Aug 24, 2011

We hear it all the time " BRAC, BRAC, BRAC … we are investing $3.5 billion at Fort Benning in construction and growth to enhance training for America's Army … the Chattahoochee Valley is growing while so many other parts of the country continue to reel from the economic downturn that began in 2008. Underlying all of the news we see in the papers and around our military and civilian community is the fact that all of this is about an investment in people.

Aug 24, 2011

The theme for 2nd Battalion, 54th Infantry Regiment's fourth Mailed Foot Challenge was agile and adaptive team building.

Aug 24, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Eight wounded Soldiers from the Warrior Transition Battalion received an all-expenses-paid fishing trip to Lake Lanier July 29-31. Nine more will go deep-sea fishing this weekend in Destin, Fla. Both excursions are courtesy of the Georgia chapter of Safari Club International, a nonprofit organization that sponsors hunting and fishing trips for wounded warriors and retirees under the Soldiers Rebound program.

Aug 24, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. " Get your resumes ready " the Army Career and Alumni Program, along with CivilianJobs.com, is hosting a Career Expo from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 6 at the Benning Conference Center in Building 128 on Morrison Avenue.

Aug 24, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. " Transitioning Soldiers and their spouses seeking help in gaining employment and a livelihood as a civilian can look toward the Army Career and Alumni Program for assistance.

Aug 24, 2011

Thousands of flags surrounding a beam from the World Trade Center will cover the front lawn at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center on Sept. 11, as the museum commemorates the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on America and celebrates the nation's resilience. A day of activities is planned to pay tribute to America's military, police, fire and civilian heroes.

Aug 23, 2011

A bomb in Balad, Iraq, put a mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle to the test. Three Soldiers lived because the MRAP was tough enough to take the blast.

Aug 23, 2011

Each heartbeat brought Lt. Col. Robert Key a little closer to death. Bleeding profusely, he was barely alive as he was wheeled into the emergency room (ER) at Vanderbilt Hospital in Nashville, Tenn. He'd already received four units of plasma during the flight from his crash site on Kentucky Highway 41A near Fort Campbell's Gate 6. Suddenly, someone yelled, "Code Blue!"

Aug 23, 2011

Many contributing factors typically lead to an accident, rather than one single event. If any link in the chain is broken, the scenario changes and the mishap could be avoided. This is not just an aviation safety officer's words from a PowerPoint presentation; it is a fact.

Aug 22, 2011

Family members, whether a spouse, child or dependent adult, with a chronic medical condition or special educational requirement are eligible to enroll in the Exceptional Family Member Program. Conditions run the gamut of everything from asthma and allergies to autism and Alzheimer's disease.

Aug 22, 2011

In his clearest statement on the subject to date, Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta said today that if the military retirement system changes, it will not affect serving servicemembers.

Aug 22, 2011

The U.S. Army Criminal Investigation Command, commonly known as Army CID, is actively seeking qualified Soldiers who are interested in pursuing a career as CID special agents.

Aug 19, 2011

Researchers from Arizona State University want to know, quite literally, what moral and ethical development in the brain looks like.

Aug 19, 2011

A new suicide prevention awareness video just released by the Army is aimed primarily at both junior leadership and first-line supervisors, to let them know their responsibility to be the first to identify and assist those in need.

Aug 17, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Since Aug. 8, Fort Benning's Maneuver Battle Lab has been leading a nation-wide simulation experiment to assist the Army in decision making in support of the U.S. Army 2020 concept. The experiment, which ends Friday, precedes a war game that will be conducted by the Mission Command Battle Lab at Fort Leavenworth, Kan., later this year and will assist policymakers in how the Army can prevent conflict.

Aug 17, 2011

The military has a plethora of programs aimed at building resilience in servicemembers and their families, but needs a better system in place to measure their success, a study has revealed.

Aug 17, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - In July, the first Cavalry scout trainees arrived at Fort Benning to complete their advanced individual training. On Wednesday " eight weeks later " 66 of 68 Soldiers from E Troop, 5th Squadron, 15th Cavalry Regiment, received their U.S. Army Cavalry (enlisted) Branch Insignia brass following the successful completion of a 20K Boot March. The insignia represented the completion of not only the situational training exercise but their rite of passage to becoming Cavalry scouts.

