Unique purpose of the Aviation branch. Unique purpose of the Aviation branch. The Aviation branch is a combat arm which operates throughout the framework of the battlefield as an essential element of combat power. Aviation provides unique contributions in maneuver, combat support and combat service support missions.
Aviation forces are deployable, versatile and lethal.
They provide a power projection capability to support national military strategy across the full range of military operations. Aviation units are also fully capable of supporting or carrying out stability and support missions on short notice. The warfighting missions of Army Aviation span the breadth and depth of the ground commander's battlespace, providing critical capabilities to the combined arms, joint and coalition fights. Attack helicopters have the mobility and firepower to focus tremendous destructive power at great distances. Air assault units rapidly move ground combat forces such as infantry and light artillery into immediate contact with the enemy.