Fort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker) is a

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post located primarily in

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, United States. It is named in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel, an Army aviator and medal of honor recipient. It was previously named for a

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officer, Confederate Colonel Edmund Rucker. The post is the primary flight training installation for U.S. Army Aviators and is home to the

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(USAACE) and the

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. Small sections of the post also lie in

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, and

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counties. Part of the Dale County section of the base is a

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; its population was 4,636 at the 2010 census. The main post has entrances from three bordering cities, Daleville,

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and

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. In the years before the

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, 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. It was one of the U.S. Army installations named for Confederate soldiers that was recommended for renaming by

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. Their recommendation was that the post be renamed Fort Novosel.

(Aug 2022
Recommendation
/ref> On 5 January 2023 William A. LaPlante, US under-secretary of defense for acquisition and sustainment ( USD (A&S)) directed the full implementation of the recommendations of the Naming Commission, DoD-wide.(5 January 2023) Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Brig. Gen. Pat Ryder Holds an On-Camera Press Briefing
/ref> The post was redesignated Fort Novosel on 10 April 2023.

Military facilities

Coordinates: * Fort Novosel: *

Cairns Army Airfield Cairns Army Airfield is a military airport forming a part of Fort Rucker, in Dale County, Alabama, USA, and is owned by the United States Army. The airfield is south of the town of Daleville, which sits between it and the main post. History ...

: *

Hanchey Army Heliport Hanchey Army Heliport is a military heliport serving Fort Rucker in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Owned by the United States Army, it is located south of the city of Ozark.Knox Army Heliport: *

Lowe Army Heliport Lowe Army Heliport is a military heliport serving Fort Rucker in Dale County, Alabama, United States. Owned by the United States Army, it is located 8 nautical miles (15 km) southwest of the city of Ozark.Shell Army Heliport Shell may refer to: Architecture and design * Shell (structure), a thin structure ** Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete, usually with no interior columns or exterior buttresses ** Thin-shell structure Science Biology * Seashell, a hard ...

: *

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: The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence is the dominant military facility at Fort Novosel. Training,

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, 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 Novosel since 1973, as well as training of

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(USAF) and ally helicopter pilots and air crew. The center is home to the

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(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

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primary and instrument training are both located at

. Operational units on the post include the

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and the

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handling Army Aviation training, and the

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23d Flying Training Squadron The 23rd Flying Training Squadron is a unit of the United States Air Force, currently assigned to 58th Operations Group performing helicopter training at Fort Rucker, Alabama. Mission Since January 1994, the 23d Flying Training Squadron is the ...

for the training of Air Force helicopter pilots and air crew. The

consists of four battalions using three different sites. 1st Battalion, 11th Aviation Regiment, operates and manages air traffic control services for USAACe/Fort Novosel and the

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. 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment trains future air traffic controllers and aviation operations specialists who have recently graduated

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, or are transferring from another

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. 1st Battalion, 14th Aviation Regiment operates from

and conducts combat and night operational training, using the

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helicopters. 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment operates from Cairns Army Airfield and Shell Army Heliport flying the

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for introductory helicopter pilot training, and Knox Army Heliport for training pilots who fly the

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helicopter. Additionally, due to the large number of

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stationed there, the Warrant Officer Candidate School and Warrant Officer Career College are both located at Fort Novosel.

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branched warrant officers remain at Fort Novosel to complete flight training and the Aviation

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. Upon completion of their training, aviation warrant officers receive the Army Aviator Badge. Support and other facilities at Fort Novosel include the Lyster Army Health Clinic, United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab,

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, United States Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center and

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History

The original name of the post was Ozark Triangular Division Camp, but before the camp was officially opened during

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on 1 May 1942, the

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named it Camp Rucker. The post was named in honor of Colonel

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, a Civil War Confederate officer, who was given the honorary title of "General," and who became an industrial leader in

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after the war. Fort Novosel (situated on of sub-marginal farmland, and formerly a wildlife refuge) was opened on 1 May 1942 as "Camp Rucker". It had quarters for 3,280 officers and 39,461 enlisted personnel. In September 1942, 1,259 additional acres south of Daleville were acquired to construct an airfield to support the training camp. It was known as Ozark Army Airfield until January 1959, when the name was changed to Cairns Army Airfield. The first troops to train at Camp Rucker were those of the 81st Infantry Division; the 81st Division left Rucker for action in the

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in March 1943. Three other infantry divisions received training at Camp Rucker during the war—the

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, the 98th, and the 66th. The 66th (Panther) Division left for the

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in October 1944. Camp Rucker was also used to train dozens of units of less than division size; these included tank, infantry replacement, and

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units. During the latter part of World War II, several hundred

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and a few Italian prisoners of war were housed in stockades near the railroad east of the warehouse area, on the southern edge of the post. The 91st Infantry Division was sent to Camp Rucker at the war's end, deactivated in December 1945. Camp Rucker was inactive from March 1946 until August 1950. It was reopened during the

