ARMY RESERVE AVIATION COMMAND

Fort Knox, Kentucky

Fixed Wing Pilot
Want an exciting career of a U.S. Army Reserve Fixed Wing Pilot while managing your civilian profession? The Army Reserve Aviation Command is hiring, and we want you! Call 502-626-5778 or email [email protected] to learn more.
UH60 Helicopter Repairer - 15T
Want an exciting career of a U.S. Army Reserve UH60 Helicopter Repairer while managing your civilian profession? The Army Reserve Aviation Command is hiring, and we want you! Call 502-626-5778 or email [email protected] to learn more.
Critical Care Flight Paramedic - 68WF2
Want an exciting career of a U.S. Army Reserve Critical Care Flight Paramedic while managing your civilian profession? The Army Reserve Aviation Command is hiring, and we want you! Call 502-626-5778 or email [email protected] to learn more.
Air Traffic Controllers - 15Q
Army Reserve Soldiers from Fox Company, 5-159th General Support Aviation Battalion, 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, control the airspace at Addington Airfield Regional Airport in Elizabethtown, Kentucky.
Army Reserve Aviation Military Technician
Army Reserve Aviation Military Technicians can gain training and experience necessary to become an FAA certified airframe and powerplant licensed technician! You will train and learn on-the-job skills that are marketable and in high demand.
Ghostriders support Sage Eagle
Army Reserve Soldiers from B Co, 1-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion "Ghostriders", 11th ECAB traveled across Texas to support exercise Sage Eagle and assist in the recurring training event designed to help Special Forces Groups validate subordinate units. Sage Eagle helps ARAC pilots and crew chiefs experience higher altitudes and get environmentally qualified flying in dusty conditions.
Reinventing the Wheel: Army Reserve aviation supports exercise Justified Accord 2023
Soldiers from the 2-228th Fixed Wing Theater Battalion flew two C-12 Hurons to Africa to support Exercise Justified Accord 2023. Led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), this multinational exercise brings together Allies from more than 20 countries across four continents to increase partner readiness for peacekeeping missions, crisis response and humanitarian assistance. (U.S. Army video by Staff Sgt. Luke Wilson)
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244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Soldiers develop decision-making skills for airspace management
Staff from the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade conduct air space management planning during the command post exercise held at Fort Knox.
Sept. 4, 2024 - Leaders from the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade gathered around the table, plotted their air corridors, and collaborated in the preparation for their aerial assault planning for this year’s command post exercise,...
Task Force Tiger pilot lands CASEVAC atop Swedish hospital
Crews from a UH-60L Black Hawk belonging to
May 13, 2024 - In his 18 years as a rotary-wing pilot, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Mike Grego had never landed a helicopter on the helipad atop a building.Especially not in a foreign country—when a Soldier really needed his help...
PHOTO GALLERY: Army Reserve Aviation Command's Immediate Response Authority in Texas
Aircrews of 1-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion recently flew aerial observation missions of the Lake Conroe Dam and San Jacinto River Basin when excessive rain caused flash floods in Montgomery County, Texas. The Montgomery County Fire Marshal’s office contacted the ASF Conroe Facility Supervisor on May 2 to request the aerial support triggering the Army Reserve Aviation Command's Immediate Response Authority to perform operations in coordination with the civilian workers. The teams observed affected flood areas for potential affected residents and anticipate rescue efforts. The 1-158th crews located at David Wayne Hooks Airport in Spring, Texas, helped to provide the aerial images to State Emergency Management authorities for the determination on standing up the regional Emergency Operations Center (EOC) in Beaumont, Texas.
May 6, 2024 - Aircrews of 1-158th Assault Helicopter Battalion recently flew aerial observation missions of the Lake Conroe Dam and San Jacinto River Basin when excessive rain caused flash floods in Montgomery County, Texas...
Fort Knox Active Guard Reserve Soldier achieves ‘unthinkable’ at GT score improvement test
Sergeant 1st Class Ashley Hackley, training supervisor for HHC, Army Reserve Aviation Command, at Fort Knox, Kentucky, holds up her test results depicting the perfect 144 she scored on her March 22, 2023 Armed Forces Classification Test. She credits much of her success to the Basic Skills Education Program, a monthlong refresher course that prepares Soldiers to take the AFCT.
Dec. 22, 2023 - What’s higher than a 144 GT score on the Armed Forces Classification Test?In March, trainers at the Fort Knox Education Center and Basic Skills Education Program asked this question of Army Personnel Testing officials at Army...
Mountain Medic 23 tests joint-service medical evacuation readiness in austere environment
Airmen from multiple aeromedical staging squadrons work together to perform a cricothyrotomy, a procedure whereby a tube is inserted into a small incision made on the neck to establish an airway, on a body suit worn by an Airman at Fort Carson, Colorado, Aug. 16, 2023. The training was part of Exercise Mountain Medic 23, designed to test medevac and aeromedical evacuation capabilities in a joint-service austere battle zone. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Justin Norton)
