The Dale County installation bore the name of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel, an Army aviator, for two years.

The home of Army Aviation will be officially redesignated Fort Rucker on Thursday, July 17. The change, ordered on June 11 by the Secretary of the ...

News; Alabama’s Fort Rucker to be renamed ‘as soon as possible;’ Defense secretary signs off on new names. Published: ; Oct. 10, 2022, 2:19 p.m.

FORT RUCKER, Ala (WDHN)— The Pentagon Press Secretary, Brigadier General Pat Ryder, announced on October 6 that the name change for Fort Rucker, among other forts, has been reviewed and approved.

Next week, the Army will formally remove my family’s name from Fort Rucker in Alabama, named after my cousin, Confederate Col. Edmund Rucker. I support the name change. It’s long overdue.

FORT RUCKER, Ala. (WDHN) — The Pentagon Press Secretary, Brigadier General Pat Ryder, announced on October 6 that the name change for Fort Rucker, among other forts, has been reviewed and approved.

FORT RUCKER, Ala (WDHN) — Fort Rucker is getting a brand new name. Brigadier Gen. Pat Ryder, the Pentagon’s press secretary, announced on October 6 that the name change for Fort Rucker, among ...