The Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC) is the headquarters command for all aviation assets in the

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. 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

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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: * Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC), at Fort Knox, Kentucky ** US Army 11th Aviation Command SSI

11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (11th ECAB), at

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*** 1st Battalion (Assault), 158th Aviation Regiment in

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, equipped with

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*** 6th Battalion (Theater) (Forward), 52nd Aviation Regiment in

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*** 8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment at Fort Knox, Kentucky, equipped with

*** 90th Aviation Support Battalion (90th ASB), at

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244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade (244th ECAB), at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst,

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*** 2d Battalion (Airfield Operations), 58th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel, Alabama *** 5th Battalion (General Support), 159th Aviation Regiment at Fort Eustis, Virginia *** 7th Battalion (General Support), 158th Aviation Regiment at Fort Cavazos, Texas

References

{{Reflist Aviation Commands of the United States Army Military units and formations established in 2016