The 13th Aviation Regiment is a regiment of the

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1st Battalion, 13th Aviation

The 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment manages new recruits who have recently graduated basic training and who have reported to

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to receive their military occupational specialty identifier before reporting to their first duty station. The battalion orchestrates and implements the majority of enlisted training at Fort Rucker. The 6th Military Police Detachment and an element of the 46th Engineer Battalion is also assigned to 1-13th. Fort Rucker’s military and civilian firefighters are assigned under the 6th MP Detachment.

2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation

The 2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, which replaced the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion (UASTB)(Provisional), is based at

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. Its primary mission is to train soldiers in the operation and maintenance of the RQ-7B Shadow and

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. 2–13th Aviation is a tenant unit of Fort Huachuca, but its parent unit is the

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, home of the

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. The battalion operates the largest UAS training center in the world, with over of training space, four hangars, two runways, and 24-hour operational capacity. The battalion trains approximately 2,000 Soldiers, Marines, and foreign military students each year. Formerly part of Company E, 305th Military Intelligence Battalion (E-305th MIB), the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion (UASTB) (Provisional) was activated on 19 April 2006 during the transition of authority for UAS training from the U.S. Army Intelligence Center to the U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Center. The UASTB was later redesignated as the 1-210th Aviation Regiment and was finally redesignated as the 2–13th Aviation Regiment on June 11, 2011.

Alpha Company

Alpha Company's soldiers train to become Military Occupational Specialty (MOS) 15W Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operators and 15E Unmanned Aircraft Systems Repairers qualified on the RQ-7B Shadow and the

Unmanned Aircraft Systems. Alpha Company's 500+ Soldiers are held to the highest standards of discipline, professionalism, and physical fitness. To help them meet these standards, Alpha Company relies on

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Platoon Sergeants, all with Army Aviation backgrounds. Alpha Company also provides administrative, training, and logistical support for the battalion.

Bravo Company

Bravo Company's mission is to train UAS Operators on the remote operation of the RQ-7B Shadow and the

Unmanned Systems. Bravo Company also oversees the UAS Instructor Operator Course.

Charlie Company

Charlie Company's mission is to train UAS Repairers on the maintenance, troubleshooting, and electrical theory of the RQ-7B Shadow and the

Unmanned Systems. Charlie Company also oversees the Tactical UAS Warrant Officer Technician Course, UAS Command and Staff Officer Course, and the UAS Platoon Leader Course.

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