The name “Fort Rucker” is one step closer to being a thing of the past. Department of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has signed off on an independent commission’s recommendations to rename Alabama’s ...
The U.S. Army has set the date for the renaming of Fort Rucker. Fort Rucker will officially be redesignated Fort Novosel during ceremonies April 10 at Veterans Park on post. The ceremony isn’t open to ...
The home of Army Aviation will be redesignated Fort Novosel April 10. Photo by Jim Hughes/DVIDS Next week, the Army will formally remove my family’s name from Fort Rucker in Alabama, named after my ...
FORT NOVOSEL, Ala (WDHN) — The Alabama Secretary of State is gunning for Fort Novosel to be renamed back to Fort Rucker after Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Monday night order to restore the ...
Seven U.S. Army bases whose names were changed in 2023 to remove Confederate associations are reverting to their original titles — now honoring different individuals who share the same surnames, the ...