History

"After the onset of World War II, the US War Department decided to add a number of new bases. Fort Rucker (situated on 35,000 acres (142 km²) of sub-marginal farmland, and formerly a wildlife refuge) was opened May 1, 1942 as "Camp Rucker". It was deactivated following the war, then reopened during the Korean conflict. After another short deactivation, it was again reopened and expanded when it became a helicopter training base. The name was changed to "Fort Rucker" in October of 1955.

Hanchey Army Heliport became the home of the Department of Rotary Wing Training of the Army Aviation School on 5 October 1959, marking the first time the Department was centralized."

source:wikipedia.org

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