24th Helicopter Squadron activated in Alabama

By: Senior Airman Erica Webster / 908th Flying Training Wing

Maxwell Air Force Base marked a historic moment earlier this month with the activation of the 24th Helicopter Squadron.

Presiding official for the Dec. 6 activation ceremony and assumption of command, Col. Lane Cook, commander of the 58th Operations Group, took a few minutes to discuss the importance of the ceremony.

“I’m going to step back in time to set the stage for why today’s ceremony is so important,” Cook said. “Seventy-two years ago, the U.S. Army identified a need for a light utility helicopter, and in 1964, the Air Force followed suit. Now, after 60 years of service, we are taking the next step in the evolution of Air Force rotary wing operations.”

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