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Fort Sill Public Affairs
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Fort Sill Public Affairs
FORT SILL, Okla. (May 22, 2025) — Thirty-five members of Fort Sill’s civilian workforce graduated as Class 007...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 May 2025 15:54:32 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill, Lawton Honor Future Service Members at Call to Service Ceremony]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/285522/fort_sill_lawton_honor_future_service_members_at_call_to_service_ceremony</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/285522/fort_sill_lawton_honor_future_service_members_at_call_to_service_ceremony</guid><description><![CDATA[Fort Sill, Lawton Honor Future Service Members at Call to Service Ceremony
By Don Herrick
Fort Sill Public Affairs
LAWTON, Okla. 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(Dec. 9, 2024) — Military families across Fort Sill received an early dose of holiday cheer Sunday as the installation launched its ann...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2024 11:35:57 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Generations united: Green Family serves Thanksgiving meals to Soldiers at Fort Sill dining facility]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/281728/generations_united_green_family_serves_thanksgiving_meals_to_soldiers_at_fort_sill_dining_facility</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/281728/generations_united_green_family_serves_thanksgiving_meals_to_soldiers_at_fort_sill_dining_facility</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. — A poignant blend of tradition, remembrance, and service unfolded at the Green Hall Dining Facility this Thanksgiving, as three genera...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Dec 2024 16:13:18 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[From the modern frontier to the Cowboy's turf: Fort Sill stands strong at OSU Military Appreciation Game]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/281692/from_the_modern_frontier_to_the_cowboys_turf_fort_sill_stands_strong_at_osu_military_appreciation_game</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/281692/from_the_modern_frontier_to_the_cowboys_turf_fort_sill_stands_strong_at_osu_military_appreciation_game</guid><description><![CDATA[The Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill supported Oklahoma State University’s Military Appreciation Game against the Texas Tech University Red Raid...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Nov 2024 17:01:27 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill charts course to 2040 through Operation Vision Quest]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/281578/fort_sill_charts_course_to_2040_through_operation_vision_quest</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/281578/fort_sill_charts_course_to_2040_through_operation_vision_quest</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. — Fort Sill launched an ambitious initiative to prepare for the Army of 2040, bringing together key personnel for Operation Vision Ques...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Nov 2024 16:16:25 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill’s Adopt-A-Soldier Program Brings Holiday Cheer to Trainees]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/281393/fort_sills_adopt_a_soldier_program_brings_holiday_cheer_to_trainees</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/281393/fort_sills_adopt_a_soldier_program_brings_holiday_cheer_to_trainees</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. — Fires 50 no. 25 states that the Army is a people business. This year for the
holidays, 434th Field Artillery Brigade is living up to...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 15:28:31 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill Paralegal Competition reinforces “Soldiers First, Lawyers Always”]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/281282/fort_sill_paralegal_competition_reinforces_soldiers_first_lawyers_always</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/281282/fort_sill_paralegal_competition_reinforces_soldiers_first_lawyers_always</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. — Sgt. Ronald McClusky and Spc. Raymond Martinez earned top honors as the Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill’s Paralegal Non-Comm...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 17:25:29 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill and Lawton community unite to honor veterans during Veterans Day events]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/281274/fort_sill_and_lawton_community_unite_to_honor_veterans_during_veterans_day_events</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/281274/fort_sill_and_lawton_community_unite_to_honor_veterans_during_veterans_day_events</guid><description><![CDATA[LAWTON, Okla. (Nov. 11, 2024) – Soldiers from Fort Sill joined forces with the Lawton community to celebrate Veterans Day, honoring those who have serve...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:50:07 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Highest-ranking civil servant on Fort Sill retires after 42 years of service]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/281206/highest_ranking_civil_servant_on_fort_sill_retires_after_42_years_of_service</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/281206/highest_ranking_civil_servant_on_fort_sill_retires_after_42_years_of_service</guid><description><![CDATA[Fort Sill’s Senior Executive Service (SES) Joe Gallagher, the highest-ranking civil servant on the installation after 42 years of service.
