| 16th Aviation Brigade | |
|---|---|
| Active | 2002–present |
| Country | Australia |
| Branch | Army |
| Type | Aviation |
| Size | 1,150 (active)[1] 150 (reserve) |
| Part of | Army Aviation Command |
| Garrison/HQ | Enoggera, Queensland |
| Insignia | |
| Unit colour patch | &sq=&lang=&file=File:16th_Brigade_Aviation_Headquarters.png) |
The 16th Aviation Brigade (16 Avn Bde) commands all the Australian Army aviation units and has technical control of the Army Aviation Training Centre reporting to Army Aviation Command.[1][2] The Brigade was formed on 2 April 2002 by combining Headquarters Divisional Aviation (Operational Command) and Headquarters Aviation Support Group (Technical Command) and is headquartered in Enoggera Barracks, Queensland.[2][3][4] It was originally named Headquarters 16th Brigade (Aviation) and was renamed to the 16th Aviation Brigade.[3][5]
The Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC) based at Oakey is responsible for training and maintains a training fleet reporting separately to Army Aviation Command.[1][6]
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- ^ a b Black Hawk 221 Board of Inquiry (PDF). Australian Defence Force. 25 January 2008. Retrieved 5 August 2016.
- ^ a b Hastie, Lt-Col Andrew (11 September 2002). "New HQ for aviation brigade". Army: The Soldiers' Newspaper (1059 ed.). Canberra, Australia: Department of Defence. ISSN 0729-5685.
- ^ "16th Aviation Brigade". Australian Army. 9 March 2012. Archived from the original on 19 July 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Army aviation in Australia 1970–2015" (PDF). Australian Army. Australian Army Flying Museum. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
- ^ "Army Aviation Command established". Department of Defence (Press release). 2 December 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.