Fort Benning News

We are sometimes so eager to find the heroes among us, that we may lower our standards to find them.

It's been nearly three weeks since the attack on Fort Hood that left 13 dead and others wounded but the events of November 5th still send shock waves through our country.

Air Force Reserve Airman Travis Paul graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

A Fort Benning spokesman says Army officials are investigating whether a suspicious note and package found at the west Georgia post is a viable threat.

The Army Times is reporting exclusively that an anonymous note threatening a massacre similar to the Nov.

A box of hollow-point bullets and an anonymous note threatening an incident like the one at Fort Hood, Texas, were discovered Thursday at Fort Benning, Ga., sparking a criminal investigation and greater police presence, a witness told Army Times.

Thursday was graduation day for the officer candidate school at Fort Benning. There's an OCS graduation every thirteen weeks, so having one Thursday was not unusual, except that Thursday's ceremony was special because of the guest speaker and the exceptional soldier who asked him to come.

Peter Sprenger lost his right eye to shrapnel from an exploding car bomb during his first combat tour in Iraq, but the Army infantryman never let the wound dim his focus on staying in the fight.

For Tigers right-hander Edwin Jackson, a homecoming in Georgia takes on a little bigger meaning.

Deborah Tainsh kept a journal the entire time her stepson, U.S. Army Sgt. Patrick Tainsh, was deployed in Iraq.

Air Force Airman Nicholas R. Clemmons graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

We are a fortunate country to have such brave and patriotic troops to protect our freedoms.

Beneath static gray skies, the sound of a fire siren rang to signify the Veterans Day gathering held Wednesday morning at the Veteran's Flag Memorial in the Live Oak Cemetery Nearly 200 people from the community attended the celebration to pay tribute to the men and woman who have served and protected this country and to those who continue to put ...

Wednesday marked the day when American military veterans are honored for their sacrifices.

Army Pvt. Kevin A. Hodge has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

Ryan S. Hill joined the Army under the Delayed Entry Program. He will report to Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga., for basic training in February.

Blake Morrison on Craig F Walker's photographs of American soldier Ian Fisher, from his recruitment to his return from Iraq 1 / 28 June 7, 2007: Ian Fisher at the Armed Forces enlistment centre.

The parade will begin at 11 a.m. at the intersection of U.S. Highway 43 and State Highway 28 in front of the courthouse.

The Armya s public affairs staff at Fort Hood used Facebook today to publish a note saying the media relations office is inundated with requests and is answering queries as quickly as possible.

Fort Hood: inside the base Twelve people have died and 31 have been wounded after a shooting spree at the Fort Hood in Texas, the largest US military base in the world.