Aug 17, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Combined Federal Campaign will kick off its annual campaign Sept. 7.

Aug 16, 2011

Tony "The Sarge" Schumacher is enthused by his U.S. Army team's performance as it looks ahead to this weekend's Lucas Oil NHRA Nationals at Brainerd International Raceway, Minn.

Aug 10, 2011

With its first Network Integration Evaluation in the rear-view mirror, the Army is gearing up for the next installment in a series of major field exercises designed to rapidly advance its tactical network.

Aug 10, 2011

Soldiers from the 1st Advise and Assist Task Force, 1st Infantry Division, transferred base operations and training responsibilities at the Manila Training Center near Chamchamal, Iraq, to the Kurdish Regional Guard, Aug. 4.

Aug 10, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Love Dental Clinic will be closed until further notice after a weekend fire caused “considerable” interior damage to the facility, post officials said.

Aug 10, 2011

Fourteen Soldiers from across the Army National Guard competed in the 2011 Best Warrior Competition Friday through Monday on Fort Benning, Ga. The winners will go on to vie for the titles of All-Army Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year later this fall.

Aug 10, 2011

FORT BENNING Ga. - Post agencies, commands and offices displaced two years ago are filing back into Building 4.

Aug 10, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The final shipment of Armor artifacts made it to Fort Benning last week. Sometime this decade, the U.S. Army’s National Armor and Cavalry Museum will open near the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center. But post officials said a showcase building is secondary to the organization’s main purpose.

Aug 10, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Love Dental Clinic will be closed until further notice after a weekend fire caused “considerable” interior damage to the facility, post officials said.

Aug 10, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Infantry Soldiers in their second week of one station unit training discovered the importance of teamwork Thursday. In the process, they also got a little relief from the summer heat.

Aug 10, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Infantry Soldiers in their second week of one station unit training discovered the importance of teamwork Thursday. In the process, they also got a little relief from the summer heat.

Aug 10, 2011

The Electronic Warfare career field is expected to be fully open for officers, warrant officers, and enlisted Soldiers by 2012.

Aug 10, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Visitors from Cobb County Chamber of Commerce were able to see firsthand how the Army at Fort Benning operates Friday.

Aug 9, 2011

President Barack Obama traveled to Dover Air Force Base, Del., today for the return of 30 U.S. servicemembers killed in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Saturday.

Aug 8, 2011

Criminal Investigation Division special agents conducted an early morning raid on Bagram, Afghanistan, to recover more than $250,000 of equipment stolen U.S. Government property.

Aug 3, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Fort Benning honored its new chief of Infantry on Friday. Col. Walter Piatt formally became the 52nd Infantry School commandant at an assumption of command ceremony in the Benning Conference Center. He replaces Brig. Gen. Bryan Owens, who left for Iraq in early June.

Aug 3, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The 75th Ranger Regiment flexed its muscle again during this year’s Ranger Rendezvous.

Aug 3, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Soldiers of E Company, 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment, were presented their blue Infantry chords Thursday during a “turning blue” ceremony at Kannell Field on Sand Hill. Their new accouterment signified their path as Infantrymen after completing one station unit training.

Aug 3, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - More than 300 Stewart County residents filled the elementary school gym in Lumpkin, Ga., on the evening of July 26. They came for answers to their questions about Fort Benning's proposed training land expansion. Chief among those questions was the resounding theme of what it means to be a preferred alternative.

Aug 3, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Another new facility has sprung to life at Harmony Church, and Fort Benning dedicated it to a Soldier killed in Iraq more than seven years ago.

Aug 3, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. " Fort Benning wants Soldiers, residents and employees to recycle, but do so within the framework of post policy.

Aug 1, 2011

Sgt. 1st Class Leroy Petry remembers his son, Austin, telling him he's thinking about going to West Point or the Air Force Academy after high school. But the 17-year-old grew a little apprehensive after seeing his father become only the second living recipient of the Medal of Honor from the war on terror during a July 12, 2011 ceremony at the White House.

