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Police involved in death investigation of Fort Benning soldier
The 31-year-old soldier, whose name hasn’t been released, was shot at a Lakefront Drive home, off St.
Don't sweat the July party primaries
Not because he faces his first political challenge since Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue named him Muscogee Municipal Court judge in 2010, with attorneys Cynthia Maisano and Robert Wilson aiming to unseat him in the July 31 Democratic primary, but because it's hot.
3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team prepares for training exercise
The 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, at Fort Benning will take part in the Joint Operations Access Exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C. Other units taking part in the June 5 exercise include U.S. Army’s 18th Airborne Corps, 82nd Airborne Division, other Army units and the U.S. Air Force’s 93rd Air Ground Operations Wing.
Army Tests Lightweight Machine Gun
The Light Machine Gun, or LMG, was built by Textron Systems, who used the same plastics, aluminum, and steel currently used on weapon systems to design it, Brandon Recchia, a Textron project engineer, said in an email.
Coffee captain: Rob Swartwood's Ranger Coffee Company helps fellow veterans
Harmony Church Barracks named to honor Sgt. Patrick S. Tainsh
Before joining the Army, Patrick S. Tainsh was known for surfing and skate boarding in California, but now his name hangs on a building like Gen.
Street dance, - house of horrors' on tap
The annual Hummingbird Festival in Hogansville is this weekend with the usual fare of crafts, food and fun.
An Army Chaplain at Fort Benning who is getting ready for his third deployment, is asking you to stop and take a moment to remember those who have given their lives for their country.
Army vet reflects on loss of fellow soldier
Tyler Blackburn sometimes wishes he could have traded places with his good friend Julian Berisford, a soldier from West Virginia whom Blackburn came to know while they served in the Afghanistan War.
Barrington World War II Veteran Remembers Being 'Scared Every Day'
Burnell Wollar was 17 years old, living with his parents on Main Street in Barrington when he enlisted during World War II.
A precious price paid for our freedom
Today is Memorial Day, a national holiday established long ago for Americans to honor the men and women of the nation's armed forces.
National program honors veterans in hospice care
Joe Paull jpaull@ledger-enquirer.com Retired Chief Warrant Officer 3 Troy "Pop" Wakefield and his wife, Earlouise, stand in front of an American flag outside their home on April 24th.
Charlie Dove makes hole in one at Fort Benning
Charlie Dove scored his third hole in one at Fort Benning on Saturday with an ace on hole No.
Welcome Home: Knapp seeing the world, and helping it
Staff Sgt. Dustin Knapp talks about air assault school in this screen shot from a video posted on our website.
Memorial ceremony at Fort Benning honors troops killed in Iraq, Afghanistan
ROBIN TRIMARCHI rtrimarchi@ledger-enquirer.com Phyllis Bailey, mother of Sgt. Lakeshia Bailey who was killed in Iraq in March 2010, touches her daughter's name on the Fallen Heroes Memorial on Kelley Hill Thursday, home of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division.
FORT BENNING, Ga. - Army Staff Sgt. Bryan P. Jenkins has been inducted into the Sgt.
Familiar Memorial Day Event in Suwanee on Friday
A Memorial Day tradition will be renewed Friday in Suwanee, when the Gwinnett Community Band performs, and the Silver Wings parachuters do their act, weather permitting.
3rd Brigade rededicates monument at National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center
Five days before the nation observes Memorial Day and weeks before deploying to Kuwait, the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division at Fort Benning rededicated a monument Wednesday at the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center.
'Glee' Finale Recap: Who's Headed to New York?
Fox's Glee wrapped its third season with an emotional finale that opened the door to next year's split time in New York and Ohio when several seniors learned where their future would take them.
Volunteers provide $1.9 million in services at Fort Benning
Volunteers at Fort Benning saved the post more than $1.9 million with 88,570 service hours at the installation, officials said.