Unit Name: | 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade |
Dates: | 16 September 1988 – present |
Country: | United States |
Allegiance: | Army Reserve |
Branch: | Army Aviation |
Type: | Composite Brigade |
Role: | Daily missions;search and rescue operations; assisting in wildfire suppression; providing support at the Army National Training Center at Fort Irwin, California;, and flying dignitaries around the country. |
Command Structure: | Army Reserve Aviation Command |
Garrison: | Fort Knox, kentucky |
Motto: | "Wings of The Hawk" |
Identification Symbol Label: | Distinctive Unit Insignia |
The 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade is a Combat Aviation Brigade in the United States Army Reserve. It is one of two aviation brigades in the Army Reserve Aviation Command.
The brigade moved from Fort Sheridan, IL to Aurora, IL in 1994.
The brigade consists of a Headquarters and Headquarters company, two general support aviation battalions, one fixed wing battalion, and an aviation maintenance battalion, as follows:[1]
The brigade consists of approximately 2,700 soldiers and 130 aircraft in 13 states.