Aug 1, 2011

FORT BENNING, GA. - Army veterinary technicians and food inspectors from Fort Benning are joining the fight in Afghanistan.

Aug 1, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Marine Corps Detachment already had a few boots on the ground but made it official Thursday.

Aug 1, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Silas Huff isn’t your average officer candidate. In fact, he’s swapping the prestige and affluence of a maestro’s baton for an Army combat uniform.

Aug 1, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - Sixty armored vehicles arrived Thursday at Ochille Railhead From Fort Knox, Ky. The vehicles were offloaded Tuesday, using more than 60 civilian and military personnel from the Directorate of Training Sustainment, 194th Armored Brigade and the 316th Cavalry Brigade.

Aug 1, 2011

FORT KNOX, Ky. " Friday marked a historic day at Fort Knox, Ky., " 143 Soldiers with C Company, 1st Battalion, 81st Armor Regiment, graduated from the last armor one station unit training class of tankers here. The Armor School moved to Fort Benning as a part of the government-mandated Base Realignment and Closure.

Aug 1, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - It’s a bit noisier on Fort Benning ranges since the Armor School started conducting gunnery exercises. And the sound and vibration may be surprising for some of the post’s neighbors.

Aug 1, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The staff of the Equal Employment Opportunity Office wants to educate federal civilian employees, and remove barriers that may be keeping them from moving up the ladder of success. One way EEO wants to help is with its 2011 Federal Employees’ Workshops, scheduled for Aug. 10-11.

Jul 29, 2011

SAN ANTONIO -- The decision to transition out of uniform is as important as the initial decision to put it on. Soldiers deserve as much support at this critical point in their service as they do with earlier parts of their career.

Jul 28, 2011

USA Shooting is proud to announce that Staff Sergeant Josh Richmond, from Hillsgrove, Pa. and a member of the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, has qualified for a nomination to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team pending approval by the United States Olympic Committee. Upon approval, Richmond will be competing in his first-ever Olympic Games in London 2012 as a Men’s Double Trap athlete.

Jul 28, 2011

Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit’s Service Rifle platoon dominated their fellow servicemembers at the 50th Interservice Rifle Championships July 17-26, proving once again that the premier marksmen in the military serve in the Army. Despite the rest of the field’s determination to dethrone the defending champions after last year’s dominating performance the Soldiers displayed their superior skills at the annual meeting of the military’s best rifle shooters, winning 18 out of 19 team and individual matches.

Jul 14, 2011

The post is making a pitch to ramp up its renewable energy use with the purchase of two small wind turbines installed Monday outside a Warrior Transition Battalion barracks.

Jul 14, 2011

Marine Corps lieutenants targeted for tank platoon leadership have a new detour in their path toward the battlefield: Fort Benning.

Jul 14, 2011

Cpl. Austin Saunders could’ve taken a medical discharge. Few would’ve blamed him. He wanted a Ranger tab instead.

Jul 14, 2011

Small quilted squares, used paperback books, Girl Scout cookies, decks of cards and domino games are just some of the “swag” available for deploying Soldiers and civilians leaving from Freedom Hall.

Jul 14, 2011

Sergeant 1st Class Leroy Arthur Petry, with the 75th Ranger Regiment, received the Medal of Honor Tuesday from President Barack Obama during a White House ceremony.

Jul 14, 2011

Five to six days a week " every week " there’s military working dogs training on post. They find planted drugs and bombs, run through obedience and obstacle courses, attack on command and patrol the installation.

Jul 14, 2011

Ten soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, who make up one-third of the 3rd ID All-Army combatives team, will compete July 20-23 at the All-Army Combatives Tournament on Fort Hood, Texas.

Jul 11, 2011

It is with heartfelt sadness that the Fort Benning community expresses condolences to the family, friends and colleagues of retired Command Sergeant Major Eddie Roberts.

Jul 7, 2011

In an effort to provide potential prospects, new Army recruits and their supporters with a comprehensive look at Fort Benning’s Infantry One Station Unit Training program, U.S. Army Accessions Command recently published five brief video segments showcasing a range of activities, including the Confidence Course, the Gas Chamber, the Turning Blue ceremony and OSUT graduation.

