Fort Rucker to get new boss

Brig. Gen. David J. Francis, director, Army Aviation, Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff, at the U.S. Army in Washington, D.C., will become the new commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, Ala. Maj. Gen. William K. Gayler, current commanding general of the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker, will become director, J-3 Operations/Cyber, U.S. Africa Command in Germany. They were among the assignments announced Feb. 19 by the Army chief of staff. (Source: DoD, 02/19/19)