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. The

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was mobilized and sent to Camp Rucker in the fall of 1950; the division provided cadre that would conduct basic training of soldiers, who would later on, be sent as replacements to units in Korea. The 47th Infantry Division would remain at Camp Rucker throughout the war. After another short deactivation, it reopened and expanded when it became a helicopter training base. The name was changed to "Fort Rucker" in October 1955. The Hanchey Army Airfield became the home of the Department of Rotary Wing Training of the

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on 5 October 1959, marking the first time the department was centralized. Fort Rucker suffered damage from three significant

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es within two years in 1972 and 1973. The first, rated F2, struck on 13 January 1972. It damaged buildings and helicopters on the post and devastated two nearby trailer parks, killing four people and injuring 88, all army dependents. An F3 tornado struck the post on 29 December 1973, causing minor damage to residences and striking a tank storage area. A second F3 tornado hit a day later, heavily damaging 30 government and residential buildings at Fort Rucker, 5 of which were destroyed.

Renaming

The 2021 National Defense Authorization Act calls for the establishment of an eight-person committee to develop a plan to remove all names, symbols, displays, and monuments that honor or commemorate the

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from all

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assets, including the former Fort Rucker. In 2021, The Moore family started a petition to rename the fort in honor of

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, the first black brigadier general in the USAF.

later recommended that the fort be renamed in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel, an Army aviator. The post was officially renamed on 10 April 2023.

Geography

Fort Novosel is located at 31°20'37" north, 85°42'29" west (31.343654, -85.707995). According to the

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, the CDP area of the base has a total area of 10.9 square miles (28.2 km), of which 10.9 square miles (28.2 km) is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1 km) (0.18%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 6,052 people, 1,399 households, and 1,347 families residing on the base. The population density was . There were 1,544 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the base was 68.5% White, 18.1% Black or African American, 0.9% Native American, 2.1% Asian, 0.7% Pacific Islander, 5.3% from other races, and 4.4% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 11.7% of the population. There were 1,399 households, out of which 79.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 85.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 3.7% were non-families. 3.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 0.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.47 and the average family size was 3.51. On the base the population was spread out, with 35.3% under the age of 18, 15.9% from 18 to 24, 46.2% from 25 to 44, 2.4% from 45 to 64, and 0.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 24 years. For every 100 females, there were 131.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 145.1 males. The median income for a household on the base was $34,603, and the median income for a family was $33,664. Males had a median income of $29,321 versus $18,750 for females. The per capita income was $14,495. About 6.1% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under the age of 18 and 16.7% of those 65 and older.

Education

Fort Novosel is in the

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(DoDEA) as its local school district. Ellis D. Parker Elementary School is the on-post school. Students beyond the elementary level may attend non-DoDEA schools for secondary levels, with an on-post family choosing one of the following three options:

Daleville City School System Daleville City School District is a school district in Dale County, Alabama. It serves people in Daleville. It is also one of three municipal school systems that take on-post Fort Novosel families at the secondary level.Windham Elementary Schoo ...

Enterprise City School System The Enterprise City School District is a public school district based in the city of Enterprise, Alabama (USA). It is also one of three municipal school systems that take Fort Rucker Fort Rucker is a U.S. Army post located primarily in Dale ...

, or

Ozark City Schools Ozark City Schools are based in Ozark, Alabama. They consist of Lisenby Elementary School, Mixon Elementary School, D. A. Smith Middle School, and Carroll High School. It is also one of three municipal school systems that take on-post Fort Rucker ...

. Enterprise operates Enterprise High School and Ozark operates

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Notable people

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, sprinter *

Mayte Garcia Mayte Jannell Garcia (; born November 12, 1973) is an American dancer, actress and singer. She was married to Prince for four years and has worked with various music artists. Early life Garcia was born on November 12, 1973, at Fort Rucker, Ala ...

, dancer and singer, ex-wife of

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Brian Gay Joseph Brian Gay (born December 14, 1971) is an American professional golfer who currently plays on the PGA Tour and PGA Tour Champions. Early years A military brat, Gay was born in Fort Worth, Texas, but was raised primarily at Fort Rucker, Al ...

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, basketball player * Al Gore, former

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; spent time as an enlisted man assigned to Fort Rucker *

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, former

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* Edgar Jones, former

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player *

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, American singer, songwriter and actor. "After joining the Army, Kristofferson received flight instruction at Fort Rucker, Alabama, and became a helicopter pilot. He also successfully completed one of the military's most physically challenging courses: Ranger School." *

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, former Major League Baseball

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, whistleblower; spent time as an enlisted man assigned to Fort Rucker *

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of the

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; currently serves as the first

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of the

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References

External links

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Ft. Novosel authorized military newspaper website

Army Aviation Museum

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Training installations of the United States Army

Buildings and structures in Coffee County, Alabama *Fort Novosel Enterprise–Ozark micropolitan area Buildings and structures in Geneva County, Alabama Buildings and structures in Houston County, Alabama Census-designated places in Alabama Census-designated places in Dale County, Alabama Military installations established in 1942