245th Aviation 1st BN Special Operations Airborne/160th SOAR Army Challenge Coin Navy Ships 4 7/8 inch Navy Patch

4 7/8 inch Navy Patch

Condition:  Used and in nice shape

a military-led development group

which was sent to Phillips Military Surplus to produce a diecast and mint the very first TACP Challenge Coin in 1984

This a version #3

245th Aviation 1st BN Special Operations Airborne/160th SOAR Army Challenge Coin Navy Ships 4 7/8 inch Navy Patch1 1 2 inch Challenge Coin. An original 245th Aviation 1st Battalion coin, circa 1980s. In 1986, it was renamed the 160th Aviation Group (Airborne); and in May 1990, the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment (Airborne). As demand for highly trained special operations aviation assets bloomed, the regiment activated three battalions, a separate detachment, and incorporated one Army National Guard unit, the 1st Battalion, 245th Aviation (OK ARNG).