675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC
Active	1 April 2014 - present
Country	United Kingdom
Branch	British Army
Type	Aviation
Role	Helicopter support
Part of	6 Regiment Army Air Corps
Bases	Taunton Yeovil

675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC is an Army Reserve helicopter support squadron of the British Army Air Corps that provides groundcrews to support Wildcat helicopters.^[1] The squadron is part of 6 Regiment Army Air Corps (6 Regt AAC) and is located in Somerset at Taunton and Yeovil.^[1]

The Squadron was established on 1 April 2014 having previously been B Company, 6th Battalion, The Rifles, an Army Reserve infantry regiment, previously part of The Light Infantry.^[1]

Paired with 1 Regiment Army Air Corps (1 Regt AAC) at RNAS Yeovilton, the Squadron provides ground support, Communications specialists, logisticians, medics, chefs and administration staff to the Army's new AgustaWestland Wildcat helicopter Regt, 1 Reg AAC based at Yeovilton. It also has scope to support the Army's AgustaWestland Apache attack helicopter. All soldiers in the Squadron are trained in rigging and dealing with underslung loads which can be carried by a variety of aircraft including both AgustaWestland Merlin and Boeing Chinook.

The Squadron has two flights currently based at the Army Reserve Centre in Bishops Hull, Taunton also has a Flight based in the newly refurbished Army Reserve Centre in Yeovil in the county of Somerset.

• List of Army Air Corps aircraft units

• https://www.georgepas.co.uk/675-the-rifles-squadron-army-air-corps/ - changeover of Rifles to AAC

v t e Army Air Corps (units)
Airfields	JHC FS Aldergrove RAF Barkston Heath Stirling Lines AAC Middle Wallop Wattisham Flying Station RNAS Yeovilton
Regular units	Brigades 1st Aviation Brigade Combat Team 1 Regiment No. 651 Squadron AAC No. 652 Squadron AAC No. 659 Squadron AAC No. 661 Squadron AAC 3 Regiment HQ Squadron No. 653 Squadron AAC No. 662 Squadron AAC No. 663 Squadron AAC 4 Regiment No. 656 Squadron AAC No. 664 Squadron AAC 5 Regiment No. 665 Squadron AAC No. 29 (BATUS) Flight AAC (Alberta, Canada)
Army reserve units	6 Regiment No. 675 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC No. 677 (Suffolk and Norfolk Yeomanry) Squadron AAC No. 678 (The Rifles) Squadron AAC No. 679 (The Duke of Connaught's) Squadron AAC
Training units	2 (Training) Regiment No. 668 (Training) Squadron AAC No. 676 Squadron AAC 7 (Training) Regiment No. 671 Squadron AAC No. 673 Squadron AAC 9 Regiment No. 670 Squadron AAC
Other	No. 660 Squadron AAC (No. 1 Flying Training School RAF) Apache Display Team Band of the Army Air Corps
Independent squadrons	No. 658 Squadron AAC (Joint Special Forces Aviation Wing) No. 667 Squadron AAC
Former display units	Army Historic Aircraft Flight Helicopter Display Team (Blue Eagles)
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