Jan 12, 2012

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit's Shotgun team started off the New Year in Texas displaying their skills as part of the week's long worth of activities leading up to the U.S. Army All-American Bowl Jan. 3-7. The team hosted dozens of civilian Army advocates, commonly known as Centers of Influence, at the San Antonio Gun Club. COIs guide young people down the right path towards their future and provide them with all of the information that the Army and ROTC offer our nation's youth.

Jan 12, 2012

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Army's assistant secretary for installations, energy and environment put her stamp of approval on Fort Benning's management of the $3.5 billion in construction and restoration that went into building the Maneuver Center of Excellence while making her first post visit this week.

Jan 12, 2012

The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Installations, Energy and Environment met with the South Atlantic Division - Corps of Engineers Fort Benning leaders during her visit to U.S. army Maneuver Center of Excellence this week.

Jan 11, 2012

Fort Benning was home to the Army's top military police unit last year. The 209th Military Police Detachment has won the Brig. Gen. Jeremiah P. Holland Award for fiscal 2011, the Pentagon announced Friday. Nominations were considered on the basis of mission performance, command programs, major accomplishments and significant achievements.

Jan 11, 2012

Soldiers exiting the military can use that experience gained to find a job. Pvt. Fred Reed said the skills from his MOS, 15J, electrical and electronic avionic work on aircraft, directly translate to a civilian career.

Jan 11, 2012

FORT BENNING -- Ranger Cory "Smitty" Smith is certainly not the fictitious Forrest Gump, but when he became a civilian this week, he decided to run the 565-mile trip to his hometown near Indianapolis. Although Forrest Gump didn't know why he was running, Smith began his trek Jan. 3 to raise awareness of the challenges facing transitional and homeless veterans. The 28-year-old veteran had two tours in Afghanistan and served almost four years with the 3rd Ranger Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment.

Jan 11, 2012

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Martin Army Community Hospital has streamlined the application process for Soldiers seeking refractive eye surgery. Officials said active-duty service members looking to eliminate their dependency on eyeglasses or contact lenses no longer have to apply through Winn Army Community Hospital at Fort Stewart, Ga. While the surgery is still performed there, MACH now manages the entire course of action, including preoperative evaluations and post-op care.

Jan 11, 2012

The Fort Benning tax center will open Wednesday at its new location in the Office of the Judge Advocate General in Building 2839, located on Way Street. Capt. Natalie West, officer in charge for the center, said, last year the tax center saved more than $550,000 in tax preparation fees for Soldiers, family members and retirees in the Fort Benning community. The total amount of refunds issued by state and federal agencies for those returns was more than $8,770,000.

Dec 16, 2011

Young Soldiers from both the U.S. and Germany received awards and praise from the commanders at a recent sniper course held in Hammelburg at the German Army's Infantry School. Troops from the Bundeswehr and USAG Bamberg's 42nd Route Clearance Company, 54th Engineer Battalion, 18th Engineer Brigade took part in the three week school.

Dec 15, 2011

For most, the holiday season is a time to gather with Family and friends, spend some time around a fireplace, and generally enjoy the time spent together.

Dec 15, 2011

Rugby isn't your typical American family sport -- that is, unless you're part of the Rutkowski Family. Sergeant Matt Rutkowski, a section sergeant with Company D, 4th Battalion, 3rd Aviation Regiment, 3rd Combat Aviation Brigade, has played rugby since his adolescence in Delaware. He even married a rugby player -- he met wife Annessa on the rugby pitch in Hawaii.

Dec 15, 2011

Staff Sgt. Darius Andrus said he doesn't consider himself a hero. Others on Sand Hill, including the Soldier he saved in the barracks who had slipped into unconsciousness and stopped breathing last month, would disagree.

Dec 15, 2011

Capt. Thomas Dyer became the Army's first Buddhist chaplain in 2008 when he was accessioned through the Tennessee National Guard. Last year, a second-generation Thai joined him in the chaplain corps. In the early 1990s, the Army endorsed both the Islamic and Buddhist faiths, creating positions for chaplains, he said. The branch got its first Muslim chaplain in 1996, but the Buddhist slot went unfilled for another dozen years.

Dec 15, 2011

n October 2010, Scott Jones was studying computer graphics and Web design at a local community and technical college in Kentucky when he came to a personal crossroads. At the time, he topped the scales at nearly 440 pounds. "I literally got up one morning, stood in front of my computer ready to jump in on an online class and I said, 'I'm fed up with it,'" he recalled. "It was a snap decision just to go out and start doing it. … I tried (losing weight) before, but I didn't stick with it." That day, the 6-foot-2 Jones set in motion a chain of events that changed his entire life and led to the realization of a dream, he said. The 22-year- old now weighs 250 pounds, will graduate Thursday from Cavalry scout one station unit training on Harmony Church and is headed to Airborne School after the New Year.