Jul 7, 2011

Recruiters from the Harrisburg Opportunity Center, taught an Army Airborne class June 29 for 15 cadets from the Civil Air Patrol Harrisburg International Composite Squadron 306 on the on the 193rd Special Operations Wing Pennsylvania Air National Guard Base.

Jul 6, 2011

The challenge of information overload and how to teach people differently was the concept for the two-day Learning and Technology Symposium. Co-sponsored by the Maneuver Center of Excellence and Columbus State University, the symposium’s theme, Implementing the Army Learning Concept for 2015 at the Maneuver Center of Excellence, looked at using technology to improve Army training.

Jul 6, 2011

Col. Thomas James replaced Brig. Gen. Ted Martin as the commandant of the U.S. Army Armor School June 28 in a change of command ceremony at the Benning Conference Center.

Jul 6, 2011

Col. Ronald Clark became the commander of the 192nd Infantry Brigade Thursday during a change of command ceremony at Pomeroy Field. Clark replaces Col. Terrence McKenrick.

Jul 6, 2011

The Family Life Chaplain Training Center offers individual, couple, family and group counseling in 13 subject areas: premarital, marital, divorce recovery, blended family, communication, conflict resolution, parenting, anger and stress management, spiritual, addiction, child therapy, combat and grief.

Jul 6, 2011

Col. David Thompson relinquished command to Col. Kevin MacWatters as the commander of the 194th Armored Brigade Wednesday during a change of command ceremony at Brave Rifles Field.

Jul 6, 2011

Col. Lance “Duke” Davis replaced Col. Sean McCaffrey as commander of the 199th Infantry Brigade during a change of command ceremony June 28 at Stilwell Field.

Jul 6, 2011

The Fort Benning community said goodbye to one of its own Thursday in a ceremony at the Main Post chapel.

Jul 6, 2011

SAN ANTONIO, Texas -- Starting in July, the Exceptional Family Member Program is standardizing and streamlining the process for delivering respite care to eligible Families in need of support.

Jul 1, 2011

On a fight night in Hawaii in 2008, a squad volunteered their platoon sergeant into the ring as a joke. But it wasn't a joke for his opponent, who ended up with a broken nose and collarbone.

Jun 30, 2011

U. S. Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) held it's color casing ceremony June 24 in front of it's headquarters building at Fort McPherson, Ga. FORSCOM is moving to Fort Bragg, N.C., after 38 years at the Georgia installation. Though relocating as part of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure law, the command will continue its mission of training and preparing Soldiers for deployment, as well as assisting in natural disaster and national emergency relief. FORSCOM .

Jun 30, 2011

More than 65 recent high school graduates turned Soldiers are the first cavalry scouts to train at the Armor School on Harmony Church.

Jun 30, 2011

Col. Jeremy Fletcher replaced Col. Thomas Macdonald as garrison commander June 21 in a change of command ceremony at Ridgway Hall.

Jun 30, 2011

FORT BENNING, GA.,-- The Career Counselor of the Year is Staff Sgt. William Cunningham of 3rd Squadron, 1st Cavalry Regiment, while Staff Sgt. Jason Boyd of the 6th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp Rudder on Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., earned the Retention NCO of the Year award. Sgt. 1st Class Sylvia Rainer of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, MCoE, was selected as Reserve Component Career Counselor of the Year.

Jun 30, 2011

What has become one of the largest training exercises within Training and Doctrine Command received a new set of participants this month " with six staff members from the United Kingdom’s Stabilisation Unit. The Eagle Owl exercise places U.K. military officers in the Defence Academy’s Joint Services Command and Staff College (Land), with military officers in the Intermediate Level Education program at the U.S. Army Command and General Staff College. The British military officers have visited Fort Leavenworth twice a year for about four years, most recently working together to conduct a joint exercise.

Jun 29, 2011

From the beginning, America’s Army existed for the people, for the nation, and for the cause of liberty and justice. Since 1775, our Army has answered the peoples’ call from Bunker Hill to the beaches of Normandy to the mountains of Korea and the jungles of Vietnam. Your Army was there then and is now serving our nation in many places around the world, including Iraq and Afghanistan. Today’s Soldiers are adding another chapter to our Army’s proud history and record of accomplishment.

