8-229th AHB condcuts downed aircraft training
Delta Company, 8-229th Assault Helicopter Battalion (AHB) conducts Downed Aircraft Recovery Team (DART) training during a combined training exercise Nov. 20 on Fort Knox, Ky. The 8-229th AHB is a direct reporting unit to the 11th Theater Aviation Command. The 11th Theater Aviation Command (TAC) is the only aviation command in the Army Reserve. The 11th TAC has two missions, functioning as both a warfighting headquarters and as a functional command. As warfighting command, the 11th TAC provides command and control, staff planning, and supervision for two aviation brigades and one air traffic service battalion. As a functional command, the 11th TAC provides command and control for all Army Reserve aviation. (Courtesy Photo)