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CH-47 crew, 89B students conduct sling-load training at Fort McCoy
February 18, 2022 — Students and staff with the 89B Ammunition Supply Course conducted sling-load training with a CH-47 Chinook crew at Sparta-Fort McCoy Airport on Feb. 7 at Fort McCoy, Wisconsin... MORE

11th ECAB maintainers demonstrate excellence during mobilization training
December 7, 2021 — As part of the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade’s post-mobilization at North Fort Hood, Texas, a culminating training exercise (CTE) tested every aspect of its personnel and aviation assets in order to assess the brigade’s mission cohesiveness and capability... MORE

11th ECAB Soldiers meet First Army commanding general
November 1, 2021 — U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Antonio Aguto Jr., commanding general of First Army, visited Soldiers assigned to 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (ECAB) during their mobilization at North Fort Hood, to assess their mission capability and engage with its brigade leaders down to each individual company on Tuesday... MORE

Army Reserve MEDEVAC company teaches military working dog handlers hoist procedures
June 24, 2021 — Company C, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment, 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, hosted MEDEVAC hoist training with military working dog (MWD) handlers on Fort Carson, Colorado, June 2-3, 2021... 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.

Colorado Army Reserve Aviation Brigade mobilizes to Pennsylvania for Warfighter 21-2
November 9, 2020 — Over 150 Soldiers from the 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Army Reserve Aviation Command, arrived in Lebanon County to establish the brigade’s tactical operation center in preparation for the unit’s first warfighter exercise, Oct. 27... MORE

11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade

6-52 Theatre Fixed Wing Battalion conducts change of command via teleconference amid COVID-19 pandemic
June 9, 2020 — Army Reserve Lt. Col. Patrick L. Pollak relinquished command of 6th Battalion, 52nd Aviation Regiment (Theatre Fixed Wing Battalion), 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, to Lt. Col. Bryan P. Klatt in a telephonic change of command ceremony June 8... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier combines military skills with civilian training to fight COVID-19
April 10, 2020 — Staff Sgt. William J. Watt, an Army flight medic with Company C, 7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation Battalion), is a TPU Soldier who currently serves as a firefighter paramedic on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic with the South Metro Fire Rescue in Denver... MORE

Army Reserve Soldier reflects on accomplishments of first combat tour
January 14, 2020 — Air space management and control procedures are critical force multipliers for Army aviation operations. To ensure the execution of such multipliers, Air Traffic Services Soldiers are responsible for enhancing force protection measures, minimizing the risks of fratricide to air space users and ground combat units, and overall increasing force effectiveness... MORE

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