About 200 Soldiers join the ranks of the Army's first several hundred master resilience trainers as they graduated Wednesday from the Army's new Master Resilience Training program.
About 250 veterans visited the National World War II Memorial for the first time March 11 and were honored by producers Tom Hanks and Stephen Spielberg in advance of their new HBO series, The Pacific.
Fort Benning is about to bid farewell to the 11th Infantry Regiment’s 1st Battalion.
Defense Department officials expect to launch a new policy in the coming months that will make head-injury evaluations mandatory for all troops who suffer possible concussions, a senior official with the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury said.
Some of the 98,000 U.S. military forces in Iraq already have made the transition from security to stability operations ahead of the September deadline, American military commanders said.
When the Soldiers of the Scout Platoon, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, got together Saturday on the court at COS Echo, they played basketball.
The 453 students in C Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, exited the 34-foot tower twice as many times as the normal requirement March 3.
Today’s number is five.
In earthquake-devastated countries, a bridge can mean a link between a civilian getting to a medical facility or food and water being delivered where it’s needed. In the combat zone, a bridge can help military forces move forward.
PRIME For Life is a drug and alcohol intervention program used for high-risk Soldiers.
The night before the Iraqi national elections, Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, were still going through their system checks.
It’ll be another 18 months before all the pieces are in place, but Fort Benning is showing more signs of Armor.
Mock billing for residents of McGraw, Patton and Upatoi villages started Monday.
The Environmental Management Division’s Conservation Branch is expecting to move nearly 150 gopher tortoises to a safe holding area beginning April 1, endangered species biologist Mark Thornton said.
The 641st Mobilization Troop Command formally ceased operations Monday during an inactivation ceremony outside Ridgway Hall.
Today’s number is 75 million.
It was a bittersweet moment Friday when SPC Aaron Perkins received his Airborne wings. Standing beside his classmates with A Company, 1st Battalion (Airborne), 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Perkins completed a goal he set years before — to follow in the footsteps of his paratrooper brother, SGT Andrew Perkins, and live the legacy Andrew began.
The second week of basic training with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 192nd Infantry Brigade, trainees kicked off Feb. 16 with the Eagle Confidence Tower on Sand Hill.
The saying “like father, like son” is an apt phrase to describe PFC Alan Smith Jr. and his 19-year-old son, PVT Alan Smith III. Both have competitive streaks. Both want to be Infantrymen. And both began one station unit training this week with the 3rd Platoon, A Company, 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade.
The Reserve battalions used to conduct one station unit training for the 198th Infantry Brigade swapped leadership roles during a relief-in-place transition of authority ceremony Friday at Sand Hill’s Kannell Field.
Former NFL running back Warrick Dunn stopped off at Fort Benning on Tuesday for a round of appearances.
As the Maneuver Captains Career Course grooms young officers for command, Fort Benning wants to make sure their spouses are ready for the ride, too.
Leaders of the Diwaniyah Provincial Reconstruction Team and the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, completed the first step toward what is hoped to be a lasting source of income for many farmers in Diwaniyah.
Would you know a healthy stream just by looking?
Post personnel using the Eisenhower Interchange to access Fort Benning will have to change their traffic patterns beginning Monday.
In keeping with the idea of Soldiers helping Soldiers, the Army Emergency Relief financial hardship assistance program will kick off its contribution campaign during a ceremony at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the Kelley Hill Recreation Center.
The Army Expeditionary Warrior Experiment showcased 67 emerging technologies at an open house Friday at the Columbus Convention and Trade Center in downtown Columbus.
Today’s number is 26.
Folke Ahlquist was 11 years old in 1963 when construction was completed on Fort Benning’s headquarters, Building 4, at a cost of $10 million. The post, not yet 50 years old, had long outgrown its original headquarters in Building 35. The completion of Building 4 was heralded in local papers as a major milestone in Fort Benning’s history. It was modern, futuristic and “state-of-the-art.”
Since November 2008, the ID card section has operated under an appointment-only system. The system has eliminated long office wait times of up to three hours that were sometimes encountered under the old “walk-in” system. However, customers may still experience long telephone hold times when calling to make an appointment.
As our nation commits to preserving freedom through the uncertainty of deployments and conflicts across the world, Americans give us a special gift — embracing Soldiers and their families with sincere support. It warms my heart to see adults, children, organizations and businesses that represent all walks of life sending care packages to deployed Soldiers and extending special invitations when they return. In a larger way, the Army Community Covenant generates a great deal of community support for Army families while their Soldiers are away.
