Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commander, announced the Fiscal Year 2022 recipients of the Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Awards during the Army Aviation Senior Leader Forum.
The Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award annually recognizes the top Army Aviation battalions (or equivalent) in four categories based on unit mission, and is named for Lt. Gen. Don Parker, an Army Aviation pioneer. Awards will be formally presented to the units in the near future.
Combat Support Category and overall winner: 3d Battalion, 2d Aviation Regiment (GSAB), 2d Combat Aviation Brigade, 2d Infantry Division, Camp Humphreys, Korea.
Combat Category: 4th Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Combat Service Support Category: 404th Aviation Support Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, 4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.
Table of Distribution and Allowances (TDA) Category: Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command, Fort Campbell, Kentucky.
More information on the Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award can be found at: https://home.army.mil/rucker/index.php/about/usaace/usaace-g1g4/ellis-d-parker-award