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The 3d Battalion, 2d Aviation Regiment, 2d Combat Aviation Brigade, Camp Humphreys, Korea, is awarded the 2022 Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award, Combat Support category, as well as being named the overall Parker Award winnder, during the Aviation Senior Leader Forum Jan. 25, 2023, at Fort Rucker, Ala. Receiving the award on the unit's behalf is Col. Boadman, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kidd, and Command Sgt. Maj. Adkins, 2d Combat Aviation Brigade. The award was presented by Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence commander and Army Aviation branch chief, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Myke Lewis, chief warrant officer of the branch, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Wilson, branch command sergeant major. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
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Maj. Gen. Michael C. McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker commander, introduces the Army Aviation Branch Awards Ceremony during the Aviation Senior Leader Forum at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Ala., Jan. 25, 2023.
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The Special Operations Aviation Training Battalion (SOATB), Fort Campbell, Kentucky, is awarded the 2022 Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award, Table of Distribution and Allowance (TDA) category, during the Aviation Senior Leader Forum Jan. 25, 2023, at Fort Rucker, Ala. Receiving the award on the SOATB's behalf is Brig. Gen. Ryan, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Ziegler, and Command Sgt. Maj. Armstrong, U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command. The award was presented by Maj. Gen. Michael C. McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence commander and Army aviation branch chief, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Myke Lewis, chief warrant officer of the branch, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Wilson, branch command sergeant major. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
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The 4th Battalion, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, Fort Carson, Colorado, is awarded the 2022 Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award, Combat category, during the Aviation Senior Leader Forum Jan. 25, 2023, at Fort Rucker, Ala. Receiving the award on the unit's behalf is Col. Ruisanchez, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kearns, and Command Sgt. Maj. Gamez, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade. The award was presented by Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence commander and Army aviation branch chief, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Myke Lewis, chief warrant officer of the branch, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Wilson, branch command sergeant major. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
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The 404th Aviation Support Battalion, Fort Carson, Colorado, is awarded the 2022 Lt. Gen. Ellis D. Parker Award, Combat Service and Support category, during the Aviation Senior Leader Forum Jan. 25, 2023, at Fort Rucker, Ala. Receiving the award on the unit's behalf is Col. Ruisanchez, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Kearns, and Command Sgt. Maj. Gamez, 4th Combat Aviation Brigade. The award was presented by Maj. Gen. Michael McCurry, U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence commander and Army aviation branch chief, Chief Warrant Officer 5 Myke Lewis, chief warrant officer of the branch, and Command Sgt. Maj. James Wilson, branch command sergeant major. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Andy Thaggard)
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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 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
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