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5 unusual facts about Fort Rucker


Bevo Howard

In addition to the Spence Air Base school in Moultrie, Hawthorne operated a number of both Air Force and Army contract schools across the Southeastern United States, notably at Fort Rucker, Alabama and Fort Campbell, Kentucky.

Donald C. Wurster

#June 1973 - July 1974, student, undergraduate helicopter training, Fort Rucker, Ala.

In 1974, he completed undergraduate helicopter training at Fort Rucker, Alabama.

Posse Comitatus Act

On March 10, 2009, active duty U.S. Army Military Police troops from Fort Rucker were deployed to Samson, Alabama, in response to a murder spree.

Stead Air Force Base

Four RAAF helicopter pilots also received several hours of mountain indoctrination on their way from UH-1 Huey training at Fort Rucker and returning to Australia to fly their own "Hueys".


Brown Rebel

Over Memorial Day weekend in 1960, Brown took first place in a contest at Fort Rucker, AL.


see also

KHEY

Hanchey Army Heliport (ICAO code: KHEY), a heliport serving Fort Rucker, Alabama, United States