1st Battalion, 210th Aviation (United States)

1st Battalion, 210th Aviation (United States)

Infobox Military Unit
unit_name= 1st Battalion, 210th Aviation (formerly: Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion)


caption= UASTB logo
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country= United States
allegiance=
branch= United States Army
type= Aviation
role= UAS Training
size=
command_structure= TRADOC
current_commander= LTC Patrick T. Sullivan
garrison= Fort Huachuca
ceremonial_chief=
colonel_of_the_regiment=
nickname=
patron=
motto= "Wings Above"
colors=
march=
mascot=
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anniversaries= Activated 19 April, 2006

The 1st Battalion, 210th Aviation, formerly known as the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion, is a U.S. Army unit at Fort Huachuca, Arizona whose primary mission is to train soldiers in the operation and maintenance of the RQ-7 Shadow, the MQ-5B Hunter, and the Warrior-A unmanned aircraft systems. 1-210th Aviation was previously based at Fort Rucker, Alabama, and its designation was moved to Fort Huachuca after the Rucker unit inactivated.

Overview

1-210th Aviation is a tenant unit of Fort Huachuca, but its parent unit is the 1st Aviation Brigade at Fort Rucker, Alabama, also known as the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence.

The battalion operates the largest UAS training center in the world [ [http://www.svherald.com/articles/2005/08/27/local_news/news3.txt] Sierra Vista Herald, 27 August 2006] , with over convert|125000|sqft|m2|-2 of training space, 4 hangars, and two runways, and 24-hour operational capacity, training approximately 1,300 students annually [ [http://www.svherald.com/articles/2008/07/03/news/doc486c71d36a5ef864371788.txt] Sierra Vista Herald, 3 July 2008] .

Formerly known as Company E, 305th Military Intelligence Battalion, the 1-210th Aviation was originally activated as the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion on April 19th, 2006 as a provisional training battalion [ [http://www.quad-a.org/Archives/06_Magazine/0606/cg-jun06.pdf] AAAA, 30 June 2006] .

Command and Staff

* LTC Patrick Sullivan - Battalion Commander
* CSM Danny Thurecht - Battalion Command Sergeant Major
* Mr. Mark Farrar - Deputy Commander
* MAJ Antonio Jasso - Battalion XO
* SFC Reginald Clark - S1
* SFC Kevin Wiess - S2
* MAJ Michael Phillips (USMC) - S3
* SFC Robert Voigt - S4
* Mr. Bruce Westby (DA Civilian) - S6

Subunits

Headquarters and Headquarters Company

HHC provides administrative, training, and logistical support for the battalion. It also conducts UAS training in the following areas:
* Common Core Phase I Operator Training
* Tactical UAS Warrant Officer Technician Certification Course
* Shadow RQ-7B UAS Electronic Maintenance Specialist Course
* Shadow RQ-7B UAS Mechanical Maintenance Specialist Course
* Hunter MQ-5B UAS Electronic Maintenance Specialist Course
* Hunter MQ-5B UAS Mechanical Maintenance Specialist Course
* UAS Leader's CourseHHC's current command team is CPT Pierre Han and 1SG Andrew Delcourt.

A Company

Alpha Company provides administrative command and control of all student personnel assigned to the battalion.

B Company

B Company's primary mission is to train UAV Operators on RQ-7 Shadow and the MQ-5B Hunter unmanned systems. B Company maintains operational control over Rugge-Hamilton Army Airfield at the north end of the training compound. It is currently led by CPT Kyle Duncan.

C Company

C Company's mission is to train soldiers in the MQ-1 Sky Warrior A system. C Company will soon transition to Sky Warrior (ER/MP) while continuing to train Sky Warrior A through 2015. It is currently led by CPT J. Adam Rizer and 1SG Roosevelt Johnson.

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