Originally designated 2 Division Aviation Regiment, it was formed within the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR), in 1969, consisting of:
The regiment's squadrons were attached to armoured cavalry regiments within 2 Division, acting as independent squadrons directly under operational command of armoured unit commanders.
At the end of 1976 the regiment was re-organized (with 659 Sqn AAC becoming part of 9 Regt AAC) and renamed 2 Regiment Army Air Corps. On 1 January 1983, under the re-organisation of 1 (British) Corps, 2 Reg was disbanded. 652 Sqn became part of 1 Reg and 662 Sqn became part of 3 Reg.
On 1 September 1994, 2 (Trg) Regt AAC was formed at the Army Air Corps Depot, Middle Wallop. The regiment's role was to provide ground training of AAC soldiers and consisted of a HQ Squadron and 668 (Training) Squadron.
On 1 July 2004, 676 Squadron was formed and became part of 2 Reg, managing all Phase 2 groundcrew training. The School of Army Aviation was retitled as the Army Aviation Centre, Middle Wallop, on 1 August 2009.
2 (Training) Regiment currently delivers all Army Air Corps groundcrew training:
It consists of two Squadrons:
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