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| unit_name = 244th Aviation Brigade<br /><small>244th Aviation Group</small>
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| image= 244-Aviation-Bde-SSI.png
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| image = 244th Aviation Brigade SSI.jpg
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|caption=244th Aviation Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia
  
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| caption = [[Shoulder Sleeve Insignia]]
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|dates= 16 September 1988 – present
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| dates = 16 September 1988 – present
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|country= United States
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| country = {{flag|United States}}
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|allegiance= Regular Army/Army Reserve
  
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| branch = {{army|United States}}
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|branch= Army Aviation
  
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| role = Theater [[Army Aviation]]
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|type= Composite Brigade
  
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| size = [[Brigade]]
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|role= Daily missions;search and rescue operations; assisting in wildfire suppression; providing support at the Army National Training Center at [[Fort Irwin]], California;, and flying dignitaries around the country.
  
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| command_structure = [[Army Reserve Aviation Command]]
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| garrison = Fort Knox, Kentucky
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|command_structure=[[11th Theater Aviation Command (United States)|11th Theater Aviation Command]]
  
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| motto = "Wings of the Hawk"
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|garrison=[[Fort Dix]], New Jersey
  
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| colors = {{color box |#fa9b0d|Golden Orange|3=white}} and {{color box |#0c1c8d|Ultramarine Blue|3=white}}
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|motto= "Wings of The Hawk"
  
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| battles = [[Iraq War]]
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| identification_symbol = [[File:244th Aviation Brigade DUI.jpg|100px]]
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The '''244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade''' is an [[aviation]] [[brigade]] in the [[United States Army Reserve]]. It is one of two brigades in the [[Army Reserve Aviation Command]]. The brigade consists of a [[Headquarters and Headquarters Company|headquarters company]], two general support aviation [[battalions]], one fixed wing battalion, and an aviation maintenance battalion, as follows:
  
   
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The '''244th Aviation Brigade''' (244 AV BDE) is a combat aviation formation of the United States Army, belonging to the United States Army Reserve. Originally formed as an aviation group commanding units of all types and shapes, it evolved into its current structure as an expeditionary theater aviation brigade. The brigade continues to one of only two aviation brigades in the Army Reserve.
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*[[File:244-Aviation-Bde-DUI.png|25px]] [[Headquarters and Headquarters Company|HHC]], 244th Aviation Brigade, headquartered at [[Fort Dix]], New Jersey
  
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*[[File:158 Avn Rgt DUI.jpg|25px]] [[158th Aviation Regiment|7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment]], headquartered at [[Fort Hood]], Texas
  
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*[[File:159 Avn Rgt DUI.jpg|25px]] 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, headquartered at [[Fort Eustis]], Virginia
  
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*[[File:228 Avn Rgt DUI.jpg|25px]] 2nd Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, headquartered at [[McGuire AFB]], New Jersey
  
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*[[File:90 Spt Bn DUI.jpg|25px]] 90th Support Battalion (Aviation), headquartered at [[Army Reserve Center, Fort Worth]] , Texas
  
   
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== History ==
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The 244th Aviation Brigade became a component of the 11th Theater Aviation Command when the command activated on 16 September 2007. At that time, a number of units which were formerly under the brigade were transferred away and several units within the brigade were reconsolidated. Until the transfer, the 244th Aviation Brigade was the largest aviation brigade in the United States Army and continues to be the only aviation brigade in the [[United States Army Reserve]]. On 16 September 2016, the 11th Theater Aviation Command was reorganized as the Army Reserve Aviation Command.
  