Dec 15, 2011

3rd HBCT Soldier signs with Southern Professional Hockey League

Dec 15, 2011

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Nov 16, 2011

Army, government and private industry leaders came together last week to celebrate the startup of a system at Fort Benning's landfill designed to capture methane and convert it to electricity.

Nov 16, 2011

Medics with 75th Ranger Regiment win Best Medic title

Nov 3, 2011

The Army Test and Evaluation Command is crunching data generated by the Spiral G assessment during this year's Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment. Military analysts and exercise force leadership hope to gain more insight into how 4G smartphone technology can benefit the Soldier and small unit, said Lt. Col. Stephen Kneeland, the AEWE Spiral G analysis team leader. The 2011 session revolves around empowering the squad and platoon by identifying and assessing voice and data alternatives, with focus on cellular networks and digital applications

Nov 3, 2011

Soldiers of 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, headed to the field Oct. 25 for Hammer Focus.

Nov 3, 2011

Infantry Soldiers in Day 7 of one station unit training took on Sand Hill's Eagle Tower for the first time Friday. "It's all about overcoming fear," said Sgt. 1st Class Philip Richards, the company's first sergeant. "Ninety percent of people are afraid of heights. The biggest thing for us is to show they can overcome their emotions and fears. "This gives them a sense of accomplishment. It builds trust between the drill sergeant and private as well. Nothing makes you feel more warm and fuzzy than when your feet hit the ground."

Nov 3, 2011

Hundreds turned out Thursday for tailgating fun and the Doughboy Bowl in which the Fort Benning Doughboys played the Columbus State University club team. Before the game, there were barbecues, games and live music by the Maneuver Center of Excellence Rock Band.

Nov 3, 2011

Nov 2, 2011

Military service is among the most noble of all American traditions

Nov 2, 2011

With the holidays on the horizon, Fort Benning officials have a message for Soldiers and families making big vacation plans: Enjoy the trip, but don't forget about the terror threat.

Oct 31, 2011

Oct 27, 2011

Fort Benning will take additional time to reassess its Training Land Expansion Program, while studying an uncertain funding forecast facing the Army and Maneuver Center of Excellence, post officials announced last week. George Steuber, the deputy garrison commander, said pending Army decisions about future budgets and force-structure needs will significantly affect Fort Benning plans, projects, operations and training. The TLEP effort isn't immune -- if current allocated funding remains unchanged for fiscal years 2011 to 2013, it would allow acquisition of less than a third of the 82,800 acres currently identified as the MCoE requirement.

Oct 27, 2011

Col. Thomas S. James, commandant of the U.S. Army Armor School, was promoted to brigadier general Friday in a ceremony outside McGinnis-Wickam Hall, the Maneuver Center of Excellence headquarters. The event took place between the "Follow Me" and "Trooper of the Plains" statues. "Wow … this truly represents hallowed ground," he told the audience. "The team here is really making history as we form the Maneuver Center. I stand before you honored, humbled and blessed to be selected. There's so many who are deserving of this that don't get this opportunity."

Oct 27, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- October is Energy Awareness Month, but that's not why several environmentally conscious Soldiers and civilians met Thursday. The meeting was a quarterly affair, where members of the Energy Resource Group gather to discuss green efforts on Fort Benning, energy use in post facilities and related issues. The ribbon cutting for the new Flex Powerstation FP250, set for Nov. 8, and described some of the science behind the new technology, which uses methane gas produced from biodegrading materials in a covered landfill on Harmony Church. "What we've been able to do is take the gas we were burning off, and there's actually a structure down there at the landfill now that captures the gas," Marshall said. "Then it's mixed with something else, has a reaction and turns the turbine which creates electricity. It actually produces enough energy to power about 200 homes. We're looking at doing some other things across the installation in order to take advantage of resources we have here already."

Oct 27, 2011

Sometimes people face a turning point -- a choice between heading down a wrong path or looking up for help. That's the central theme of "The Turning Point," a film written and directed by retired Maj. Ty Manns and filmed in the tricommunity over the past six days. Drawing from 24 years of service as an Infantryman, during which he was always interested in filmmaking, Manns said he knew he wanted to create a movie focused on the military. Two events combined to give him the inspiration for the 40-minute feature, which deals with a sergeant's struggle with post-traumatic stress disorder.

Oct 27, 2011

Oct 26, 2011

The United States Postal Service and Military Postal Service Agency have released deadlines to ensure packages arrive to Military and State Department post offices overseas by December 25, 2011.

