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Above the Best! The official Twitter for the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, AL.

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The Army’s newest UAS specialist is here. The 15X MOS brings operator and maintainer skills together to create a versatile UAS expert prepared for the rapidly evolving battlefield. homeadmin.army.mil/rucker/75…
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New ATP commanders face complex requirements and critical timelines. This StandSGram provides six battle drills to help commanders navigate common ATP situations, make timely, doctrine-based decisions, and keep their aircrews on the path to readiness.homeadmin.army.mil/rucker/37…
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The Spring & Summer 2026 issue of Aviation Digest is now available! Issues 2 & 3 explore Readiness in Army Aviation, with featured articles on knowledge management, assault helicopter company structure, and Army Aviation’s role in joint warfighting. home.army.mil/rucker/aviatio…

Aviation Digest - The Professional Bulletin of the Army Aviation Branch

The Aviation Digest is the professional bulletin of the Army Aviation Branch.

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New training, new tech, new aircraft will define Army Aviation’s future

New training, new tech, new aircraft will define Army Aviation’s future

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Maj. Gen. Clair Gill told Army aviation leaders and supporters Wednesday that the branch is transforming at pace to meet a rapidly ev...

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The U.S. Army officially named its Future Long-Range Assault Aircraft (FLARAA) the MV-75 Cheyenne II on April 15. The announcement was made during the 2026 Army Aviation Warfighting Summit hosted by the Army Aviation Association of America. army.mil/article-amp/291753/…
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AH-64 pilots, let's talk force trim. Are you using it correctly on every maneuver? Fighting the controls or experiencing unexpected yaw, especially when decelerating? You might be fighting your own aircraft's systems. home.army.mil/rucker/3017/71… #Apache #Helicopter #AH64 #FlyArmy
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"You made it!" Maj. Gen. Clair Gill, AVCOE & Fort Rucker commanding general, congratulated newly minted warrant officers at the Appointment and Graduation Ceremony for their Warrant Officer Candidate School class, as he shared some thoughts about leadership at Fort Rucker today.
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The Fort Rucker Garrison employee town hall took place today, Feb. 25, at the Lake Tholocco Lodge. Employees were briefed by each directorate, questions were answered by the command team, and many awards were given for years of service and Civilian Commendation Medals.
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The U.S. Army Best Drone Warfighter Competitors have been hard at work this week at the inaugural event in Huntsville, Ala. Who is going to take home the WIN? #AboveTheBest #FlyArmy
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U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Clair Gill speaks during the U.S. Army Best Drone Warfighter Competition opening ceremony in Huntsville, AL., Feb. 16, 2026. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Aaron Troutman)
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Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris
Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris

Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris

Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris

Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us welcome LTC Andrew Bartlett and family to 1st Battalion, 223d Aviation Regiment! LTC Thomas Menn and family, we thank you for your service and leadership and wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy 📷 by Kelly Morris

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#ArmyAviation Staff Sgt. Joemal A. Jones, from 1-13th Aviation Regiment, received a U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Ready and Resilient (R2) Guardian quarterly award for volunteerism and mentorship! Read the full story to find out more. army.mil/article/286391
1-13th Aviation Soldier receives TRADOC R2 Guardian award

1-13th Aviation Soldier receives TRADOC R2 Guardian award

A Soldier from 1st Battalion, 13th Aviation Regiment received a U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command Ready and Resilient (R2) Guardian quarterly awar...

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The Fort Novosel weather team explains what we can expect during the Atlantic hurricane season, which runs June 1 through November 30, as well as how to prepare and stay informed. army.mil/article/286291
Fort Novosel weather team eyes potential above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

Fort Novosel weather team eyes potential above-normal 2025 Atlantic hurricane season

With the Atlantic hurricane season already underway and running through the end of November, Fort Novosel’s weather team is once again keeping a sharp e...

