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In accordance with Army Directive 2026-17, Optimizing Army Digital Media, this account will be archived and deactivated ...
07/17/2026

In accordance with Army Directive 2026-17, Optimizing Army Digital Media, this account will be archived and deactivated NLT July 30, 2026.

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The next Issue of Aviation Digest is almost here!Packed with insights, stories, and updates from across the U.S. Army Av...
06/29/2026

The next Issue of Aviation Digest is almost here!

Packed with insights, stories, and updates from across the U.S. Army Aviation, this edition is one you won’t want to miss.

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Army aviation has entered a new era of cockpit communication. Advanced 3D spatial audio technology was successfully inst...
06/16/2026

Army aviation has entered a new era of cockpit communication. Advanced 3D spatial audio technology was successfully installed on two U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Black Hawk helicopters, marking a significant leap forward in pilot situational awareness and operational effectiveness.

Army aviation has entered a new era of cockpit communication. Advanced 3D spatial audio technology was successfully installed on two U.S. Army Aviation...

Today, we honor the retirement of Lt. Gen. David Francis, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Center for Initial Militar...
06/16/2026

Today, we honor the retirement of Lt. Gen. David Francis, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Center for Initial Military Training, this week as he concludes 37 years of distinguished service to the United States Army tomorrow, June 17.

From 2019 to 2022, Lt. Gen. Francis served as the Commanding General of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, leaving a lasting impact on both our local community and the Aviation Branch.

Congratulations to the entire Francis family on an impeccable career. Thank you for your selfless sacrifice to our Nation, our Army, and our Branch.



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Retired Lt. Gen. Anthony Crutchfield: "Are you excited?"Brown Hats Flight School Class: "Yes, sir!"A new class of flight...
06/08/2026

Retired Lt. Gen. Anthony Crutchfield: "Are you excited?"
Brown Hats Flight School Class: "Yes, sir!"

A new class of flight school students heard from former branch chief, retired Lt. Gen. Anthony Crutchfield, at their Class Color Ceremony as they prepared to don the brown hats they will wear during their initial training.

The wearing of colored hats is an Army flight school tradition dating back to the 1960s, where each new class is assigned a specific color hat. The custom intends to foster a culture of increased cohesion, technical and tactical rigor and personal accountability.

"This is one of the major milestones you’ll go through this time here at Fort Rucker, and I’m just happy that I’m able to share it with you," Crutchfield said.

"I sat right where you’re sitting. I didn’t know if I had the courage, the aptitude, the dexterity--I didn’t know if I could do this. I’d never flown in an airplane prior to coming here. I didn't want to fail. I hadn't failed at anything in my life, and I didn't want to start here. I did OK," he said.

Crutchfield explained that everyone around them at the home of Army Aviation is here to help them succeed. But everyone doesn't get a trophy here.

"Everybody doesn't get Wings. You have to want it, and you have to do the work," Crutchfield said.
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Photos by WO1 Natalie Magnuson

Defense industry partners successfully tested a new three-shot rocket launcher mounted to a logistics drone at Fort Ruck...
05/26/2026

Defense industry partners successfully tested a new three-shot rocket launcher mounted to a logistics drone at Fort Rucker on May 20, an initiative designed to push advanced precision strike capabilities down to the battalion level.

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FORT RUCKER, Ala.— Defense industry partners successfully tested a new three-shot rocket launcher mounted to a logistics drone at Fort Rucker on May 20,...

05/21/2026

Industry partners, Survice Engineering, and BAE systems FalconWorks are evolving tactical capabilities for the warfighter.

Watch as the TRV-150, a logistics platform already fielded by the Army and Marine Corps, successfully test, a new three shot launcher for the APKWS 70 mm rockets at Fort Rucker.

Driven by a powerful collaboration involving PAE Maneuver Air, Aviation Future Concepts Directorate, DEVCOM Armament Center, and CPE Aviation, this integration moves precision, strike capabilities down to the battalion level and below.

This joint effort could deliver a mission ready, expeditionary solution for base defense, air to air engagements, and counter UAS operations.

Can scheduled maintenance actions be deferred? Find out in the latest Standsgram with CW5 Kylene Lewis. https://home.arm...
05/21/2026

Can scheduled maintenance actions be deferred? Find out in the latest Standsgram with CW5 Kylene Lewis.

https://home.army.mil/rucker/8617/7939/4489/DES_STANDSGRAM_Deferred_Maintenance.pdf

“Today we honor a tradition central to our Army, the Change of Responsibility. This is a moment to recognize the incredi...
05/11/2026

“Today we honor a tradition central to our Army, the Change of Responsibility. This is a moment to recognize the incredible service of one departing leader and senior noncommissioned officer while formally welcoming another one," said Maj. Gen. Clair A. Gill, AVCOE and Fort Rucker commanding general. "And, as we’ll sing in a few minutes, ‘the Army goes rolling along’.”

Read about the Aviation Branch Command Sergeant Major Change of Responsibility at Fort Rucker:
https://www.army.mil/article/292358

FORT RUCKER, Ala.--The Fort Rucker community welcomed incoming Aviation Branch Command Sergeant Major, Command Sgt. Maj. Ruben A. Davila IV, and bid far...

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