{{Short description|Headquarters command for all aviation assets in the U.S. Army Reserve}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox military unit | unit_name = Army Reserve Aviation Command | image = Army Reserve Aviation Command SSI.png | image_size = 200 | caption = ARAC Shoulder Sleeve Insignia | dates = 16 September 2016 – present | country = {{flagicon|US}} United States | allegiance = | branch = 25px United States Army Reserve | type = Composite Command | role = Control of all Army Reserve aviation assets. | size = Approximately 4,400 Soldiers, 600 civilians, 230 aircraft in 12 states<ref name="About">{{Cite web |title=US Army Reserve Aviation Command |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/About-Us/ |access-date=2023-08-07 |website=USAR Official Website}}</ref> | command_structure = 25px United States Army Reserve Command | garrison = Fort Knox, Kentucky | garrison_label = | equipment = | equipment_label = | nickname = | patron = | motto = "Rise Above" | colors = | colors_label = | march = | mascot = | battles = | anniversaries = | decorations = | battle_honours = <!-- Commanders --> | current_commander = Brig. Gen. Patrick L. Pollak | current_commander_label = Commanding General | ceremonial_chief = CSM Robert A. Bennett, Jr. | ceremonial_chief_label = Command Sergeant Major | colonel_of_the_regiment = Col. Clinton "Clint" S. Williams | colonel_of_the_regiment_label = Deputy Commanding General | commander4 = CW5 Jason R. Payne | commander4_label = Command Chief Warrant Officer | notable_commanders = <!-- Insignia --> | identification_symbol = 125px|center | identification_symbol_label = The command's distinctive unit insignia | identification_symbol_2 = | identification_symbol_2_label = }} 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. It is a subordinate functional command of the United States Army Reserve Command.
The command consists of approximately 4,400 soldiers and 600 civilians, with 230 aircraft at facilities in 12 states.<ref name="About" /> 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.<ref name="About" /> It supports all Federal Emergency Management Agency regions within the United States to respond to emergencies.<ref name="About" /> The command was activated in its current form on 16 September 2016.<ref name="ARACUnits">{{cite web |title=ARAC Units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/Aviation-Command-Units/ |website=USAR Official Website |accessdate=21 October 2019}}</ref>
{{tree list}} == Units in January 2026 == As of January 2026 the command consists of the following units:<ref name="Our units">{{cite web |title=Our units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/Aviation-Command-Units/ |publisher=US Army Reserve Aviation Command |access-date=7 January 2026}}</ref>
* '''Army Reserve Aviation Command''', at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Our units"/><ref name="Kentucky">{{cite web |title=Kentucky units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Kentucky/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref> ** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, Army Reserve Aviation Command, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> ** '''11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade''', at Fort Carson (CO)<ref name="Our units"/><ref name="Colorado">{{cite web |title=Colorado units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Colorado/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=11th ECAB Our units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/11thECAB/ |publisher=11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 11th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, at Fort Carson (CO)<ref name="Colorado"/> *** '''6th Battalion (Fixed Wing), 52nd Aviation Regiment''', at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (CA)<ref name="California">{{cite web |title=California units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/California/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> **** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 6th Battalion (Fixed Wing), 52nd Aviation Regiment, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (CA)<ref name="California"/> **** Company A, 6th Battalion (Fixed Wing), 52nd Aviation Regiment, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (TX)<ref name="Texas">{{cite web |title=Texas units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Texas/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> **** Company B, 6th Battalion (Fixed Wing), 52nd Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company C, 6th Battalion (Fixed Wing), 52nd Aviation Regiment, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (CA)<ref name="California"/> ***** Detachment 1, Company C, 6th Battalion (Fixed Wing), 52nd Aviation Regiment, at Peterson Space Force Base (CO)<ref name="Colorado"/> *** '''7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment''', at Fort Hood (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> **** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Hood (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> **** Company A (CAC), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Hood (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> **** Company B (Heavy Lift), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at New Century AirCenter (KS)<ref name="Kansas">{{cite web |title=Kansas units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Kansas/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> **** Company C (MEDEVAC), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Carson (CO)<ref name="Colorado"/> **** Company D (AVUM), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at New Century AirCenter (KS)<ref name="Kansas"/> ***** Detachment 1, Company D (AVUM), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Carson (CO)<ref name="Colorado"/> ***** Detachment 2, Company D (AVUM), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (CA)<ref name="California"/> **** Company E (Forward Support), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Hood (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> ***** Detachment 1, Company E (Forward Support), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Carson (CO)<ref name="Colorado"/> ***** Detachment 2, Company E (Forward Support), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (CA)<ref name="California"/> **** Company F (ATS), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Carson (CO)<ref name="Colorado"/> **** Company G (MEDEVAC), 7th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 158th Aviation Regiment, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (CA)<ref name="California"/> *** '''90th Aviation Support Battalion''', at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> **** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 90th Aviation Support Battalion, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> **** Company A, 90th Aviation Support Battalion, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> **** Company