NAME: Lawrence E. Casper
NICKNAME: Larry
RANK: COL
BRANCH: AV
STATUS: Active
SERVICE: 23 years
DOB: 07 May 1948
SERVICE INFORMATION
HOURS FLOWN: 2600
COMBAT HOURS:
FLT/NCO CLASS: 1976
SCHOOL: University of Arizona/Troy State
MILITARY SCHOOL: Air Force Command & Staff College/National War College/SECDEF Strategic Studies Group
AVN DESIGNATION: Master Army Aviator
AIRCRAFT INFORMATION
AH-1 G/E/F/M/P/S OH-58 A/C UH-1 D/H
COMBAT EXPERIENCE
Haiti
Somalia
UNIT ASSIGNMENTS
1st Battalion, 35th Infantry, 25th ID
A Company, 2nd Aviation Brigade, 2nd ID
155th Attack Helicopter Company, FORSCOM
D Company, 7th Aviation Battalion, 7th ID
268th Attack Helicopter Battalion, 9th ID
1st Battalion (Attack Helicopter), 25th Aviation, 25th ID
10th Aviation Brigade, 10 Mountain Division
POSITIONS HELD
Rifle Company Commander
Attack Helicopter Company Commander
Aide de Camp to Infantry Division Commander
Corps Headquarters Company Commander
Attack Helicopter Battalion Commander
Aviation Brigade Company Commander
DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit
Bronze Star
Meritorious Service Medal [7]
Air Medal w/V device
Army Commendation Medal [3]
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal [2]
SIGNIFICANT ACHIEVEMENTS
Commanded an attack helicopter company in 1981, which for 12 months prepared for and conducted the Apache Helicopter Operational Test II
Commanded a 3600 soldier aviation brigade (Falcon Brigade) in combat (Somalia), which consisted of two light infantry battalion task forces (TF), one armor battalion TF, one 56 aircraft attack helicopter battalion TF, one combat engineer battalion (heavy), one forward support battalion, and a 155SP battery.
Led the historic air assault of 10th MTN DIV AVN BDE helicopters from the flight deck of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier “Eisenhower” on to the shores of Haiti on 19 September 1994