6 Regiment Army Air Corps


6 Regiment Army Air Corps is the sole Army Reserve regiment of the British Army Air Corps. The regiment operates in a groundcrew role, providing support to Army Aviation units of the Joint Helicopter Command.

History

6 Regiment Army Air Corps was formed on 2 July 2006 at Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It is the only reserves regiment of the Army Air Corps. The Regiment was initially formed as an attack helicopter ground crew regiment, providing attack helicopter support to the regular Army Air Corps regiments at Wattisham. The regiment has since begun training groundcrew to work with the Lynx, allowing it to provide general support to the majority of the Army Air Corps.
In 2009 655 Squadron The Scottish Horse joined the regiment.
The Army 2020 and Future Reserves 20 announcements in July 2013 made significant changes to the role and structure of 6 Regiment Army Air Corps. Those changes will be largely in place by 1 April 2014, though extensive conversion training will continue until approximately 2017.

Unit Role

The role of 6 Regiment Army Air Corps is to provide ground support to Army aviation units operating the AgustaWestland Apache and the Lynx Battlefield Utility Helicopter. 6 Regiment Army Air Corps is also capable of providing wider support to all aviation units within the Joint Helicopter Command both on exercise and on operations. More specifically the roles of 6 Regt AAC and its personnel are:
The Army Reserve does not recruit pilots for flying roles.
6 Regiment Army Air Corps previously supplied troops to Op HERRICK, and to Op TELIC.

Structure

From April 2014, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps consists of a Regimental Headquarters and the following sub-units:
Headquarters Squadron, 6 Regiment Army Air Corps.
No. 675 Squadron AAC
No. 677 Squadron AAC
No. 678 Squadron AAC
No. 679 Squadron AAC