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The 244th traces its lineage to the '''244th Aviation Group''', which was constituted in the Army Reserve on 16 September 1988 and activated at [[Naval Air Station Glenview]] in Illinois. On 31 March 1995, the group's headquarters moved to [[Sheridan Reserve Center|Fort Sheridan]], and on 17 October 1995 was redesignated as the '''244th Aviation Brigade'''. On 10 February 2003, the brigade was ordered into active military service for the [[Invasion of Iraq]], and returned to reserve status on 30 October 2003.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=31 January 2025 |title=Lineage and Honors: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 244th Aviation Brigade |url=https://history.army.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Jk-eouDWryQ%3d&portalid=143 |access-date=8 June 2025 |website=history.army.mil |publisher=United States Center of Military History}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=About Us |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/244th-ECAB/About-Us/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250603071959/https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/244th-ECAB/About-Us/ |archive-date=2025-06-03 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=www.usar.army.mil |language=en-US}}</ref> By this time, the brigade was organised as follows:<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=244th Theater Aviation Brigade |url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/244avn.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030211031103/https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/244avn.htm |archive-date=2003-02-11 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=www.globalsecurity.org}}</ref>
   
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Headquarters and Headquarters Company, at Fort Sheridan, Illinois
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==History==
  
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* [[File:Army_Cavalry_Guidon.png|25x25px]] 7th Squadron, [[6th Cavalry Regiment]], at Montgomery County Airport, North Carolina (Attack Helicopter; with [[Boeing AH-64 Apache|Boeing AH-64 Apaches]])
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The 244th Aviation Brigade was originally constituted on 16 September 1988 in the Army Reserve as Headquarters, 244th Aviation Group and was activated at [[Naval Air Station Glenview]] in Glenview, Illinois. On 31 March 1995 the group's location was changed to [[Fort Sheridan]], Illinois and on 17 October 1995 the Group was reorganized and redesignated as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 244th Aviation Brigade. On 1 October 2008, the Brigade headquarters was moved from Fort Sheridan, Illinois to Fort Dix, New Jersey.
  
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] [[229th Aviation Regiment (United States)#8th Battalion|8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment]], at [[Godman Army Airfield]], Fort Knox, Kentucky (Attack Helicopter; with Boeing AH-64 Apaches)
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] [[158th Aviation Regiment (United States)#7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment|7th Battalion, 158th Aviation Regiment]], at [[Fort Cavazos|Fort Hood]], Texas (Heavy Lift Helicopter; with [[Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk]] and [[Boeing CH-47 Chinook]])
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] 5th Battalion, [[159th Aviation Regiment (United States)|159th Aviation Regiment]], at [[Fort Eustis]], Virginia (Heavy Lift Helicopter; with Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and Boeing CH-47 Chinook)
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] 6th Battalion, [[52nd Aviation Regiment (United States)|52nd Aviation Regiment]], at [[Fort McCoy (Wisconsin)|Fort McCoy]], Wisconsin (Theater Aviation; with [[Beechcraft C-12 Huron]] and [[UC-35A|Cessna UC-35A]])
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] 2nd Battalion, [[228th Aviation Regiment (United States)|228th Aviation Regiment]], at [[Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove]], Pennsylvania (Theater Aviation; with Beechcraft C-12 Huron and Cessna UC-35A)
   
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Between 10 June 2007 and 26 September 2007, elements of the brigade were ordered into active military service at Fort Sheridan. On 16 September 2007, the [[11th Theater Aviation Command]] was formed, and the brigade became part of the new command. At this time, all units of the brigade were reorganised or disbanded. Then the entire brigade was ordered into active military service on 8 June 2008 and 29 October 2008, then reverted to reserve status. On 1 October 2008, brigade headquarters moved to [[Fort Dix]] in New Jersey. Elements were ordered into active military service between 6-10 June 2009 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, then released from active military service 10 July 2010 and reverted to reserve status. Elements were ordered into active military service 1 October 2013 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, then released from active military service on 30 September 2014 and reverted to reserve status.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
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The brigade consists of a mix of Active Component and Reserve (Troop Program Unit and Active Guard Reserve) soldiers as well as Department of the Army civilian employees and contractors. Every unit of the brigade has deployed overseas to support contingency operations since 1988, including the Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company. These operations include [[Operation Desert Shield (Gulf War)|Desert Shield]], [[Desert Storm]], Joint Forge, Noble Eagle, Operation [[Enduring Freedom]], and Operation [[Iraqi Freedom]]. Units of the brigade also perform daily missions in cooperation with other United States forces and agencies such as search and rescue operations, assisting in wildfire suppression, providing support at the Army National Training Center at [[Fort Irwin]], California, and flying dignitaries around the country.
  
