Story by Janice Erdlitz | Lyster Army Health Clinic | 07.22.2025
Fort Rucker, Alabama – Senior leaders from the U.S. Army Medical Readiness Command, East visited Fort Rucker on July 22 to learn more about Lyster Army Health Clinic, its people, and its mission supporting Army Aviation. The visit focused on Lyster’s unique role in ensuring aviator medical readiness throughout their career – from initial flight physicals to ongoing care....
Story by Kelly Morris | Fort Rucker Public Affairs Office | 07.22.2025
FORT RUCKER, Ala.--Fort Rucker welcomed its new garrison commander, Col. Jeffrey L. Paulus, and bid farewell to its outgoing leader, Col. John P. Miller, during a Change of Command ceremony at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum July 22....
Story by Kelly Morris | Fort Rucker Public Affairs Office | 07.17.2025
The home of Army Aviation was redesignated Fort Rucker in a ceremony at the U.S. Army Aviation Museum July 17, 2025.
Story by Capt. Remington Henderson | Fort Rucker Public Affairs Office | 07.15.2025
On July 17, the home of Army Aviation will be officially redesignated Fort Rucker, honoring U.S. Army Capt. Edward Walter Rucker Jr., a pioneering World War I Army Aviator. Born in 1894 in Bosworth, Missouri, Rucker served as a school principal and superintendent before enlisting in the Army Air Corps during World War I. He began his military service in the Missouri National Guard in 1915 and......
Story by Leslie Herlick | Aviation Center of Excellence | 07.14.2025
Chief Warrant Officer Five (Ret.) Phyllis J. Wilson was inducted into the Honorable Order of the Eagle Rising Society during a ceremony Friday at Fort Rucker, becoming the 27th individual to receive the honor....
Story by Christopher Mendez | Fort Rucker Public Affairs Office | 07.11.2025
FORT RUCKER, Ala. – Fort Rucker Soldiers and members of the Aviation Center of Excellence (AVCOE) Command Team hosted veterans from the Command Sgt Maj Bennie G. Adkins State Veterans Home in Enterprise, AL at the Dining Facility (DFAC) on Fort Rucker for the monthly “Legacy Lunch” on July 2....
Story by Kelly Morris | Fort Rucker Public Affairs Office | 07.11.2025
FORT RUCKER, Ala.--The Aviation Center of Excellence honored its 2025 Drill Sergeant of the Year in a ceremony at Fort Rucker, Ala., July 10, 2025....
Story by Leslie Herlick | Aviation Center of Excellence | 07.03.2025
Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, hosted a luncheon Tuesday bringing together key community leaders for open dialogue about issues affecting the installation and the surrounding Wiregrass region....