Sept. 6, 2023 - Soldiers, Airmen and Guardians from multiple units participated in Exercise Mountain Medic 23, designed to simulate the evacuation and treatment of injured personnel in a joint-service austere battle zone, Aug. 7-18, 2023,...
Army Reserve-led Mountain Medic soars to new heights
U.S. Army Reserve critical care flight paramedics from 5-159th General Support Aviation Battalion, 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Army Reserve Aviation Command, guide Air Force Reserve medical personnel from the 302nd Airlift Wing in offloading a casualty from a HH-60 MEDEVAC Black Hawk during exercise Mountain Medic at Fort Carson, Colorado, Aug. 14, 2023. Mountain Medic is an Army Reserve-led joint, multi-component, multi-domain aeromedical evacuation exercise geared at improving and reenforcing medical evacuation operations in a simulated large scale combat operations environment.
Aug. 24, 2023 - The rotor blades of the MEDEVAC helicopters never stopped spinning as the Army Reserve Aviation Command’s UH/HH-60 Black Hawks climbed to new heights and led the third iteration of the fast-paced joint operation known as...
Army Reserve officer climbs ranks from enlisted to lieutenant colonel
U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Enriquez Baez, an engineer officer with the 2nd Battalion 323rd Regiment raises his right hand and recites the Oath of the Commissioned Officer with Brig. Gen. Christopher Cook during his promotion ceremony on a CH-47 Chinook at Joint Base Mcguire-Dix-Lakehurst on July 25, 2023. The Chinook belongs to the 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade and was utilized for the promotion and a reenlistment Ceremony. (U.S. Army Reserve photo by Pfc. Aiden Griffitts)
Aug. 1, 2023 - U.S. Army Reserve Lt. Col. Enriquez Baez was promoted to lieutenant colonel during a promotion ceremony inside of a CH-47 Chinook helicopter July 25, 2023. But it wasn’t the location that made the promotion special...
Spain Port Operation kicks off DEFENDER 23
U.S. Army Reseve Staff Sgt. Matthew Zink, aviation quality control, 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, 244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, and Navy Seaman Lloyd Cuesto, logistics specialist, Naval Supply Systems Command Fleet Logistics Center - Rota, secure aviation equipment on transport vehicles for Defender 23 in Rota, Spain, April 6, 2023. DEFENDER 23 is a U.S. Army Europe and Africa led exercise focused on the strategic deployment of continental United States-based forces, employment of Army Prepositioned Stocks, and interoperability with Allies and partners. Taking place from 22 April to 23 June, DEFENDER 23 demonstrates USAREUR-AF’s ability to aggregate U.S.-based combat power quickly in Eastern Europe, increase lethality of the NATO Alliance through long-distance fires, build unit readiness in a complex joint, multi-national environment, and leverage host nation capabilities to increase USAREUR-AF’s operational reach.
April 18, 2023 - The first port operation of DEFENDER 23 kicked off at Rota, Spain on April 6, in a joint effort to build and maintain expeditionary forces in Europe. Aviation equipment from 5th Battalion, 159th Regiment General Support...
Army Reserve Aviation Command takes direct approach to recruiting
Brig. Gen. Roger Deon, Commanding General of the Army Reserve Aviation Command, engages with Army ROTC Cadets from the University of Louisville on March 31 at Fort Knox, Ky., sharing aviation opportunities offered by the U.S. Army Reserves. | Photo by Sarah Windmueller, U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs
April 11, 2023 - Like a seasoned college football coach, Brig. Gen. Roger Deon sits across a table with Army ROTC Cadet Brandie Madden—mapping out a game plan. He scrawls red lines to connect circles of information, sketching out conditions...
V Corps, reserve component leaders sync efforts in lively symposium
Senior leaders discuss missions, organization and manning during the Reserve Component Symposium held Nov. 18-19, 2022, at V Corps headquarters on Fort Knox (photo by Spc. Gabriella Sullivan)
Nov. 21, 2022 - Around two dozen V Corps, National Guard and U.S. Army Reserve senior leaders synchronized organization and efforts in Eastern Europe during a dynamic “Reserve Component Symposium” held Friday and Saturday (Nov. 18-19) at...
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    1160 Brandenburg Station Rd.
    BLDG. 2327
    Fort Knox, Kentucky 40121

    ARAC Emergency Operations Center:
    502-817-1453 (***FOR EMERGENCY USE ONLY***)

    Army Reserve Career Counselor
    SFC Michelle Todd -     [email protected]
    910-929-3138

    Media Inquiries:  502-626-5746 (***MEDIA ONLY***)

    ARAC Command Chief Warrant Officer:  502-626-5764

    MSG Schnitker, Joanna
    Senior Command Retention Advisor
    Army Reserve Aviation Command
    Email:     [email protected]
    Teams: USARC-ARAC-Command Retention Advisor​

    SFC Thomas R. Kramer
    AGR Recruiter
    Elizabethtown Recruiting Station
    Cell: (502)257-1005

    SFC Swindle, Henry L. III
    Army Reserve Career Counselor
    Area 1, 4th BN, Army Reserve Careers Group
    1160 Brandenburg Station Rd, Bldg 2327
    Ft. Knox, KY 40121
    Office: 502-626-5515
    Email:     [email protected]
    Team Mailbox: [email protected]


Brig. Gen. Roger F. Deon
Commanding General, Army Reserve Aviation Command (ARAC)
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CSM Robert A. Bennett, Jr.
Command Sergeant Major, Army Reserve Aviation Command
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