   
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The brigade was ordered into active military service 7 February 2019 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, then released from active military service on 6 February 2020 and reverted to reserve status. On 16 October 2020, the brigade headquarters moved to Fort Knox, Kentucky where they are currently based.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />
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==Lineage==
  
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*Constituted 16 September 1988 in the Army Reserve as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 244th Aviation Group, and activated at Glenview Naval Air Station, Illinois
  
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*Location changed 31 March 1995 to [[Fort Sheridan]], Illinois
  
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*Reorganized and redesignated 7 October 1995 as Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 244th Aviation Brigade.
  
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*Location changed 1 October 2008 to [[Fort Dix]], New Jersey
  
   
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==Honors==
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== Structure ==
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The brigade's current structure in June 2025 is as follows:<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=244 Units |url=https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/244th-ECAB/244-Units/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250420095232/https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/244th-ECAB/244-Units/ |archive-date=2025-04-20 |access-date=2025-06-09 |website=www.usar.army.mil |language=en-US}}</ref>
   
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Headquarters & Headquarters Company, at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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===Campaign Participation Credit===
  
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] '''8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment''', at Fort Knox, Kentucky (Assault; with Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk)
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*Global War on Terrorism
  
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Headquarters & Headquarters Company
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*Afghanistan Campaign
  
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company A (Assault Helicopter), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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*Iraq Campaign
  
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company B (Assault Helicopter), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company C (Assault Helicopter), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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** [[File:Army_Maint_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company D (Aviation Maintenance), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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** [[File:Army_Support_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company E (Forward Support), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] '''2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment''', at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado (General Support; with Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and Boeing CH-47 Chinook) – <small>National Guard/Army Reserve mixed unit</small>
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Headquarters & Headquarters Company
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*** Detachment 1, at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
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*** Detachment 3, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
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*** Detachment 4, at Sacramento Mather Airport, California
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*** Detachment 5, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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*** Detachment 6, at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company A (Command Aviation Company), at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company B (Heavy Lift), at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
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*** Detachment 1, at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company C (Medical Evacuation), at Sacramento Mather Airport, California
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*** Detachment 1, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
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** [[File:Army_Maint_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company D (Aviation Maintenance), at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
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*** Detachment 1, at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
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*** Detachment 3, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
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*** Detachment 4, at Sacramento Mather Airport, California
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*** Detachment 5, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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*** Detachment 6, at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
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** [[File:Army_Support_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company E (Forward Support), at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
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*** Detachment 1, at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
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*** Detachment 3, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
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*** Detachment 4, at Sacramento Mather Airport, California
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*** Detachment 5, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
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*** Detachment 6, at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company F (Air Traffic Services), at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] '''5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment''', at Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia (General Support; with Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and Boeing CH-47 Chinook)
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Headquarters & Headquarters Company
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*** Detachment 1, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
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*** Detachment 2, at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company A (Command Aviation Company), at [[MacDill Air Force Base]], Florida
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company B (Heavy Lift), at Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company C (Medical Evacuation), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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** [[File:Army_Maint_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company D (Aviation Maintenance), at Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia
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*** Detachment 1, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
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*** Detachment 2, at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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** [[File:Army_Support_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company E (Forward Support), at Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia
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*** Detachment 1, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
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*** Detachment 2, at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company F (Air Traffic Services), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company G (Medical Evacuation), at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
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* [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] '''2nd Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment''', at McGuire Air Force Base, Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey (Theater Fixed-Wing ; with Beechcraft C-12 Huron and Cessna UC-35A)
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** Headquarters & Headquarters Company
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company A, at McGuire Air Force Base, Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company B, at [[Clearwater Air Park]], Florida
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*** Detachment 1, at [[Fort Rucker]], Alabama
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** [[File:Army_Aviation_Guidon.png|25x25px]] Company C, at [[Pope Field|Pope Army Airfield]], Fort Bragg, North Carolina
   
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===Unit Decorations===
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== Awards ==
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*Meritorious Unit Commendation
  
   
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=== Campaign Participation Credit ===
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==References==
  
