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Enterprise Gate closure

The Enterprise Gate will close Tuesday at 6 p.m. in order to conduct maintenance. The Enterprise Gate will reopen Wednesday at 2 a.m. Faulkner Gate will extend its hours and remain open during this time. Faulkner Gate will close Wednesday at 2 a.m. and will resume its normal operating hours at 4:30 a.m. the same day.

POW/MIA Ceremony

Fort Rucker will host its POW/MIA Remembrance Ceremony Sept. 20 at 8:30 a.m. at Veterans Park. In case of inclement weather, the ceremony will be held in the U.S. Army Aviation Museum.

Joker Street closure

Joker Street, which runs between Andrews and Ruf avenues, will close Friday at 8 a.m. for maintenance. Work is expected to continue for at least two weeks. We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you in advance for your patience.

Curb installation near Enterprise Gate

Road crews will begin installing new sections of curb on Andrews Ave. near the Enterprise Gate and near its intersection with Red Cloud Rd. beginning Monday, Aug. 26. Work is expected to continue through the week and will require short lane closures. People using the Enterprise Gate during this time should expect traffic delays. Fort Rucker officials recommend using the Daleville and Faulkner gates as an alternative whenever possible while work is under way. Traffic will be reduced to one lane and drivers are urged to exercise caution as flagmen will be directing traffic.

Welcome to Fort Rucker

Welcome to the home of Army Aviation! Fort Rucker, Ala., is an excellent place to live and work. Fort Rucker operates much like any hometown. After all, the post is virtually a small city. The Garrison Command oversees the services and support necessary for the daily operations of a city. Fort Rucker covers about 63,000 acres of southeast Alabama countryside in an area known as the Wiregrass, named for a wild grass peculiar to the region. Much of the main post is in Dale County, with the remaining government-owned and leased acreage in Coffee, Geneva and Houston counties. Most of the countryside is rolling and wooded.

Fort Rucker, named U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence in 2008, serves as the headquarters for U.S. Army Aviation. While the garrison command manages the daily operations of the Fort Rucker community, the Aviation Branch Headquarters develops, coordinates and deploys Aviation operations, training and doctrine. The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence also hosts various Army tenant organizations.