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Welcome to U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan

COMMANDER
LTC Nicklaus C. Franck

SERGEANT MAJOR
CSM Marcell T. Scott

Mission

United States Army Aviation Battalion Japan conducts general-support operations throughout the U.S. Army Pacific area of responsibility to enable U.S. Army Japan operations and is prepared to deploy and conduct general support aviation operations in support of USARJ contingency operations.

Organization

U.S. Army Aviation Battalion Japan is a Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) unit. There are two companies and one attached detachment within the organization; Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), A Company, and a fixed wing detachment.

Aircraft

Organic to the unit are UH-60L helicopters and UC-35 fixed-wing aircraft (attached) in support of U.S. Army Japan (USARJ).