ATSCOM provides ATS assistance to support major combat operations; deploys ATS subject matter experts to support warfighters, MACOMs and installations worldwide; deploys ATS maintenance response teams to major combat operations; executes the ATS quality assurance program for warfighters, MACOMs and installations worldwide; executes training and readiness oversight of ATS reserve component units; and executes support and sustainment operations of all air traffic systems and subsystems worldwide.
Leadership
Commander, U.S. Army Air Traffic Services Command
Col. Jason T. Cook was commissioned from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, in 1997 as an Aviation officer. After flight school and the AH-64A Apache transition at Fort Rucker, Alabama, he was assigned to Fort Bragg, North Carolina, as a platoon leader in B Co., 3-229th Aviation Regiment, and later as the 229th Aviation Regiment HHC XO. In 2001, Cook was assigned to the U.S. European Command J33 staff in Stuttgart, Germany, as an Army Aviation planner for the Balkans region. After the Aviation... READ MORE
Command Sgt. Major, U.S. Army Air Traffic Services Command
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael W. Narvid
Command Sgt. Maj. Michael W. Narvid enlisted in the United States Army in 1999 and attended Basic Combat Training at Fort Knox, Kentucky, followed by Advanced Individual Training at Fort Rucker, Alabama, where he trained as an aviation operations specialist. Narvid is currently serving as the command sergeant major for the 164th Theater Airfield Operations Group, Fort Rucker. Narvid’s previous assignments include 4-123rd Aviation Regiment, Fort Wainwright, Alaska; Echo Company, 160th SOAR (A)... READ MORE
Unit History
The genesis of the Air Traffic Services Command can be traced back to a 1956 Continental Army Command concept to develop, equip, field and train an air traffic control organization. As a result, the Army Aviation Operation Detachment was created to assist Army Aviation elements in combat and communications zones to enable Aviation units to operate at night and adverse weather conditions. During the Vietnam War, air traffic controllers proved their effectiveness by assisting the heretofore-small Aviation force, as war fighting techniques in Aviation evolved.
In 1986, ATS was reassigned to the newly established Aviation Branch and the USAATCA was moved from Fort Huachuca, Ariz., to Fort Rucker, Ala. In 1995, the Aviation Branch Functional Area Analysis identified operational, training and maintenance challenges across the ATS mission area. As a result, Gen. Eric Shinseki, then the Army Vice Chief of Staff, approved the concept of a separate command for ATS.
On Aug. 28, 2003, Air Traffic Services Command was formally activated under Col. Don M. Adkins and Command Sgt. Maj. Johnny D. Hatten and officially relocated to Fort Rucker.
Air Traffic Services has a long and proud history. Always at the forefront ready to answer the nation’s call. Proclaiming a clear voice of freedom, wherever Army Aviators are called to serve…Calm, Expert, Professionals… Freedom’s Voice!