Blair Tucker is looking forward to the return of her husband, SFC Jammie Tucker, currently deployed with the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team in Iraq. When he arrives for R&R in July, she’ll be welcoming him to a brand new home in Patton Village.
CSM Steven W. McClaflin became the top-ranking noncommissioned officer of the U.S. Army Infantry School during a change of responsibility ceremony Tuesday at Ridgway Hall.
United States Army Infantry School command sergeant major, CSM Steven W. McClaflin, said he is hopeful about the changes currently underway at Fort Benning.
Current and former Army Rangers gathered Wednesday at the Ranger Memorial on Fort Benning to commemorate Medal of Honor recipient COL(R) Robert L. Howard.
Basic training is designed to teach Army recruits the basic skills of a Soldier. The nine-week course pits them against both physical and mental obstacles and gives them the self-confidence to become the Army’s future leaders. But for family members, friends and future recruits, what happens in basic training can feel like a mystery. In our nine-week series, we will follow the transition from civilian to Soldier of basic training recruits with C Company, 2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 192nd Infantry Brigade.
Post personnel using the Eisenhower Interchange will have to change their traffic patterns beginning March 1.
HOUSTON — Astronauts aboard the International Space Station received a special software upgrade this week — personal access to the Internet and the World Wide Web via the ultimate wireless connection. U.S. Army Soldier and International Space Station Expedition 22 Flight Engineer COL Timothy (T.J.) Creamer made first use of the new system Jan. 22, when he posted the first unassisted update to his Twitter account, @Astro_TJ, from the space station.
UMM QASR, Iraq — As part of the effort by the government of Iraq to increase the stability and international standing of the country, the Iraqi Navy officially welcomed two new ships to its fleet during a ceremony along the country’s southern coast Sunday.
Today’s number is 22,000.
The Fort Benning Freedom of Information Act and Privacy Act Offices are functions under the purview of the Directorate of Human Resources. Located in Building 2610 in Soldiers’ Plaza, the FOIA and PA allow any person, or their authorized agent, to request copies of agency records. The goal of FOIA is to have informed citizens by providing access to specified government records and the purpose of the Privacy Act is to allow access to your individual records.
Monday marks the start of the annual Military Saves Week, the culmination of a year-long Department of Defense Financial Readiness campaign.
FORT SILL, Okla. — The Army is changing the way it trains its newest second lieutenants by merging two basic courses and having officers from the same branches train together from the onset of their careers.
Thirty years ago, massive wildfires at Fort Benning numbered into the hundreds annually. Spanning thousands of acres at a time, the wildfires not only affected safety but also the ability to train Soldiers, said John Brent, chief of the Environmental Management Division, Directorate of Public Works.
Since the Army introduced the Comprehensive Soldier Fitness program in October, there has been much focus on a holistic approach to physical, emotional, social, spiritual and family well-being.
U.S. Army paratroopers took a first step toward a combined U.S.-Iraqi airborne training exercise when 183 paratroopers jumped onto Iraqi soil Friday as part of their sustained airborne training.
The Army’s newest and most advanced Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), the Extended Range/Multi-Purpose (ER/MP) UAS, has successfully completed a series of tests with the HELLFIRE II UAS — a missile specially engineered to fire from a UAV with a 360-degree targeting ability, service officials said.
A random accident cost SSG Luis Elias his right hand, but it didn’t crush his resolve to lead a life without limitations.
Friends and family of the 926th Medical Detachment (Preventive Medicine) gathered at the Sightseeing Chapel to watch the unit case its colors Friday in preparation of its upcoming deployment to Iraq.
Post conservation officials began digging up hundreds of relict trillium roots along Fort Benning’s northern edge Tuesday in preparation for a huge transfer of the rare plant to safer ground.
After 25 years of active-duty service U.S. Army Infantry School Command Sergeant Major CSM Matthew C. Walker will turn over the reins Tuesday in a change of responsibility ceremony to CSM Steven W. McClaflin.
Even a sniper can have a bad day.
Fort Benning’s Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation has pumped almost $10 million into restoration efforts at the Destin Army Recreation Area in the past few years to create an “authentic resort” along Florida’s Emerald Coast, said William Moore, the complex’s business manager.
