Fort Gordon News

If President Obama decides to add troops to the war in Afghanistan, it's not likely a large number will come from Fort Gordon.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for a Plymouth, Ind., native killed in last week's shooting rampage at Fort Hood, Texas.

Friday, Nov. 6, 2009 9:05 a.m. A day after the worst mass shooting at a military base in the United States, officials at Fort Gordon said they could not discuss whether the incident at Fort Hood, Texas, has led to any security changes on post.

The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included several people who shared the same profession as the alleged shooter, a father of three with ties to Laos whose family had a history of military service, a civilian who had returned to work a week after suffering a heart attack, and ...

Soldiers and civilians stand on the back patio of the Soldier Readiness Center at the Fort Hood Army post as the sun begins to set on the scene where Maj.

Thirteen people were killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas.

In this combo, victims killed during a shooting at Fort Hood, Texas on Nov. 5, 2009 are shown.

The 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas, included a pregnant woman who was preparing to return home, a man who quit a furniture company job to join the military about a year ago, a newlywed who had served in Iraq and a woman who had vowed to take on Osama bin Laden after the Sept.

"He was on a base," his wife, Marikay DeCrow, said in a telephone interview from the couple's home at Fort Gordon, Ga., where she hoped to be reunited with her husband once he finished his work at Fort Hood.

An Indiana man says his son was among the 13 people killed when an Army psychiatrist allegedly opened fire on fellow soldiers at Fort Hood, Texas.

Military personnel at Augusta's army post spoke with NBC Augusta 26 News about the mental and physical stress soldiers can experience when facing deployment.

An Army psychiatrist set to be shipped overseas opened fire at the Fort Hood, Texas, Army post Thursday, authorities said, a rampage that killed 12 people and left 31 wounded in the worst mass shooting ever at a military base in the United States.

The construction and renovation of Fort Gordon's aging barracks continue as the post enters its fourth year since surviving a nationwide round of military base reductions and closures.

An effort by local citizens to send non-combat supplies to troops deployed on the war front has doubled in strength and in the amount of goods hoped to be sent, a couple of local veterans report.

Love of country was one of the driving forces in Kenneth Bradford Facey's life. The retired U.S. Army colonel was 84 when he died Saturday at Eisenhower Army Medical Center, leaving behind a distinguished military career.

There is high anticipation among many as we prepare for our annual Best of Augusta issue.

After being injured while serving a tour in Iraq, Benjamin Berkman was discharged from the Army and found himself shifting from job to job.

Sgt. Vernon W. Martin, 25, of Savannah, died Oct. 3 in Kamdesh, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their contingency outpost with small arms, rocket-propelled grenade and indirect fires.

Seminars, health screenings and door prizes will be part of Fort Gordon's Retiree Appreciation Day on Saturday.

According to the Fort Gordon Public Information Office, the Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center Family Medicine Clinic will be offering seasonal flu shots Saturday, October 24th.