Oct 26, 2011

With a long history of supporting U.S. military operations in Iraq, the 2-325th AIR of the 2nd Brigade, 82nd Airborne Division is enabling the withdrawal of U.S. military forces in Iraq.

Oct 24, 2011

Fees for Army child care and related child and youth programs increase between now and Dec. 1 as part of a phased program designed to reduce the impact of a changed Department of Defense policy.

Oct 19, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The garrison command invites Soldiers, families and the local community to come to today's town hall from 6:30 to 8 p.m. The location? Facebook.

Oct 12, 2011

To overmatch the enemy, leaders must focus on bringing the nine-man squad into the 21st century, said Maj. Gen. Robert Brown in a briefing to senior military leaders, coalition forces and industry representatives Tuesday.

Oct 11, 2011

The U.S. Army is making substantial progress with numerous ongoing efforts designed to improve the acquisition process, service leaders told reporters Oct. 10, 2011, at the 2011 Association of the United States Army Annual Meeting and Exposition in Washington, D.C.

Oct 11, 2011

Decreasing the number of Soldiers who are medically unfit for deployment has become a major focus of the U.S. Army Medical Command and a topic of discussion at AUSA.

Oct 11, 2011

Family programs remain important and their budgets will not be used to fund other initiatives, the secretary and chief of staff of the Army pledged Monday.

Oct 11, 2011

ARLINGTON, Va. -- It was a grueling race to the finish for the five Fort Benning Soldiers competing in the annual Army Ten-Miler race Sunday. The active duty mixed team came in third with a combined overall time of 4 hours, 7 minutes, 19 seconds, a little more than 5 minutes behind the first-place finishing Fort Bragg team.

Oct 10, 2011

Senior leaders from around the world will speak in Washington, DC from 9-12 October in association with the Association of the United States Army and their Annual Meeting and Exposition.

Oct 6, 2011

Paratroopers with Fort Bragg's 82nd Airborne Division concluded two weeks of mountain training Sept. 30, 2011, at Camp Frank D. Merrill, the site of the U.S. Army Ranger School's notorious mountain phase.

Oct 5, 2011

Sniper teams from Fort Bragg took three of the top five spots, including first place, in the 2011 International Sniper Competition.

Oct 5, 2011

FORT BENNNING Ga. - The Capabilities Development and Integration Directorate broke ground on a new Maneuver Battle Lab simulations facility Friday during a ceremony at the construction site, adjacent to Smith Fitness Center on Dixie Road.

Oct 5, 2011

FORT BENNING Ga. - An Army legend spoke to the 2nd Battalion, 11th Infantry Regiment, about leadership and motivation Friday

Oct 5, 2011

FORT BENNING Ga. - They weigh roughly 20 tons each and measure more than 13 feet tall -- but last week was the first time many Soldiers in 63rd Engineer Company (Horizontal) had encountered a Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle.

Oct 5, 2011

FORT BENNING Ga. - When it comes to leadership, history has a way of repeating itself. Those in charge often look at the past for guidance and the pathway to success.

Oct 5, 2011

FORT BENNING Ga. - What's the best way to protect your family from fire? Be ahead of the game, of course. With more than 360,000 home fires reported in the United States in 2009, according to the nonprofit National Fire Protection Association, your best defense is a good offense. That's why the Fort Benning Fire Department is teaming up with NFPA Oct. 9-15 to let our community know: "It's Fire Prevention Week. Protect Your Family Fom Fire!" This year's campaign focuses on preventing the leading causes of home fires -- cooking, heating and electrical equipment, as well as candles and smoking materials. Additionally, it urges people to protect their homes and families with lifesaving technology and planning.

Oct 5, 2011

FORT BENNING Ga. - Post-traumatic stress disorder isn't an invention of the 21st century. Sophocles was writing about something similar circa 450 B.C., and it's his play, Ajax, that can help modern audiences look at PTSD in new ways.

Oct 5, 2011

FORT BENNING Ga. - Tailgaters flocked to the parking lots, the smoke and roar of simulated tank fire filled the air, and the Silver Wings landed at midfield to kick off the opening ceremony of the resurgence of Soldiers on the gridiron battlefield. Yep, football was played once again Sunday at Doughboy Stadium

Oct 3, 2011

Army accident reporting is quicker and easier thanks to new software designed at the U.S. Army Combat Readiness/Safety Center, Fort Rucker, Ala. The Oct. 3 release of ReportIt! means Army Leaders have a new tool to better monitor accident data and take corrective action to keep our Army safe.

