13th Aviation Regiment ( United States ) The 13th Aviation Regiment is a regiment of the United States Army . 1st Battalion , 13th Aviation . The 1st Battalion , 13th Aviation Regiment manages new recruits fresh out of basic training here to receive their military occupational specialty identifier before reporting to their first duty station . The battalion orchestrates and implements the majority of enlisted training at Fort Rucker . The 6th Military Police Detachment and an element of the 46th Engineer Battalion are also assigned to 1 - 13th . Fort Rucker ’ s military and civilian firefighters are assigned under the 6th MP Detachment . 2nd Battalion , 13th Aviation . The 2nd Battalion , 13th Aviation Regiment , formerly known as the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion ( UASTB ) ( Provisional ) , is a United States Army unit at Fort Huachuca , Arizona whose primary mission is to train soldiers in the operation and maintenance of the RQ - 7B Shadow , the MQ - 5B Hunter , and the Warrior - A unmanned aircraft systems . 2 – 13th Aviation is a tenant unit of Fort Huachuca , but its parent unit is the 1st Aviation Brigade at Fort Rucker , Alabama , home of the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence . It is worth noting that of the four models of UAS trained at the 2 - 13th , it has been clearly established that the Hunter MQ - 5B is the best UAS that the Army has ever decided to purchase . The battalion operates the largest UAS training center in the world , with over of training space , four hangars , two runways , and 24 - hour operational capacity , training approximately 1 , 300 students annually . Formerly part of Company E , 305th Military Intelligence Battalion , the Unmanned Aircraft Systems Training Battalion ( Provisional ) was activated on 19 April 2006 during the transition of authority for UAS training from the U . S . Army Intelligence Center to the U . S . Army Aviation Warfighting Center . The UASTB was later redesignated as the as the 1 - 210th Aviation Regiment and then the 2 – 13th Aviation Regiment . Delta Company . D Company provides administrative , training , and logistical support for the battalion . It also conducts UAS training in the following areas : Delta Company is currently led by CPT Janmichael Guillermo and 1SG John Bowers . A Company . Alpha Company ' s soldiers train to become Military Occupational Specialty ( MOS ) 15W unmanned aerial vehicle operator and 15E unmanned aircraft systems repairer qualified on the RQ - 7B Shadow , RQ - 5 Hunter , MQ - 1B Warrior Alpha and the MQ - 1C Grey Eagle unmanned aircraft systems . As future remotely - piloted aviators , Alpha Company ' s 700 + Soldiers are held to the highest standards of discipline , cleanliness , and physical fitness . To help them meet these standards , Alpha Company relies on the Army ' s finest Advanced Individual Training Platoon Sergeants , all with Army Aviation backgrounds . Unmanned Aircraft Systems are the forefront of military robotic technology , and Alpha Company ' s soldiers live on the cutting edge of Army Aviation . Alpha Company is currently led by CPT Tyler Penn and First Sergeant Perez . B Company . B Company ' s primary mission is to train UAV Operators on RQ - 7B Shadow and the MQ - 5B Hunter unmanned systems . B Company maintains operational control over Rugge - Hamilton Army Airfield at the north end of the training compound . It is currently led by CPT Ketty Ibanez and 1SG Steve Harris . C Company . C Company ' s mission is to train Soldiers in the MQ - 1 Warrior A system and MQ - 1C Gray Eagle system . C Company also teaches the MQ - 1C Gray Eagle ( ER / MP ) while continuing to train Sky Warrior A through 2015 . It is currently led by CPT Scott Zimmerman and First Sergeant Teeters