Army Reserve Aviation Command Explained

Unit Name:	Army Reserve Aviation Command
Dates:	16 September 2016 – present
Country:	United States
Allegiance:	Army Reserve
Branch:	Army Aviation
Type:	Composite Command
Role:	Control of all Army Reserve aviation assets.
Size:	Approximately 4,400 Soldiers, 600 civilians, 230 aircraft in 12 states^[1]
Garrison:	Fort Knox, Kentucky
Motto:	"Rise Above"
Current Commander:	Brigadier General Roger F. Deon

The Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC) is the headquarters command for all aviation assets in the United States Army Reserve. It is located at Fort Knox, Kentucky and is commanded by a Brigadier General.

The command consists of approximately 4,400 soldiers and 600 civilians, with 230 aircraft at facilities in 12 states. The command's assets provide air assault, air movement, air traffic services airfield management, aeromedical evacuation, combat aviation brigade reinforcement, theater aviation support, and coordination of aviation staging and onward movement to theater. It supports all Federal Emergency Management Agency regions within the United States to respond to emergencies. The command was activated in its current formation on 16 September 2016 with the following subordinate units:^[2]

• Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
  • 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (11th ECAB), at Fort Carson, Colorado^[3]
    • 1st Battalion (Assault), 158th Aviation Regiment^[4] in Conroe, Texas, equipped with UH-60 Black Hawk
    • 6th Battalion (Theater) (Forward), 52nd Aviation Regiment^[5] in Los Alamitos, California
    • 8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment^[6] at Fort Knox, Kentucky, equipped with UH-60 Black Hawk
    • 90th Aviation Support Battalion (90th ASB), at Fort Worth, Texas
  • 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (244th ECAB), at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey^[7]
    • 2d Battalion (Airfield Operations), 58th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel, Alabama
    • 5th Battalion (General Support), 159th Aviation Regiment^[8] at Fort Eustis, Virginia
    • 7th Battalion (General Support), 158th Aviation Regiment^[9] at Fort Cavazos, Texas

Notes and References

1. Web site: US Army Reserve Aviation Command . 2023-08-07 . USAR Official Website.
2. Web site: ARAC Units . USAR Official Website . 21 October 2019.
3. Web site: 11th ECAB . USAR Official Website . 21 October 2019.
4. Web site: 1st Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH) .
5. Web site: 6th Battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH) .
6. Web site: 8th BATTALION, 229th AVIATION REGIMENT (FLYING TIGERS) - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History .
7. Web site: 244th ECAB . USAR Official Website . 21 October 2019.
8. Web site: 5th BATTALION, 159th AVIATION REGIMENT - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History .
9. Web site: 7th BATTALION, 158th AVIATION REGIMENT - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History .