16th Aviation Brigade (Australia)

16th Aviation Brigade
Aircraft operated by 16th Aviation Brigade: from left to right – Chinook, Black Hawk and Tiger helicopter
Active	2002 – Present
Country	Australia
Branch	Army
Type	Aviation
Size	1,150 (Active) 150 (Reserve)
Part of	Forces Command
Garrison/HQ	Enoggera, Queensland

The 16th Aviation Brigade (16 Avn Bde) commands all the Australian Army aviation units and has technical control of the Army Aviation Training Centre reporting to Forces Command. The Brigade was formed on 2 April 2002 by combining Headquarters Divisional Aviation (Operational Command) and Headquarters Aviation Support Group (Technical Command) and is headquartered in Enoggera Barracks, Queensland. It was originally named Headquarters 16th Brigade (Aviation) and was renamed to the 16th Aviation Brigade.

The Army Aviation Training Centre (AAvnTC) based at Oakey is responsible for training and maintains a training fleet reporting separately to Forces Command.

The 16th Aviation Brigade currently consists of: