Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
military unit
|
| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:U.S._Department_of_Defense
|
| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:1st_Cavalry_Division
gptkb:Air_Assault_School |
| gptkbp:commandStructure |
gptkb:U.S._Army
|
| gptkbp:currentStatus |
active
|
| gptkbp:equipment |
gptkb:AH-1_Cobra
CH-47 Chinook Bell UH-1 Iroquois |
| gptkbp:formed |
1963
|
| gptkbp:headquarters |
gptkb:Fort_Hood
gptkb:Fort_Benning |
| gptkbp:historicalEvent |
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom Battle of Ia Drang Operation Rolling Thunder Battle of Hamburger Hill |
| gptkbp:historicalLegacy |
contributed to helicopter warfare development
established air assault doctrine influenced modern air cavalry tactics inspired future air cavalry units pioneered air mobility in warfare |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
first air cavalry unit in the U.S. Army
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
U.S. Army Air Cavalry
|
| gptkbp:keyFigures |
gptkb:Operation_Pegasus
Operation Junction City Operation Lam Son 719 |
| gptkbp:knownFor |
aerial reconnaissance
|
| gptkbp:leadership |
Brigadier General
|
| gptkbp:motto |
Death from Above
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
air mobility operations
|
| gptkbp:operationalArea |
gptkb:Vietnam_War
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:United_States_Army
|
| gptkbp:secondaryRole |
air assault
|
| gptkbp:supportRole |
transportation
logistics support reconnaissance medical evacuation infantry support |
| gptkbp:symbol |
Cavalry Crossed Sabers
|
| gptkbp:training |
helicopter operations
combat search and rescue air assault tactics |
| gptkbp:unitAwards |
varies
|
| gptkbp:uses |
helicopters
|