Jun 29, 2011

Servicemembers and DOD civilians are eligible for up to 15 days of uncharged leave after spending 270 days in Iraq, Afghanistan or elsewhere in CENTCOM’s area of responsibility. The vast majority of participants take government-chartered commercial flights back to the States to see Family, but some choose to take advantage of the free airfare and central location of the Middle East to travel abroad.

Jun 29, 2011

Three joint security stations located in southern Iraq were signed over to the Iraqis June 19-22, 2011.

Jun 28, 2011

The U.S. Army, led by the Project Manager for Mobile Electric Power, or PM MEP, is installing microgrid technologies in Afghanistan as part of a groundbreaking project that could significantly lower fossil fuel consumption on the battlefield.

Jun 22, 2011

JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. "Over 800 infantrymen in 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 2nd Infantry Division challenged their expertise during an evaluation of their skills with aspirations of earning the prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge at Joint-Base Lewis-McChord, June 13-17. At the end of the strenuous testing only 60 Soldiers were deemed expert infantrymen.

Jun 21, 2011

Video package of 2011 Drill Sergeant of the Year competition.

Jun 20, 2011

The Taliban must know they are beaten before they reconcile in any meaningful way, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said on CNN’s "State of the Union" program, Sunday.

Jun 20, 2011

Since February, 70,000 Army users have migrated to the Enterprise Email service.

Jun 17, 2011

FORT JACKSON, S.C. - Staff Sgt. John Heslin, assigned to Fort Benning, Ga., was selected as the active duty Army 2011 Drill Sergeant of the Year. Staff Sgt. Andrew Palmer, assigned to the 98th Training Division, was selected as the Army Reserve Drill Sergeant of the Year.

Jun 17, 2011

Secretary of the Army John M. McHugh has approved a site on the North Post of Fort Belvoir, Va., for construction of the National Museum of the U.S. Army, scheduled to open in June 2015. The secretary signed the decision memo last week.

Jun 17, 2011

The “One Force, One Fight” approach was the winning combination for three Maneuver Center of Excellence Soldiers when it was announced today they won top honors in two different Army competitions.

Jun 16, 2011

Jun 16, 2011

The III Corps Combatives team received help from the outside June 10, 2011, as experienced mixed martial artists Timothy Kennedy and Jason Norwood stopped by the Fort Hood fight house to help them train for the All-Army Combatives Tournament at the end of July.

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Jun 15, 2011

Army officials are hoping remaining candidates for Retroactive Stop Loss Special Pay take action and apply. The Army estimates a total of 120,000 Soldiers, veterans and beneficiaries may be eligible for the pay.

Jun 15, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Directorate of Emergency Services has modified its Visitor Control Center operations, post officials announced. Fort Benning Police Chief Kevin Clarke said visitors are no longer required to stop and pick up a pass prior to accessing the installation.

Jun 15, 2011

FORT BENNING, Ga. - The Army wants to turn dismounted tactical small units into overpowering forces on the battlefield and eliminate the enemy’s comparable effectiveness at that tier. The Maneuver Center of Excellence is playing a key role in making it happen.

Jun 13, 2011

A Defense Department organization is making it easier for military spouses to maintain professional licenses as they move from state to state.

Jun 13, 2011

The Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command's Personal Property Directorate, responsible for the DOD’s household goods moving program, wants servicemembers to know a successful move during this peak time is certainly possible with proper planning.

Jun 13, 2011

Staff Sgt. John Heslin, Drill Sgt. for D Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, is representing the Maneuver Center in the 2011 Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition.

Jun 12, 2011

Head and shoulders photos of competitors of the 2011 Drill Sergeant of the Year Competition. Learn more about them here: http://www.army.mil/drillsergeant/competitors.html

Jun 9, 2011

Sixteen middle school teams from across the country travel to Washington, D.C., June 20-24, to vie for national honors in eCYBERMISSION, an Army-sponsored Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) competition.

Jun 8, 2011

Tapped to deploy: Brig. Gen. Owens departs for Iraq to assist in country's transition