Fort Rucker
| Fort Rucker | |
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| Fort Rucker, Alabama | |
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 Fort Rucker
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| Coordinates | 31°20′12″N 85°42′42″W / 31.336747°N 85.711536°W |
| Type | Army post |
| Site information | |
| Controlled by | United States Army |
| Open to the public |
No (The Army Aviation Museum is open to the public. ID and proof of auto insurance are required for entrance to the installation) |
| Condition | Operational |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1 May 1942 |
| In use | 1942–present |
| Garrison information | |
| Current commander |
Major General William Gayler |
| Past commanders |
Brigadier General Michael D. Lundy Maj. Gen. James O. Barclay III, 2008–2010 |
| Garrison | 1st Aviation Brigade 110th Aviation Brigade 23d Flying Training Sqdn |
| Occupants | 1st Aviation Brigade |
Brigadier General Michael D. Lundy
Fort Rucker is a U.S. Army post located mostly in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It was named for a Civil War officer, Confederate General Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training base for Army Aviation and is home to the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) and the United States Army Aviation Museum. Small sections of the post also lie in Coffee, Geneva, and Houston counties. Part of the Dale County section of the base is a census-designated place; its population was 4,636 at the 2010 census.
The main post has entrances from three bordering cities, Daleville, Ozark and Enterprise. In the years before the September 11, 2001 attacks, the main post (except airfields and other restricted areas) was an open post with unmanned gates allowing civilians to drive through. Following the attacks, this policy was changed, and the post is now closed to unauthorized traffic and visitors.
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The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence is the dominant military facility at Fort Rucker. Training, doctrine, and testing are all key parts of the Center's mission to develop Army Aviation's capabilities. All Army Aviation training has been undertaken at Fort Rucker since 1973, as well as training of US Air Force and ally helicopter pilots and air crew. The Center is home to the US Army Aviation Technical Test Center (ATTC), which conducts developmental aircraft testing for Army Aviation. The United States Army Operational Test and Evaluation Command's Test and Evaluation Coordination Office and TH-67 primary and instrument training are both located at Cairns Army Airfield.
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