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Campaign Participation Credit granted to the detachment include:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":02">{{Cite web |date=12 March 2024 |title=196th Public Affairs Detachment |url=https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/LineageAndHonorsDocuments/PublicAffairs/196th%20Public%20Affairs%20Detachment.pdf?ver=Z4ZyBhhMQIW0QCe4c-nslw%3d%3d |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=history.army.mil |publisher=United States Army Center of Military History}}</ref>
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[https://web.archive.org/web/20110907010438/http://www.usar.army.mil/ARWEB/ORGANIZATION/COMMANDSTRUCTURE/USARC/OPS/11AVN/COMMANDS/244THAVN/Pages/default.aspx US Army Reserve Command Structure – 244th Aviation Brigade]
  
   
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* '''<u>[[War on terror|War on Terrorism]]</u>'''
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{{Wikipedia|244th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade}}
  
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** '''[[Iraq War|Iraq]]:'''
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*** [[Mission Accomplished speech|Transition of Iraq]]
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*** [[Iraq War troop surge of 2007|Iraqi Surge]]
   
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=== Decorations ===
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[[Category:Aviation Brigades of the United States Army|244]]
  
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Decorations awarded to the 244th Aviation Brigade or predecessors:<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":12">{{Cite web |date=January 2022 |title=Army General Orders Unit Award Index |url=https://www.hrc.army.mil/wcmt-api/sites/default/wcmtfiles/files/16333_0.pdf |access-date=14 May 2025 |website=hrc.army.mil}}</ref>
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{| class="wikitable"
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!Ribbon
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!Streamer
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!Name
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!Service
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!General Orders
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|-
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|[[File:Meritorious_Unit_Commendation_ribbon.svg|75x75px]]
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|[[File:Streamer_MUC_Army.PNG|link=https://military-history.fandom.com/wiki/File:Streamer_MUC_Army.PNG|200x200px]]
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|Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2019-2020
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|28 August 2019 – 7 June 2020
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|DAGO 2013-54
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|}
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== Heraldry ==
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Heraldry of the 244th Aviation Brigade as approved by the [[United States Army Institute of Heraldry|United States]] [[United States Army Institute of Heraldry|Army Institute of Heraldry]] is as follows:<ref>{{Cite web |title=244th Aviation Brigade |url=https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryList.aspx?CategoryId=3096&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services |access-date=6 June 2025 |website=tioh.army.mil |publisher=United States Army Institute of Heraldry}}</ref>
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=== Shoulder Sleeve Insignia ===
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{{Infobox COA wide|image=244th Aviation Brigade SSI.jpg|escutcheon=<i>A rectangle arced at the top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) ultramarine blue border 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall divided horizontally embattled golden orange and ultramarine blue bearing a black hawk's head at top and a white stylized compass rose at bottom.</i>|name=the 125th Military Intelligence Battalion|years_in_use=The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 1 August 1995. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-823)|symbolism=Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors traditionally used by Aviation units. The stylized compass rose/polestar symbolizes guidance, directions, and leadership. The hawk symbolizes vigilance and strike capabilities as well as flight and power in reserve.|imagesize=150px}}
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=== Distinctive Unit Insignia ===
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{{Infobox COA wide|image=File:244th Aviation Brigade DUI.jpg|escutcheon=A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in width overall consisting of a pair of red wings conjoined above a blue scroll doubled and inscribed "WINGS OF THE HAWK" in gold all superimposed by a gold pheon point up.|name=the 244th Aviation Brigade|years_in_use=The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 244th Aviation Group on 31 October 1988. It was redesignated, with the symbolism revised, for the 244th Aviation Brigade on 1 August 1995.|symbolism=Ultramarine blue is the primary color associated with U.S. Army Aviation. The pheon symbolizes attack capabilities; gold signifies excellence and achievement; red symbolizes courage and valor.|imagesize=150px}}
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== Notes ==
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<references />
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[[Category:Military units and formations established in 1988]]
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[[Category:1988 establishments in Illinois]]
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[[Category:Aviation Brigades of the United States Army]]

