Constituted September 16, 1987 in the Army Reserve as the 7th Battalion (less Company C), 158th Aviation (Company C concurrently constituted in the Regular Army and activated in Germany).
Activated (less Company C) 16 September 1988 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Ordered into active military service (less Company C)) 27 December 1990 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois; released from active military service 17 June 1991 and reverted to reserve status.
Inactivated (less Company C) 1 September 1995 at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.
Company C inactivated 15 October 1997 in Germany; concurrently allotted to the Army Reserve.
Battalion activated 16 October 1999 at Fort Hood, Texas.
February 2005, HHC mobilized and deployed in support of OIF.
7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment Honors
Campaign Participation Credit
Vietnam: Counteroffensive, Phase V; Counteroffensive, Phase VI; Tat 69/counteroffensive; Summer-Fall 1969; Winter-Spring 1970; Sanctuary Counteroffensive; Counteroffensive, Phase VII; Consolidation 1; Consolidation II
Southwest Asia: *Liberation and Defense of Kuwait, *Cease-Fire
Decorations
Presidential Unit Citation (Army) for DONG AP BIA MOUNTAIN
Presidential unit Citation (Army) for HO CHI HINH TRIAL
Valorous Unit Award for THUA THIEN PROVINCE
Company C additionally entitled to Army Superior Unit Award for 1987-1988
158th AVIATION CREST
Approved June 6, 1969
The sword and wings represent the effective power of the predecessor organization, the Battalion’s aerial weapons, and the might of the organic fire support. The guillons (cross guard) composed of wings refer to the unit’s basic aviation mission and also refer to its assignment to the 101st Airborne Division. The lightning flash indicates the speed and shock effect of air assault operations, and the peaks refer to the mountainous area of Fort Carson, Colorado, where the unit was activated. The sword blade, five segmented hilt, the cross guard with eight primary feathers represent the numerical designation of the unit.
