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~The FReeper Canteen Presents~ Road Trip: Fort Novosel, AlabamaFort Novosel (formerly Fort Rucker) is a United States Army post located primarily in Dale County, Alabama, United States. It is named in honor of Chief Warrant Officer Michael J. Novosel, an Army aviator and Medal of Honor recipient. It was previously named for a Civil War officer, Confederate Colonel Edmund Rucker.The post is the primary flight training installation for U.S. Army Aviators and is home to the United States Army Aviation Center of Excellence (USAACE) and the United States Army Aviation Museum.The U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence is the...

The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers announced the layoffs on its Facebook page Thursday night. The initial number reported by the union was 58. ... L-3 Army Fleet Support is reducing its workforce in order to address recent decreases in our customer’s flying-hour program and projected requirements ... Workers at Army Fleet Support went on strike briefly near the end of April... AFS announced layoffs of 50 workers in April of 2013 and 70 workers in August of 2013.

Almost 3,000 members of the Machinists Union Local Lodge 2003 are off their jobs today after rejecting a contract offer from L3 Army Fleet Support at Fort Rucker. The strike began Monday due to what union spokesperson Bob Wood said were issues over working conditions, eroding seniority rights and overtime procedures. Union members overwhelmingly voted against the latest contract proposal Sunday night. "The IAM is communicating with our membership and in contact with the company and Federal Mediation in order to build a path forward to resuming negotiations and solving the problems and returning our members to the mission at...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. - A charter bus carrying members of a Marine Reserve anti-terrorism group overturned at an Army base, injuring 23 people. Three Marines were in critical condition Monday. The civilian bus driver was charged with reckless driving and may face additional charges, the Army said. The bus overturned Sunday at Fort Rucker, an Army aviation training center in southeast Alabama. The Marines were leaving the training area after a weekend exercise, Fort Rucker said in a statement. The vehicle landed on its right side with military gear and debris littering the ground. "It went into a curve a...

FORT RUCKER, Ala. — An Army chaplain testified Tuesday that a former National Guard soldier from New Jersey who accused a fellow officer of raping her was viewed as "untruthful" by military colleagues. Maj. William Cruz also said he counseled the soldier charged with rape, 1st Lt. Mike Hall, and found him trustworthy. "He was truthful to a fault," said Cruz. The testimony by Cruz came in the court-martial of Hall, 35, of Nashville, Tenn. Former 1st Lt. Jennifer Dyer, 26, has alleged that Hall raped her twice in her barracks room after an evening at the officers club at...

New Year's Day was a memorable holiday for soldiers at Baghdad International Airport, especially for a married couple reunited for their joint promotion. Chief Warrant Officers Sharon and Cecil Gibbs advanced together to chief warrant officer 3 Jan. 1. Sharon, 1st Armored Division chief of strength management, is stationed at the airport here. Cecil is the chief of supply maintenance for 19th Support Center, 3rd Corps Support Command, Camp Doha, Kuwait. "I could not have asked for anything better," said Sharon, who found out Dec. 11 that the couple had made the selection list together. "It's a blessing to be...