Oct 3, 2011

The new chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outlined key themes for the military in a letter to the force released today.

Oct 3, 2011

Dehydration is a leading cause of injury for Soldiers. To keep them in the fight, it's essential they remain properly hydrated -- even during the winter.

Oct 3, 2011

Oh, crap!" I yelled as I jammed on the brakes. An Army vehicle with four Soldiers came across the intersection from my left, violating right of way. Thanks to a tall brick wall, they couldn't see me and I couldn't see them until they entered the intersection. We were in Germany and they had deployed from Fort Carson, Colo., to participate in a field exercise. They were about to help me fulfill my mission for the day (read on to find out how).

Oct 3, 2011

U.S. Soldiers and Afghan National Security Forces in Zabul province reclaimed a road between Qalat, the provincial capital, and Mizan, the Mizan district capital, held by the Taliban for the past year.

Oct 3, 2011

Twenty-six motivated Soldiers began their pursuit of prestigious Army titles at Fort Lee, Va., Oct. 3, 2011, as they completed the first challenges of the 2011 Best Warrior Competition.

Sep 28, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - More than 500 people gathered Friday to witness the dedication of the Maneuver Center of Excellence's new headquarters. McGinnis-Wickam Hall was named in honor of Spc. Ross McGinnis and Cpl. Jerry Wickam, Medal of Honor recipients representing the Infantry and Armor branches, respectively.

Sep 28, 2011

The same technology that powers high speed commercial cellular networks will be driving the voice, video and mission command capabilities for Spiral G during the Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment from Oct. 17 to Nov. 4, at Fort Benning, Ga.

Sep 28, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Officers and NCOs in various courses across Fort Benning heard Thursday from a college basketball legend.

Sep 28, 2011

The Warrior Training Center at Fort Benning, Ga., has gotten into the tank business.

Sep 28, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Fort Benning Doughboys will take the field Sunday to play NCAA Division III LaGrange College, the first of a five game fall schedule.

Sep 28, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - About 90 veterans from The Battle of the Bulge descended on Columbus and Fort Benning last week for their annual reunion.

Sep 28, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Directorate of Emergency Services' primary objective is to enhance the safety and welfare of the Soldiers and families who comprise the Fort Benning military community.

Sep 21, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Sgt. Jonathan Peney will never be forgotten. His name and story were memorialized Friday during a Ranger Training Brigade dedication ceremony for the Peney Aid Station. Located at Camp Rogers on Harmony Church, the renovated building will provide first-response care for ill or injured Soldiers.

Sep 21, 2011

Years of planning, along with a few billion dollars in renovations and construction, officially came to fruition Sept. 15 as the Maneuver Center of Excellence met the Base Realignment and Closure deadline for full operating capacity.

Sep 21, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Super Bowl-winning quarterback and current NFL Network analyst Joe Theismann is going to help take Fort Benning "BRAC: To the Future."

Sep 21, 2011

75th Ranger Regiment Soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga., took part in Warrior Adventure Quest to transition from intensity of deployment to stateside life.

Sep 20, 2011

Today marks the end of "Don't Ask Don't Tell." The law is repealed.

Sep 16, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Today's Army faces challenges on several fronts, from hybrid threats to budget cuts, and change at the doctrinal level is necessary to meet the demands of the future, the commander of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command said Tuesday.

Sep 15, 2011

FT. BENNING, Ga. - Soldiers of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, are taking a stand against drunk driving.

Sep 14, 2011

The chiefs of Armor and Infantry delivered updates on their respective branches Tuesday at the Maneuver Conference.

Sep 14, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ga. -- The Infantry and Armor communities recognized distinguished leaders of their respective branches during the Doughboy and Gold Medallion ceremony Sept. 13; part of the first Maneuver Conference hosted by the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, Ga.

Sep 13, 2011

"This is the first true Maneuver Conference," Maj. Gen Robert Brown, commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence, told the attendees as he welcomed them to the conference. "We've never had our Armor brothers here before. It's a great example of the way things should have been done all along."

Sep 13, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ga. - With eyes on the future, Maj. Gen. Robert Brown, Commanding General of the Maneuver Center of Excellence, updated Army leaders at the first Maneuver Conference in Columbus, Ga., on the many changes realized at Fort Benning since the Base Realignment and Closure Commission's decision in 2005 to move the Armor School to Fort Benning.

Sep 13, 2011

Sep 13, 2011

Squad: Foundation of the Decisive Force is something Soldiers will continue to hear about in the future said Maj. Gen Robert Brown, commanding general of the Maneuver Center of Excellence, during the Maneuver Center update at the first Maneuver Conference in Columbus, Ga.