A memorial service is scheduled for COL(R) Robert L. Howard, a Medal of Honor recipient and U.S. Army Ranger and Special Forces veteran at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Ranger Memorial on Fort Benning.
A growing number of military installations are contracting with national test centers to provide CLEP eCBT (College Level Examination Program) testing and iBT DSST (DANTES Subject Standardized Test) testing through their post education centers. Fort Benning is no exception.
The Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning Command Sergeant Major CSM Earl Rice was selected to be the command sergeant major of the 18th Airborne Corps and Fort Bragg, N.C., Wednesday.
Today’s number is 70.
-- Change-of-responsibility ceremony held at site of brigade’s “heart and soul” -- CSM Dennis Smith becomes the RTB’s 21st command sergeant major -- CSM John Burns to retire after more than 25 years on active duty
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates today established a Defense Department panel to prepare the military for the potential elimination of the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” policy that bans openly gay people from serving in the armed forces.
Donovan Research Library’s digital overhaul — nearly a decade in the making — got a big boost recently.
Today’s number is 6 million.
That’s the number of square footage that will be added to Fort Benning’s 20 million square feet of “powered” facilities when BRAC construction is complete on the Maneuver Center.Planning and training just got a little bit easier on Fort Benning.
Being a Soldier in the Army is a full-time job. No one understands that more than the Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division’s unmanned aerial vehicle cell. Twenty-four hours a day they monitor the 3rd HBCT’s area of operation from above.
Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, honored their predecessors Friday during a wreath-laying ceremony at Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park.
Health-care providers at Martin Army Community Hospital continue to urge Soldiers, retirees and family members to obtain both seasonal and H1N1 vaccines.
-- SPC James Johnson, 11th Engineer Battalion, was convicted at a special court-martial Jan. 22 of two specifications of absence without leave and two specifications of wrongful use of a controlled substance. A military judge sentenced him to confinement for 135 days, and a bad-conduct discharge.
To commemorate Black History Month and honor African-Americans who served, For Love of Liberty: The Story of America’s Black Patriots will air during February on Public Broadcasting System stations across the country.
U.S. dollar in Iraq being reduced to stimulate local currency, economy
SFC Roberto Guadarrama
Drill Sergeant of the Cycle
E Company, 2nd Battalion,
58th Infantry Regiment
Guadarrama is from Rankin, Texas. His previous assignments included the 10th Mountain Division. He has four children and enjoys boating.
Soldiers mixed it up with martial arts, grappling and tactics experts from around the country during a two-day Combatives Symposium.
CSM Mark Horsley became the 21st commandant of the Henry Caro Noncommissioned Officer Academy during a change of command ceremony Tuesday at Ridgway Hall. He will continue to serve as the commandant of the U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer Academy at Fort Knox, Ky., until it conducts its last course Oct. 26.
President Barack Obama stressed during his State of the Union address Wednesday the importance of confronting terrorists who threaten the United States and of succeeding in Afghanistan while continuing a responsible military drawdown in Iraq.
Soldiers assigned to the Martin Army Community Hospital’s Decontamination Team kicked off the New Year with a weeklong training exercise Jan. 11 -15 designed for team- and skill-building. The team’s mission is to provide rapid patient decontamination capabilities in the event of a chemical or biological accident or incident in the area.
American businessman and former two-time presidential candidate Ross Perot visited Fort Benning troops Friday.
The Training Support Center Visual Information Branch is available to take Department of the Army and command photos Monday through Friday from 7:30 to 11 a.m. by appointment.
Today’s number is 4,000.
That will be the total number of “quarters” on Fort Benning when the present housing construction and renovation project is completed. Halfway through the 10-year project, new homes are being completed at an average of one a day.Although the weather is warmer and people are thinking about spring, flu season isn’t behind us. Jan. 10-16 marked National Immunization Week and the general campaign not only focused on recommended immunizations, but also on H1N1 and seasonal flu.
Batteries can die, signals can fade and global-positioning equipment can malfunction at inconvenient times. That’s why Soldiers with B Company, 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment, 192nd Infantry Brigade, spent Tuesday in the woods armed with compasses and maps.
Present a memorandum to the ID Card Section. It should explain what happened to the card and when and must be signed.
The ID Card Section requires people making appointments for ID cards and CACs to make them at least two weeks in advance.
Resilience assessment and training is now available online for family members of Soldiers.
