Army Aviation Command (Australia)
Appearance
Army Aviation Command | |
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Active | 2 December 2021 - present |
Country | Australia |
Branch | Australian Army |
Part of | Chief of Army |
Garrison/HQ | Canberra[1] |
Commanders | |
Current commander | Major General Stephen Jobson[2] |
Insignia | |
Patch | Light blue and navy with red kangaroo[3] |
Aircraft flown | |
Helicopter | UH-60M Black Hawk CH-47F Chinook |
Attack helicopter | ARH Tiger |
The Army Aviation Command is the aviation command within the Australian Army responsible for the management and coordination of all army aircraft, as well as the development of future army aviation technology.[4]
Structure
[edit]Commander Aviation Command
[edit]Rank | Name | Postnominals | Term began | Term ended |
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Major General | Stephen Jobson | AM | 2 December 2021 | Incumbent |
See also
[edit]- Australian Army Aviation
- United Kingdom Joint Helicopter Command
- Current senior Australian Defence Organisation personnel
References
[edit]- ^ Burr, Chief of Army LTGEN Richard (3 September 2021). "Changes to Army command and control" (PDF). Cove. Australian Army. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Commander Aviation Command". Australian Army. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "Army Aviation Command Patch". Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper (1503 ed.). Canberra: Department of Defence. 9 December 2021. p. 17. ISSN 0729-5685. Archived from the original on 8 January 2022. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ a b c "Army Aviation Command established". Department of Defence (Press release). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.