Latest revision as of 03:58, 9 June 2025

244th Aviation Brigade
244th Aviation Group
Active 16 September 1988 – present
Country  United States
Branch  United States Army
Role Theater Army Aviation
Size Brigade
Part of Army Reserve Aviation Command
Garrison/HQ Fort Knox, Kentucky
Motto(s) "Wings of the Hawk"
Colors  Golden Orange  and  Ultramarine Blue 
Engagements Iraq War
Insignia
Distinctive Unit Insignia

The 244th Aviation Brigade (244 AV BDE) is a combat aviation formation of the United States Army, belonging to the United States Army Reserve. Originally formed as an aviation group commanding units of all types and shapes, it evolved into its current structure as an expeditionary theater aviation brigade. The brigade continues to one of only two aviation brigades in the Army Reserve.

History

The 244th traces its lineage to the 244th Aviation Group, which was constituted in the Army Reserve on 16 September 1988 and activated at Naval Air Station Glenview in Illinois. On 31 March 1995, the group's headquarters moved to Fort Sheridan, and on 17 October 1995 was redesignated as the 244th Aviation Brigade. On 10 February 2003, the brigade was ordered into active military service for the Invasion of Iraq, and returned to reserve status on 30 October 2003.[1][2] By this time, the brigade was organised as follows:[2][3]

Between 10 June 2007 and 26 September 2007, elements of the brigade were ordered into active military service at Fort Sheridan. On 16 September 2007, the 11th Theater Aviation Command was formed, and the brigade became part of the new command. At this time, all units of the brigade were reorganised or disbanded. Then the entire brigade was ordered into active military service on 8 June 2008 and 29 October 2008, then reverted to reserve status. On 1 October 2008, brigade headquarters moved to Fort Dix in New Jersey. Elements were ordered into active military service between 6-10 June 2009 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, then released from active military service 10 July 2010 and reverted to reserve status. Elements were ordered into active military service 1 October 2013 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, then released from active military service on 30 September 2014 and reverted to reserve status.[1][2]

The brigade was ordered into active military service 7 February 2019 at Fort Dix, New Jersey, then released from active military service on 6 February 2020 and reverted to reserve status. On 16 October 2020, the brigade headquarters moved to Fort Knox, Kentucky where they are currently based.[1][2]

Structure

The brigade's current structure in June 2025 is as follows:[2][4]

  • Headquarters & Headquarters Company, at Fort Knox, Kentucky
  • 8th Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Knox, Kentucky (Assault; with Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk)
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • Company A (Assault Helicopter), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company B (Assault Helicopter), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company C (Assault Helicopter), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company D (Aviation Maintenance), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company E (Forward Support), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
  • 2nd Battalion, 135th Aviation Regiment, at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado (General Support; with Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and Boeing CH-47 Chinook) – National Guard/Army Reserve mixed unit
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
      • Detachment 1, at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
      • Detachment 3, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
      • Detachment 4, at Sacramento Mather Airport, California
      • Detachment 5, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
      • Detachment 6, at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
    • Company A (Command Aviation Company), at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
    • Company B (Heavy Lift), at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
      • Detachment 1, at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado
    • Company C (Medical Evacuation), at Sacramento Mather Airport, California
      • Detachment 1, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
    • Company D (Aviation Maintenance), at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
      • Detachment 1, at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
      • Detachment 3, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
      • Detachment 4, at Sacramento Mather Airport, California
      • Detachment 5, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
      • Detachment 6, at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
    • Company E (Forward Support), at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
      • Detachment 1, at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
      • Detachment 3, at McGhee Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tennessee
      • Detachment 4, at Sacramento Mather Airport, California
      • Detachment 5, at Fort Bragg, North Carolina
      • Detachment 6, at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
    • Company F (Air Traffic Services), at Fort Lewis, Joint Base Lewis–McChord, Washington
  • 5th Battalion, 159th Aviation Regiment, at Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia (General Support; with Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk and Boeing CH-47 Chinook)
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
      • Detachment 1, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
      • Detachment 2, at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company A (Command Aviation Company), at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
    • Company B (Heavy Lift), at Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia
    • Company C (Medical Evacuation), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company D (Aviation Maintenance), at Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia
      • Detachment 1, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
      • Detachment 2, at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company E (Forward Support), at Fort Eustis, Joint Base Langley–Eustis, Virginia
      • Detachment 1, at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
      • Detachment 2, at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company F (Air Traffic Services), at Fort Knox, Kentucky
    • Company G (Medical Evacuation), at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida
  • 2nd Battalion, 228th Aviation Regiment, at McGuire Air Force Base, Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey (Theater Fixed-Wing ; with Beechcraft C-12 Huron and Cessna UC-35A)
    • Headquarters & Headquarters Company
    • Company A, at McGuire Air Force Base, Joint Base McGuire–Dix–Lakehurst, New Jersey
    • Company B, at Clearwater Air Park, Florida
    • Company C, at Pope Army Airfield, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Awards

