According to an unnamed Army museum official, the naming convention goes back to before the Air Force split from the Army in 1947 when Army Gen. Hamilton Howze was assigned to Army aviation.

Gen. Hamilton Hawkins Howze, whose vision of a “sky cavalry” transformed the Army’s use of helicopters before the Vietnam War, died Tuesday in Ft. Worth. He was 89.

In 1962, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara tasked Lt. Gen. Hamilton Howze with incorporating helicopters into the American ...

Army General Hamilton Howze reportedly wasn’t thrilled with Hoverfly and Dragonfly — the names of the first two Army helicopters — and ordered some changes.

Before the split, though, Army Gen. Hamilton Howze was tasked with defining how resources would be used to help support ground troops. The first two helicopters the Army Air Corps employed were ...

Instead, Army General Hamilton Howze wanted something that showed strength and stealth and reflected a warrior ethos. Hence, the names of revered Native tribes being used for aircraft.

The chaplain's great uncle, the namesake of Cairns AAF, was brought to Fort Rucker by Gen. Hamilton Howze in 1957 to command the Army Aviation School and Fort Rucker, and also to apply cavalry ...

In 1962, Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara tasked Lt. Gen. Hamilton Howze with incorporating helicopters into the American army.