Headquarters command for all aviation assets in the U.S. Army Reserve
Army Reserve Aviation Command
ARAC Shoulder Sleeve Insignia
Active
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/HQ
Fort Knox, Kentucky
Motto(s)
"Rise Above"
Commanders
Current commander
Brigadier General Roger F. Deon
Military unit
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.[1] 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.[1] It supports all Federal Emergency Management Agency regions within the United States to respond to emergencies.[1] 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
^ abcd"US Army Reserve Aviation Command". USAR Official Website. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
^"ARAC Units". USAR Official Website. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^"11th ECAB". USAR Official Website. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^"1st Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)".
^"6th Battalion, 52d Aviation Regiment | Lineage and Honors | U.S. Army Center of Military History (CMH)".
^"8th BATTALION, 229th AVIATION REGIMENT (FLYING TIGERS) - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History".
^"244th ECAB". USAR Official Website. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
^"5th BATTALION, 159th AVIATION REGIMENT - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History".
^"7th BATTALION, 158th AVIATION REGIMENT - Lineage and Honors Information - U.S. Army Center of Military History".
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11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (11th ECAB), at Fort Carson, Colorado[3]
244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (244th ECAB), at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey[7]