Campaign Participation Credit

Campaign Participation Credit granted to the detachment include:[1][5]

Decorations

Decorations awarded to the 244th Aviation Brigade or predecessors:[1][6]

Ribbon Streamer Name Service General Orders
Meritorious Unit Commendation (Army), Streamer embroidered SOUTHWEST ASIA 2019-2020 28 August 2019 – 7 June 2020 DAGO 2013-54

Heraldry

Heraldry of the 244th Aviation Brigade as approved by the United States Army Institute of Heraldry is as follows:[7]

Shoulder Sleeve Insignia

Coat of arms of the 125th Military Intelligence Battalion
Years in use
The shoulder sleeve insignia was approved on 1 August 1995. (TIOH Dwg. No. A-1-823)
Escutcheon
A rectangle arced at the top and bottom with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) ultramarine blue border 2 inches (5.08 cm) in width and 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height overall divided horizontally embattled golden orange and ultramarine blue bearing a black hawk's head at top and a white stylized compass rose at bottom.
Symbolism
Ultramarine blue and golden orange are the colors traditionally used by Aviation units. The stylized compass rose/polestar symbolizes guidance, directions, and leadership. The hawk symbolizes vigilance and strike capabilities as well as flight and power in reserve.

Distinctive Unit Insignia

Coat of arms of the 244th Aviation Brigade
Years in use
The distinctive unit insignia was originally approved for the 244th Aviation Group on 31 October 1988. It was redesignated, with the symbolism revised, for the 244th Aviation Brigade on 1 August 1995.
Escutcheon
A gold color metal and enamel device 1 1/4 inches (3.18 cm) in width overall consisting of a pair of red wings conjoined above a blue scroll doubled and inscribed "WINGS OF THE HAWK" in gold all superimposed by a gold pheon point up.
Symbolism
Ultramarine blue is the primary color associated with U.S. Army Aviation. The pheon symbolizes attack capabilities; gold signifies excellence and achievement; red symbolizes courage and valor.

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Lineage and Honors: Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 244th Aviation Brigade". United States Center of Military History. 31 January 2025. https://history.army.mil/LinkClick.aspx?fileticket=Jk-eouDWryQ%3d&portalid=143. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 "About Us" (in en-US). https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/244th-ECAB/About-Us/. 
  3. ↑ "244th Theater Aviation Brigade". https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/army/244avn.htm. 
  4. ↑ "244 Units" (in en-US). https://www.usar.army.mil/Commands/Functional/Aviation-Command/244th-ECAB/244-Units/. 
  5. ↑ "196th Public Affairs Detachment". United States Army Center of Military History. 12 March 2024. https://history.army.mil/Portals/143/LineageAndHonorsDocuments/PublicAffairs/196th%20Public%20Affairs%20Detachment.pdf?ver=Z4ZyBhhMQIW0QCe4c-nslw%3d%3d. 
  6. ↑ "Army General Orders Unit Award Index". January 2022. https://www.hrc.army.mil/wcmt-api/sites/default/wcmtfiles/files/16333_0.pdf. 
  7. ↑ "244th Aviation Brigade". United States Army Institute of Heraldry. https://tioh.army.mil/Catalog/HeraldryList.aspx?CategoryId=3096&grp=2&menu=Uniformed%20Services. 
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