110th Aviation Brigade (United States)

110th Aviation Brigade
110th Aviation Brigade shoulder sleeve insignia: On an ultramarine blue shield 3 inches (7.62 cm) in height by 2 1/2 inches (6.35 cm) in width overall with a 1/8 inch (.32 cm) golden orange border, a golden orange spearhead surmounting a white vol in chief and issuing from a four-blade white propeller shaded gray, in base. [1]
Active2005 - Present
CountryUnited States
AllegianceUnited States Army
TypeAviation Training Brigade
RoleAviation
SizeBrigade
Nickname(s)"Warriors"
Motto(s)"WILL DO"
ColorsBlue and Orange
March1776 Overture
Commanders
CommanderCOL Dennis K. Hill[2]
Command Sergeant MajorCSM Julio T. Santos[3]
Command Chief Warrant OfficerCW5 Robert E. Macey[4]
Insignia
Distinctive unit insignia
Identification
symbol		110th Aviation Brigade distinctive unit insignia: A silver color metal and enamel device 1 3/16 inches (3.02 cm) in height overall consisting of a blue shakefork reversed, the three arms of equal length and couped, the vertical arm between two silver wings of five feathers each the tips of feathers inward and surmounted by a golden orange arrowhead, a silver scroll in base passing over the throat of the arrowhead and over and back of the ends of the two lower arms of the shakefork, and bearing the motto "WILL DO" in blue letters.[1]

The 110th Aviation Brigade, of the United States Army, is responsible for overseeing all initial entry flight training at the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence in Fort Novosel, Alabama. The aviation brigade operates an aircraft fleet of over 500 helicopters across five airfields to train nearly 2000 Army aviators each year, earning the distinction of being acknowledged as the largest military helicopter training organization in the world.[5] It consists of a Headquarters, an academics section, a night vision device section, four subordinate aviation battalions, and an Army Reserve Augmentation Brigade Headquarters:

  1. ^ a b "110th Aviation Brigade". U.S. Army - The Institute Of Heraldry. 14 March 2020. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014.
  2. ^ "110th Aviation Brigade Change of Command".
  3. ^ "Command Sergeant Major". Fort Novosel.
  4. ^ "Command Chief Warrant Officer". Fort Novosel.
  5. ^ "Alabama Base Trains Next Generation of U.S. Army Aviators | Aviation Week Network".