Fort Rucker Alabama

Fort Rucker is a U. S. Army post located mostly in Dale County, Alabama. It was named for Confederate General Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training base for Army Aviation and is home to the United States Army Aviation Museum. Fort Rucker, Alabama detailed profile. Portions of the post also lie in Coffee, Geneva, and Houston counties. It is treated by the United States Census as a census-designated place, and so specific demographic information is compiled on the post's residents.

The main post has entrances from three bordering cities, Daleville, Ozark and Enterprise. For many years before 9/11 the main post (except airfields and other restricted areas) was an open post with unmanned gates allowing civilians to drive through.

Military facilities

The US Army Aviation Center is the dominant military facility at Fort Rucker. Quality Maintenance and Supply Support. 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 helicopter pilots. 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.

Operational units on the post include the U. Fort Rucker Guide. S.