B, 90th Aviation Support Battalion, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> **** Company C, 90th Aviation Support Battalion, at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth (TX)<ref name="Texas"/> ** '''244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade''', at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Our units"/><ref name="Kentucky"/><ref>{{cite web |title=244th ECAB Our units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Army-Reserve-Aviation-Command/244th-ECAB/244-Units/ |publisher=244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> *** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> *** '''5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment''', at Joint Base Langley–Eustis (VA)<ref name="Virginia">{{cite web |title=Virginia units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Virginia/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> **** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Eustis (VA)<ref name="Virginia"/> **** Company A (CAC), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Army Aviation Support Facility Clearwater (FL)<ref name="Florida">{{cite web |title=Florida units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Florida/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> **** Company B (Heavy Lift), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Eustis (VA)<ref name="Virginia"/> **** Company C (MEDEVAC), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company D (AVUM), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Eustis (VA)<ref name="Virginia"/> ***** Detachment 1, Company D (AVUM), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Army Aviation Support Facility Clearwater (FL)<ref name="Florida"/> ***** Detachment 2, Company D (AVUM), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company E (Forward Support), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Eustis (VA)<ref name="Virginia"/> ***** Detachment 1, Company E (Forward Support), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Army Aviation Support Facility Clearwater (FL)<ref name="Florida"/> ***** Detachment 2, Company E (Forward Support), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company F (ATS), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company G (MEDEVAC), 5th Battalion (General Support Aviation), 159th Aviation Regiment, at Army Aviation Support Facility Clearwater (FL)<ref name="Florida"/> *** '''2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 228th Aviation Regiment''', at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (NJ)<ref name="New Jersey">{{cite web |title=New Jersey units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/New-Jersey/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> **** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 228th Aviation Regiment, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (NJ)<ref name="New Jersey"/> **** Company A, 2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 228th Aviation Regiment, at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst (NJ)<ref name="New Jersey"/> **** Company B, 2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 228th Aviation Regiment, at Dobbins Air Reserve Base (GA)<ref name="Georgia">{{cite web |title=Georgia units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Georgia/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> ***** Detachment 1, Company B, 2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 228th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Rucker (AL)<ref name="Alabama">{{cite web |title=Alabama units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Alabama/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> **** Company C, 2nd Battalion (Fixed Wing), 228th Aviation Regiment, at Pope Field (NC)<ref name="North Carolina">{{cite web |title=North Carolina units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/North-Carolina/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> *** '''8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment''', at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company A, 8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company B, 8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company C, 8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company D (AVUM), 8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> **** Company E (Forward Support), 8th Battalion (Assault), 229th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Kentucky"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Carson, at Fort Carson (CO)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Carswell, in Fort Worth (TX)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Hood, at Fort Hood (TX)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Clearwater, at Clearwater (FL)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Conroe, at Conroe (TX)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Dix, at Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst (NJ)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Eustis, at Fort Eustis (VA)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Knox, at Fort Knox (KY)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Lewis, at Gray Army Airfield (WA)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Bragg, at Fort Bragg (NC)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Los Alamitos, at Los Alamitos Army Airfield (CA)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Rucker, at Fort Rucker (AL)<ref name="Our units"/> ** Army Aviation Support Facility Olathe, at New Century AirCenter (KS)<ref name="Our units"/>
<small>Abbreviations: CAC — Command Aviation Company; MEDEVAC — Medical evacuation; AVUM — Aviation Unit Maintenance; ATS — Air Traffic Services</small>
The 1st Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment (Assault), which was based at Army Aviation Support Facility Conroe in Texas, is disbanding and will deactivate on 15 September 2026.<ref>{{cite web |title=1-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion to showcase final flight over Conroe this Saturday |url=https://www.woodlandsonline.com/npps/story.cfm?nppage=82118 |publisher=Woodlands Online |access-date=23 January 2026}}</ref> The Army Reserve Aviation also includes Company A (Command Aviation Company), based at Fort Bragg (NC), and Company F (ATS), based at Gray Army Airfield (WA), of the 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment (General Support Aviation).<ref>{{cite web |title=North Carolina units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/North-Carolina/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Washington units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Featured/Ambassador-Program/Find-an-Ambassador/Washington/ |publisher=US Army Reserve |access-date=2 January 2026}}</ref>{{tree list/end}}
==References== {{Reflist}}
Category:Aviation Commands of the United States Army Category:Military units and formations established in 2016