The military often honors history when it names submarines and aircraft carriers. However, when it comes to naming helicopters and planes, they honor the Native Americans. Originally, Army Regulation 70-28 required the Army to name their aircraft after Indian chiefs, tribes, or Native terms. However, the regulation from 1969 eventually ended.
What's In A Name?
The Army chose to keep the tradition. Now, whenever a new aircraft is either production ready or almost ready for production, the commanding general of the U.S. Army Material Command selects options for the name.
He references a list of names curated from the Bureau of Indian Affairs. Usually, the name choices are only one word to make things easier. Instead, the commanding general picks five name options based on sound, history, and how they relate to the aircraft's mission.
The name is supposed to be imaginative but still, have dignity. It also has to convey an air of confidence in what the aircraft can do. Aircraft names also convey the plane's endurance, mobility, and firepower.
Once the names are chosen, they go to the Trade Mark Division of the U.S. Patent Office to ensure the Army can legally use them. After that, it jumps through many legal hoops from R & D to the Aeronautical Systems Division. Eventually, the name is chosen and registered with the DOD.
Honoring Native Americans
The most interesting part of naming an aircraft is the ceremony that follows. Native American leaders participate in the ceremony and bless the aircraft. It's a beautiful ceremony and a positive step in the relationship between the Native American tribes and the Army.
The Native Americans and the Army fought for 148 years, but many Native Americans also served in the military. The Medal of Honor was given to 25 Native Americans, and Eli Parker reached the rank of general and was General Ulysses S. Grant's aide.
It is only fitting that the Army's helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft honor the legacy of the Native Americans.
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No big deal about the naming of various vehicles, aircraft or ships. When one sees the name a person knows what that means. A good example is how the Navy USED to name it's ships. A battle ship was named for a state. A cruiser was named for a city. A destroyer was named for some special person. A carrier was usually named for a famous battle .Submarines were named for fish or sea creatures. Tugs were named for Indians. The list goes on and on. In the 'great world of progress' that no longer seems to be the way it's done. Though I know little about the way the Army does it I'd imagine they do things like naming different things pretty much like the always did.