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Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris
Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris

Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris

Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris

Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us welcome Lt. Col. Matthew Stockton and family to the 1st Battalion, 145th Aviation Regiment at Fort Novosel! To Lt. Col. Mark Axtell and family, thank you for your service, and we wish you all the best! #ArmyAviation #FlyArmy #AboveTheBest 📷 by Kelly Morris

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Members of the Fort Novosel community gather along Andrews Avenue to show their appreciation to local area veterans en route to their Honor Flight to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C.! Thank you for your service! 🇺🇸
Members of the Fort Novosel community gather along Andrews Avenue to show their appreciation to local area veterans en route to their Honor Flight to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C.! Thank you for your service!

ALT Members of the Fort Novosel community gather along Andrews Avenue to show their appreciation to local area veterans en route to their Honor Flight to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C.! Thank you for your service!

Members of the Fort Novosel community gather along Andrews Avenue to show their appreciation to local area veterans en route to their Honor Flight to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C.! Thank you for your service!

ALT Members of the Fort Novosel community gather along Andrews Avenue to show their appreciation to local area veterans en route to their Honor Flight to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C.! Thank you for your service!

Members of the Fort Novosel community gather along Andrews Avenue to show their appreciation to local area veterans en route to their Honor Flight to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C.! Thank you for your service!

ALT Members of the Fort Novosel community gather along Andrews Avenue to show their appreciation to local area veterans en route to their Honor Flight to visit the memorials in Washington, D.C.! Thank you for your service!

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Please help us congratulate Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Buller, G-3 sergeant major, and family on his lateral appointment to Command Sergeant Major! #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris
Please help us congratulate Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Buller, G-3 sergeant major, and family on his lateral appointment to Command Sergeant Major! #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us congratulate Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Buller, G-3 sergeant major, and family on his lateral appointment to Command Sergeant Major! #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

Please help us congratulate Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Buller, G-3 sergeant major, and family on his lateral appointment to Command Sergeant Major! #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us congratulate Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Buller, G-3 sergeant major, and family on his lateral appointment to Command Sergeant Major! #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

Please help us congratulate Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Buller, G-3 sergeant major, and family on his lateral appointment to Command Sergeant Major! #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Please help us congratulate Command Sgt. Maj. Lee Buller, G-3 sergeant major, and family on his lateral appointment to Command Sergeant Major! #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

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Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris
Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Fort Novosel's UH-60 Black Hawk training in the classroom, table talk, on the flight line, and Air Traffic Control at Lowe Army Heliport in action! #FlyArmy #BeAllYouCanBe #ArmyAviation 📷 by Kelly Morris

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Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris
Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris

Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris

ALT Thank you to everyone who joined us today for our #MemorialDay2025 Ceremony, to honor those brave warriors who paid the ultimate price for the freedoms we hold dear. #HonorTheFallen #MemorialDay 📷 by Kelly Morris

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May is #OPSEC Awareness Month! This observance is a valuable reminder that it's everyone's responsibility to protect critical information from adversaries. Practicing good OPSEC ensures the success of the Fort Novosel mission and the safeguarding of our personnel and materiel.
May is #OPSEC Awareness Month! This observance is a valuable reminder that it's everyone's responsibility to protect critical information from adversaries. Practicing good OPSEC ensures the success of the Fort Novosel mission and the safeguarding of our personnel and materiel.

ALT May is #OPSEC Awareness Month! This observance is a valuable reminder that it's everyone's responsibility to protect critical information from adversaries. Practicing good OPSEC ensures the success of the Fort Novosel mission and the safeguarding of our personnel and materiel.

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May is #OPSEC Awareness Month! This observance is a valuable reminder that it's everyone's responsibility to protect critical information from adversaries. Practicing good OPSEC ensures the success of the Fort Novosel mission and the safeguarding of our personnel and materiel.
May is #OPSEC Awareness Month! This observance is a valuable reminder that it's everyone's responsibility to protect critical information from adversaries. Practicing good OPSEC ensures the success of the Fort Novosel mission and the safeguarding of our personnel and materiel.

ALT May is #OPSEC Awareness Month! This observance is a valuable reminder that it's everyone's responsibility to protect critical information from adversaries. Practicing good OPSEC ensures the success of the Fort Novosel mission and the safeguarding of our personnel and materiel.

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