1st Battalion, 210th Aviation (United States) - 2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation

2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation

The 2nd Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment, formerly known as the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion (UASTB)(Provisional), is a United States Army unit at Fort Huachuca, Arizona whose primary mission is to train soldiers in the operation and maintenance of the RQ-7B Shadow, the MQ-5B Hunter, and the Warrior-A unmanned aircraft systems. 2–13th Aviation is a tenant unit of Fort Huachuca, but its parent unit is the 1st Aviation Brigade at Fort Rucker, Alabama, home of the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence.

The battalion operates the largest UAS training center in the world, with over 125,000 square feet (11,600 m2) of training space, four hangars, two runways, and 24-hour operational capacity, training approximately 1,300 students annually.

Formerly part of Company E, 305th Military Intelligence Battalion, the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion (Provisional) was activated on 19 April 2006 during the transition of authority for UAS training from the U.S. Army Intelligence Center to the U.S. Army Aviation Warfighting Center. The UASTB was later redesignated as the as the 1-210th Aviation Regiment and then the 2–13th Aviation Regiment.

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