In early 1953, during the Korean War, the Department of Air Training at Post Field expanded and became the Army Aviation School.

The Unmanned Aerial Systems Center of Excellence (UAS COE), as the U.S. Army UAS Proponent's principle management agency, provides intensive, centralized total capacity management and Unmanned Aerial System integration.

The 1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment, operates and manages air traffic control services for USAACE/Fort Novosel and the National Airspace System.

The 1st Battalion, 14th Aviation Regiment all operate from Hanchey Army Heliport and conduct graduate-level training using the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter.

Upon completion, they join the rest of their classmates who usually consists of Junior Warrant Officers that have previous enlisted experience.

Before starting academics, students must complete Dunker training and Army SERE (Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape) school.

After SERE, students transition to Initial Entry Rotary Wing Aeromedical Training (also known as "aeromed") at the U.S. Army School of Aviation Medicine.