Fort Hood Steps In After Shutdown Halts WWII Veteran’s Military Funeral
As the government shutdown creeps along, now in its fourth week, services that have been placed on hold are beginning to affect people in all walks of life. Including deceased veterans. A Final Wish For Florencio Davila of Waco, Texas, his dying wish was to be buried with full military honors. After all, the […]
Georgia’s Fort Benning Would Become Fort Moore Again Under House Bill
ATLANTA – Fort Benning in Columbus could switch back to Fort Moore under legislation passed by the Republican-led House of Representatives, a move that would reverse a highly publicized Trump administration decision. Tucked inside a sweeping defense spending bill that won approval this month, the measure would require the Georgia base to once again honor […]
Soldier Dies on Fort Leonard Wood Rifle Range
An 18-year-old from California has been identified as the Army National Guardsman who died Friday on a rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Pvt. Andrey Okunev, 18, assigned to Company B, 1stBattalion, 48th Infantry Regiment, was pronounced dead after a midmorning “incident” on the range, according to Army officials. Base public affairs officials declined […]
Army Sergeant Charged with Attempted Murder in the Shootings of 5 Fort Stewart Soldiers
SAVANNAH, Ga. — A U.S. Army sergeant accused of shooting five fellow soldiers at a Georgia base was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, aggravated assault and domestic violence as the Army revealed that one of the victims was the suspect’s romantic partner. The charges were issued as Sgt. Quornelius Radford made his first appearance Tuesday […]
Fort Stewart Soldiers Who Fought Gunman, Provided Care to Wounded Recognized for Valor
Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll commended six soldiers at Fort Stewart, Georgia, on Thursday for their actions during an active-shooter incident that left multiple troops injured and briefly locked down one of the service’s highest-profile bases. The soldiers were awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for what Driscoll described as a combination of bravery, decisive […]
Fort Stewart Army Base Shooting Raises Questions About Military Gun Policies
A shooting that injured five soldiers at one of the country’s largest military bases on Wednesday has resurfaced questions about a long-standing army policy that largely prevents service members from carrying personal weapons on military installations. Soldiers in the area who witnessed the shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia “immediately and without hesitation” tackled the […]
5 Soldiers Wounded in Mass Shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia
This is a developing story and will be updated. Five soldiers were wounded Wednesday morning in a shooting at Fort Stewart in Georgia, one of the highest-profile Army installations in the South, according to service officials. The incident occurred around 11 a.m. in the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team area of the base, which is […]
Army ROTC Cadet Dies During Fort Knox Land Navigation Training
A 22-year-old Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadet died Thursday during a land navigation exercise at Fort Knox, Kentucky, the service announced. Cadet Neil Edara, of Ridgewood, New Jersey, became unresponsive while participating in a routine land navigation drill, a core component of the Army’s ROTC summer training event, which draws thousands of cadets from […]
Texas' Fort Bliss Set to Host 5,000-Bed Immigrant Detention Camp
The Trump administration has awarded a $1.26 billion contract to build and operate a virtually unprecedented 5,000-bed immigration detention facility at Fort Bliss, an Army base near El Paso, Texas, a defense official confirmed to Military.com. The contract was issued to Acquisition Logistics Company, a relatively small Virginia-based firm with seemingly no notable experience managing […]
Fort Carson to Temporarily Close Gate 19 after $11 Million Investment in Road
Fort Carson announced Tuesday Gate 19 will temporarily close Aug. 1 about two years after an $11 million Colorado Department of Transportation project to pave the road to the gate. The base made the decision in part because the overall number of soldiers on base is down with the 2nd Stryker Brigade Combat Team deployed […]