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Reserve aviation: Brigade caps redeployment by welcoming new leader
September 23, 2022 — The 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s leaders uncased the unit’s colors at Founders Field Sept. 17, 2022, officially signaling the Army Reserve brigade’s return home from a long deployment. Not long after, brigade aviators bid farewell to the officer who commanded the 11th ECAB during its deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of operations and welcomed a new leader... MORE

Fort Knox Army Reserve aviation unit awarded Best Antiterrorism Program
April 12, 2021 — The antiterrorism section of the Army Reserve Aviation Command has been recognized as one of the best in the nation. “It kind of caught me off guard because you’re submitting against all these brigades and above,” said Master Sgt. John Brown. Brown is the antiterrorism officer at ARAC, and the man behind the recognition... MORE

When winning matters, BAT makes it possible
February 3, 2021 — Climbing into the cockpit of a Black Hawk to take to the sky is all in a day’s work for an Army aviator. While most people who observe a UH-60 piercing through the sky may not think much of it, there’s a lot more to it with the real work beginning before a pilot ever takes off... MORE

Chief Warrant Officer 2 Paul Schroader, an aviator with C Co, 5-159th GSAB based at Fort Knox, Kentucky, goes through instrument flight rules (IFR) flying in the new state-of-the-art Black Hawk Aircrew Trainer (BAT). The simulator is configured to give helicopter pilots refresher training on the UH-60M and UH-60L.

Army Reserve Air Traffic Services Company redeploys from USCENTCOM mission
January 9, 2020 — Twenty-eight Soldiers assigned to Company F, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, returned to Fort Hood, Texas, following a nine-month deployment to the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility in support of Operation Spartan Shield and Operation Inherent Resolve, Jan. 5... MORE

USAR Aviation Command tests readiness in face of Hurricane Dorian
September 3, 2019 — Measuring readiness can be difficult. One way to measure readiness is to stress the system and evaluate the response. How the team responds when information, guidance and changes are swirling around them speaks to the resiliency of the unit. The Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC) did just this with the evacuation of nine UH-60 helicopters from Clearwater, Florida to Fort Knox, Kentucky on August 31, 2019. With less than 24 hours’ notice, the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB) gathered Soldiers from three distinct location, assembled them in Clearwater, Florida, flew nine aircraft over 700 miles, and returned all the crews to their home station in the same day... MORE

Army Reserve relocates aviation assets from Florida

The 244th CAB helps mentor Iraqi Pilots
July 18, 2019 — U.S. Army Lt. Col. Natalie Nevins, 244th Combat Aviation Brigade Command Flight Surgeon, Task Force Warhawk, and her medical team traveled to the Iraqi Taji Airbase, Amber Zone, to mentor helicopter pilots from the Iraqi Army Aviation Squadron 55 unit, and demonstrate combat lifesaver and first aid skills June 17-20, 2019. ... MORE

Multi-National Flight Operations over Iraq

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