180^th Assault Support Helicopter Company "Big Windy" Unit Patch - Dong Ba Thin, Phu Hiep, Tuy Hoa - The 180^th Assault Support Helicopter Company was activated on 1 October 1966 at Fort Benning and were assigned to the 10^th Aviation Group, 37^th Aviation Battalion. The 180^th deployed to Viet Nam arriving in mid-November 1966. On 21 October 1966 the 180^th ASHC was reassigned to the 1^st Aviation Brigade, 17^th Combat Aviation Group, 268^th Combat Aviation Battalion and made their base at Dong Ba Thin. The Company had sixteen CH-47 Chinook Helicopter. The 180^th Pilots and Air Crew Members were sent to the 179^th Assault Support Helicopter Company at Pleiku and to aviation units of the 1^st Cavalry Division Airmobile in the An Khe area to receive their in-county orientation and were declared operational ready in December 1, 1966. The 180^th became know by their call-sign "Big Windy". Soon the 180^th had aircraft distributed through-out II Corps Tactical Zone at An Son, Tuy Hoa, Dong Ba Thin and Kontum. Their first year in-country involved supporting the 101^st Airborne on several major operations including Operation "Geronimo", "Pickett" and "Farragut". They supported the Korean Capital and White Horse Divisions as well as ARVN Forces. In early 1967 they also took part in Operation "Junction City", a multi-divisional operation. The 180^th relocated to Phu Hiep when the 268th Combat Aviation Battalion relocated their base of operations. 180^th ASHC stood-down in February 1973.