The WAATS operates multiple simulators for UH‐60 Black Hawk and UH‐72A Lakota
helicopters. These allow students to practice emergency procedures, navigation, crew
coordination, and night vision devices in realistic environments and mission scenarios.
Since 2010, an average of 492 students have been trained annually, with a peak in 2015
of 632. An average 5,805 flight hours are logged annually.
Singapore Peace Vanguard Detachment
The Peace Vanguard Detachment is a unit of the Republic of
Singapore Air Force (RSAF). It is stationed at SBAH and trains
RSAF pilots on AH‐64 Apache aircraft. Peace Vanguard
operates eight Apaches and have their own maintenance
hangar, administrative space, and classroom facilities. A total
of 110 personnel from Singapore (18 pilots and 92 logistics and
administrative) serve two‐year accompanied tours at SBAH.
The 3,600‐square‐mile tactical training area available to Peace
Vanguard is invaluable for the RSAF since the total size of Singapore is approximately
278 square miles.
Joint Counter Narco-Terrorism Task Force
The Joint Counter Narco‐Terrorism Task Force (JCNTF) is a
full‐time joint Army / Air National Guard program that utilizes
space in the Jordon Readiness Center at SBAH. Their mission
is to support the detection, interdiction, disruption, and
curtailment of drug trafficking activities using military‐specific
skills and resources in concert with interagency efforts to
reduce the threat of transnational criminal organizations.
The JCNTF provides investigative case analysis, a camera
room and communications, engineering assistance, and ground and aerial
reconnaissance support to 30 local, state, federal, and tribal law enforcement agencies
throughout Arizona.
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