As deputy to...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:53:34 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fire(s) strong, in action]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/281205/fires_strong_in_action</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/281205/fires_strong_in_action</guid><description><![CDATA[“Fires Strong, sir!” is how I am often greeted as I enter the post.
I appreciate it for what it is—the artillery version of Hooah that boasts of the cap...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Nov 2024 15:53:19 EST</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[From AI to Cannons: The Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team Showcases Army's Modernization at AUSA]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/280936/from_ai_to_cannons_the_long_range_precision_fires_cross_functional_team_showcases_armys_modernization_at_ausa</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/280936/from_ai_to_cannons_the_long_range_precision_fires_cross_functional_team_showcases_armys_modernization_at_ausa</guid><description><![CDATA[From AI to Cannons: The Long Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team Showcases Army's Modernization at AUSA
By Jamie Southerland, Long Range Precisi...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 15:17:14 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[E3B testing at Fort Sill: Soldiers tested against grueling standards]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/280914/e3b_testing_at_fort_sill_soldiers_tested_against_grueling_standards</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/280914/e3b_testing_at_fort_sill_soldiers_tested_against_grueling_standards</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. (Oct. 25, 2024) — Soldiers at Fort Sill took part in the Expert Field Medical Badge (EFMB), Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB), and Expert...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 15:53:02 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill adds improvements for weathering the storm]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/280901/fort_sill_adds_improvements_for_weathering_the_storm</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/280901/fort_sill_adds_improvements_for_weathering_the_storm</guid><description><![CDATA[In January 2024, Corvias, in partnership with the U.S. Army, launched a project aimed at repairing or replacing 1,600 roofs on homes at Fort Sill to mit...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:55:35 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill integrates counter-drone training into Basic Combat Training]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/280710/fort_sill_integrates_counter_drone_training_into_basic_combat_training</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/280710/fort_sill_integrates_counter_drone_training_into_basic_combat_training</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. — Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill has introduced counter-unmanned aircraft systems training to better prepare new Soldiers for the t...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 15:57:04 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting fired up at Fires]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/280231/getting_fired_up_at_fires</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/280231/getting_fired_up_at_fires</guid><description><![CDATA[For those that need to get their daily lift in or to just get their bodies moving, Fort Sill provides four fitness centers for those that carry an acces...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 15:41:25 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill’s Soldiers, equine team competes in National Cavalry Competition]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/280157/fort_sills_soldiers_equine_team_competes_in_national_cavalry_competition</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/280157/fort_sills_soldiers_equine_team_competes_in_national_cavalry_competition</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. 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Castle, who has s...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2024 16:38:02 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fort Sill Hosts Change of Command for 30th ADA Brigade]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/278192/fort_sill_hosts_change_of_command_for_30th_ada_brigade</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/278192/fort_sill_hosts_change_of_command_for_30th_ada_brigade</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, OK — The Fort Sill Polo Field was filled with pageantry and ceremony on July 11, 2024, as the 30th Air Defense Artillery Brigade held its cha...]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 14:36:04 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[BOSS program achieves gold in community service]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/277887/boss_program_achieves_gold_in_community_service</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/277887/boss_program_achieves_gold_in_community_service</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. — In a dimly lit launcher, Sgt. 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"Responsib...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 16:04:34 EDT</pubDate><source url="https://www.army.mil/rss/static/665.xml"><![CDATA[Fires Center of Excellence and Fort Sill]]></source></item><item><title><![CDATA[428th Field Artillery Brigade dominates: From Best Red Leg to Best Squad]]></title><link>https://www.army.mil/article/277285/428th_field_artillery_brigade_dominates_from_best_red_leg_to_best_squad</link><guid>https://www.army.mil/article/277285/428th_field_artillery_brigade_dominates_from_best_red_leg_to_best_squad</guid><description><![CDATA[FORT SILL, Okla. 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