The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade deploys, on order, worldwide to find, fix and destroy enemy forces using aerial fire and maneuver to concentrate and sustain combat power.

The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade tactical moniker "Pegasus" is a name drawn from the historic June 6th, 1944 Allied invasion of mainland Europe. Specifically, Pegasus Bridge was the single most important piece of key terrain whose control was critical to the protection of thousands of British and Canadian soldiers during their early morning assault on the beaches of Sword and Juno. British paratroopers were inserted on six gliders around midnight, the first Allied company sized unit to begin the D-Day invasion. These paratroopers used gliders to conduct air land insertions.

Today, the troopers of the 82nd Airborne Division rely on the men and women of Task Force Pegasus and their 122 helicopters -- Apaches attack helicopters, Kiowa Warrior armed reconnaissance helicopters, Blackhawk assault and Medical Evacuation aircraft, and the Chinook cargo aircraft for their protection and support. Whenever paratroopers go into harm's way, they can rely on the significant lethality, firepower, and flexibility of Task Force Pegasus to ensure decisive victory, regardless of the task.

Following September 11th, 2001 the Brigade deployed first to Afghanistan in 2002 and has returned twice to Afghanistan as well as once to Iraq in 2003.

The new modular force structure of the Army was implemented in January 2006, bringing 1-17 Cavalry into the Brigade. Modularity required activating both the 122nd Aviation Support Battalion and 3rd Battalion, 82nd Aviation regiment.

The 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade deployed for the first time as a complete unit to the Regional Command (South) area of Afghanistan in May 2009. The CAB was the first full aviation brigade in RC(S) and earned the Meritorious Unit Citation for their service. The troopers of the 82nd CAB earned two silver stars and fifty-one DFC’s during this recent deployment.

The 82nd CAB redeployed to Fort Bragg, North Carolina in April of 2010 as the most decorated Aviation Brigade in the United States Army, having ably demonstrated its ability to fulfill its mission, standing ready to deploy as part of America’s Guard of Honor.

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