FORT NOVOSEL, Ala (WDHN) — After almost two years since the home of Army Aviation was renamed to honor ... saying that Novosel should be restored to Fort Rucker. While it may be historic to ...

Novosel had been Fort Rucker, named for Col ... a Medal of Honor recipient with ties to Army Aviation, the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence, and the Wiregrass region in southeast Alabama.

Fort Novosel, formerly known as Fort Rucker, was a product of World War II. During World War II, America conducted a manpower mobilization unprecedented in its history in terms of total numbers.

Like Fort Benning, Fort Bragg was named after a Confederate general.