{"id":86799,"date":"2018-04-27T21:43:14","date_gmt":"2018-04-27T21:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/uncategorized\/2018\/04\/27\/army-aviation-branch-wants-to-grow-force-structure\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T00:11:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T00:11:13","slug":"army-aviation-branch-wants-to-grow-force-structure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2018\/04\/27\/army-aviation-branch-wants-to-grow-force-structure\/","title":{"rendered":"US Army aviation branch wants to grow force structure"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASHVILLE, Tenn. \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/global-force-symposium\/2018\/03\/26\/army-aviation-at-a-crossroads-as-future-requirements-take-shape\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" style=\"\">U.S. Army aviation<\/a> branch wants to grow force structure and is proposing some strategic options as part of a larger service analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specifically, the Army wants to add a CH-47 Chinook cargo helicopter battalion to the 101st Airborne Division as well as fill out its 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, potentially to full capacity, in Europe, according to Maj. 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The director of aviation at the Pentagon with the Army\u2019s operations, plans and training branch was speaking to attendees of the Army Aviation Association of America\u2019s annual summit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Driving major force structure changes in the Army are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2017\/11\/06\/armys-modernization-command-taking-shape-under-freshly-picked-leaders\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">the service\u2019s new top six modernization priorities<\/a> as well as new operating concepts and doctrine, which have already influenced some force structure growth, such as the addition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/news\/your-army\/2018\/02\/22\/first-of-its-kind-armys-newest-advisers-prepare-for-units-maiden-deployment\/\" title=\"\" class=\"selected-link\" target=\"_blank\" data-original-title=\"\" aria-describedby=\"popover317813\" style=\"\">security force assistance brigades<\/a> to the Army. The first unit recently deployed to Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And Army aviation wants in on those growth opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere are some areas in Army aviation that we think potentially need to be reconsidered for force structure growth,\u201d Tate said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are extremely short right now on CH-47 organizations able to deploy in companies in support of ongoing operations,\u201d he said. \u201c We just had a plus-up in Afghanistan of aviation, and it was very difficult for us to find CH-47s.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a result, Army aviation leaders are submitting the proposal to add two companies worth of CH-47s to the 101st to compete with other priorities in the Total Army Analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is not a promise it\u2019s going to happen at all, but we think, at least from an Army aviation perspective, that is a very wise use of force structure growth,\u201d he said, this is meant to give the aviation branch more capacity and meet requirements around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt also returns to the 101st Airborne, the ability to move a [brigade combat team] in a period of darkness, which has always been one of the great, unique capabilities of the 101st Airborne Division,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But, Tate reiterated, the proposed additional force structure will have to compete with other priorities, \u201cand we will continue to keep that energized in the coming years and maybe it will be possible.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army has also been weighing whether to fill out its 12th CAB for several years, but a ramp up of rotational CABs in Europe and on the Korean Peninsula might be sparking a renewed push to grow back capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ve also looked at aviation in Europe,\u201d Tate said. \u201cRight now we rotate a CAB through Europe to keep the appropriate level of aviation support there for a deterrent effect.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army will have to decide if it\u2019s going to continue on a rotational model, \u201cwhich may prove to be necessary based on the inability to grow what we need to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or the Army could grow back capacity in the 12th CAB, which has a partial general support aviation battalion there now, Tate said, adding the ability to round that out would be \u201crelatively easy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then-U.S. Army Europe Commander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/video\/2017\/10\/15\/ausa-full-interview-lt-gen-ben-hodges\/\" title=\"\" class=\"\" target=\"_blank\">Lt. 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