11th Theater Aviation Command welcomes new Command Sergeant Major at change of responsibility ceremony
A HH-60 medevac helicopter from Fox Company 1-214th Aviation Regiment and a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from 8-229th Assault Helicopter Battalion come to a hover Oct. 18 at Brooks Field, Fort Knox, Ky. These aircraft were being prepositioned as a static display for the 11th Theater Aviation Command’s Change of Responsibility Ceremony. Command Sgt. Maj. James Peter Matthews took the helm as the senior enlisted soldier from Command Sgt. Maj. Steven Hatchell. 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 & 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. (Photos by Renee Rhodes / Fort Knox Visual Information)