Sep 13, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ga. - The inaugural Maneuver Conference kicked off Tuesday morning; its theme 21st Century Maneuver Training. Maj. Gen. Michael Tucker, commander of 2nd Infantry Division in Korea, spoke about how the division uses live, virtual, constructive and gaming training to replicate its real-world mission.

Sep 13, 2011

COLUMBUS, Ga. - Today's Army faces challenges on several fronts, from hybrid threats to budget cuts, and change at the doctrinal level is necessary to meet the demands of the future, the commander of the Army's Training and Doctrine Command said Tuesday. Adaptive Soldiers, leaders and units are needed to face the uncertainties of future security challenges, Gen. Robert Cone said.

Sep 12, 2011

President Barack Obama remembered those who were lost to terrorist attacks a decade ago and said the American commitment to freedom, justice, courage and liberty has not dimmed in the face of many trials.

Sep 12, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Fort Benning is hosting the first Maneuver Conference Monday through Wednesday and unites the Infantry and Cavalry forces under one roof. The recipients of the Doughboy Award and the Order of Saint George Gold Medallion will be awarded at the Maneuver Conference dinner at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the RiverMill Event Center. The event will feature three 2011 Doughboy Award recipients, two 2011 Order of Saint George Gold Medallion recipients and two 2010 Order of Saint George Gold Medallion recipients.

Sep 12, 2011

Army officials announced the winners of its greatest inventions competition Aug. 23, 2011. Earlier this summer a panel of combat veteran Soldiers reviewed and voted for the most innovative advances in Army technology.

Sep 12, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry visited the Raymond G. Murphy VA Medical Center in Albuquerque, NM on Aug. 2, 2011.

Sep 12, 2011

In an hour-long presentation at the Army Management Staff College on Fort Belvoir, Lt. Gen. William Troy, the director of the Army Staff, outlined his five thoughts on Army leadership to the students and faculty of the Civilian Education System Intermediate Course. For the students, it reinforced the lessons they had been learning over the last few weeks.

Sep 12, 2011

Explore events and milestones that have shaped Army transformation since 2001.

Sep 11, 2011

Images from a ceremony at Bragram Air Field where U.S. troops mark the 10th Anniversary of 9-11 where a historic part of the World Trade Center served as a focal point

Sep 9, 2011

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and the Army is doing its part to help combat violent behavior in its ranks.

Sep 8, 2011

Though the Army allows the wear of most types of minimalist running shoes with the improved physical fitness uniform and when conducting physical training in military formation, officials are urging Soldiers to transition slowly when switching from regular running shoes to those that offer less support.

Aug 31, 2011

As the United States deals with its fiscal challenges, President Barack Obama emphasized today that it won't do so at the cost of its military and won't "balance the budget on the backs of our veterans."

Aug 31, 2011

Like thousands before him, Sgt. Joel Dulashanti donned an Airborne instructor black hat for the first time Aug. 22, 2011, signifying his completion of a detailed certification process with 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment.

Aug 31, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- In mid-June, the Maneuver Center of Excellence needed a volunteer to pick up Staff Sgt. Curtis F. Shoup's Medal of Honor in Pittsburgh and deliver it to the National Infantry Museum. Up stepped Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Hamm.

Aug 31, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Empowering dismounted squads and the effort to get them in the Army's existing communications network were big themes at the 2011 MCoE Laboratory Day.

Aug 31, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- The first class of lieutenants going through the Armor School's Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Benning are about to wrap up the tactics phase.

Aug 31, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The death of Jesse Allen, a construction control inspector for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, stopped the work on Dixie Road for more than a week while the accident was under investigation. But construction resumed Monday.

Aug 31, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Friday's Rangers in Action event and graduation had a touch of NHL flavor -- at least in the viewing stands.

Aug 31, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Friday marked the 40th anniversary of the celebration of Women's Equality Day and the 91st anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. The Equal Opportunity Office on post observed the day with a luncheon at the Benning Conference Center.

Aug 25, 2011

Lt. Gen. Rick Lynch and five Soldiers, civilians and family members served by the U.S. Army Installation Management Command, officially opened the command's new headquarters campus Aug.19, 2011.

Aug 24, 2011

FORT EUSTIS, Va. " Fort Benning's top warriors came up big again last week at the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command level. Staff Sgt. Raymond Santiago and Spc. Blaise Corbin are the 2011 TRADOC Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year. Both Soldiers are from the 4th Ranger Training Battalion. They represented the Combined Arms Center in the annual event.

Aug 24, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. " It was almost like NFL draft day Friday for E Company, 3rd Battalion (Officer Candidate School), 11th Infantry Regiment.