0 The pilots attending this AT were John Werts, Frank S. Potts, Robert V. Smith, and a pilot from Florida.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1972 AT was conducted at Wright Army Airfield on Ft. Stewart, Ga.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1972 \u2013 The OH-13 and OH-23 aircraft were replaced by OH-58A aircraft.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1974 0104 – The 30th Infantry Division was deactivated, and 2nd Brigade, 30th Infantry Division, became the 218th Infantry Brigade (Mechanized) (Separate) in Newberry, South Carolina.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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