Army Aviation Command (Australia)

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]

Army Aviation Command
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

Structure

• 16th Aviation Brigade^[4]
• Army Aviation Training Centre^[4]

Commander Aviation Command

Rank	Name	Postnominals	Term began	Term ended
Major General	Stephen Jobson	AM	2 December 2021	Incumbent

See also

• Military of Australia portal

• Australian Army Aviation
• United Kingdom Joint Helicopter Command
• Current senior Australian Defence Organisation personnel

References

1. Burr, Chief of Army LTGEN Richard (3 September 2021). "Changes to Army command and control" (PDF). Cove. Australian Army. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
2. "Commander Aviation Command". Australian Army. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
3. "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.
4. "Army Aviation Command established". Department of Defence (Press release). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.