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 ...

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

What will Fort Novosel's new name be? Fort Rucker, located in southeastern Alabama about 80 miles south of Montgomery, was renamed Fort Novosel in 2023.

Fort Novosel will again be named Fort Rucker, but it will no longer honor a Confederate colonel. It will honor Missouri native and WWI hero Capt. Edward W. Rucker.

A descendant of Confederate Col. Edmund Rucker today denounced demands from Alabama Secretary of State Wes Allen that Fort Novosel revert to being named after her distant cousin. “Rucker family ...

Under orders from the Supreme Court to produce a voting map that no longer illegally dilutes the power of Black voters in Alabama, the state’s lawmakers are now facing a high-stakes scramble to ...

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.

The Army & Air Force Exchange Service is debuting a new look at Fort Rucker—just in time for the holidays. The Exchange shopping center’s $13.5 million renovation brings modern convenience to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.