Fort Benning News

THE EPIC STORY OF ROBERT ROGERS AND THE CONQUEST OF AMERICA'S FIRST FRONTIER By John F. Ross Bantam, $30, 548 pages REVIEWED BY PHILIP KOPPER If you want to write a great novel, Melville said, pick a great theme.

Sgt. James Jordan has served with Fort Benning's 3rd Brigade on each of its three combat tours in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Honduras: Undo The Coup By Amy Goodman The first coup d'etat in Central America in more than a quarter-century occurred last Sunday in Honduras.

Go forward and answer the call. That is the number one job of a soldier and the conflicts in Afghanistan and Iraq are stretching our nations army thin.

Basic Training Marine Pvt. Patrick H. Milott , son of Patrick and Patricia Milott of Worcester , has completed basic combat training at Parris Island, S. C. Army Pvt.

Men at work Lockheed Martin received a task order to manage the Field Logistics Readiness Center at Fort Bragg , NC.

The Army says about 90 soldiers from the 63rd Engineer Company are scheduled to return to Fort Benning from a 15-month deployment to Iraq early Monday.

Heat injuries are so common among soldiers drilling on Fort Benning during the summer months that basic trainees are required to practice twice a day on how to quickly and effectively respond to life-threatening conditions.

This single-vendor, five-year contract--valued at about $110 million--will place an estimated 270 dentists and other dental ancillary providers at 10 Army facilities located in five states.

Army National Guard Pfc. Richard Cline has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

"); var headline = escape ; OpenWin "> - The new National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Patriot Park will celebrate its Grand Opening June 19, 2009.

It was a sight that so overwhelmed Alma Powell, wife of former Secretary of State and retired Gen.

Maj. Gen. Michael D. Barbero, commander of the U.S. Army Infantry Center and Fort Benning, will soon get his third star, according to a post press release.

The National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning has officially opened, with retired Gen.

Retired Gen. Colin Powell is the guest speaker at the grand opening of the National Infantry Museum at Fort Benning.

Army Pvt. Kevin S. Floyd has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning.

An Army specialist swept up in a statewide child pornography sting operation in March had his case tossed out Tuesday by a grand jury.

SOMERS POINT U.S. Army Ranger Spc. Joseph Metzger III has completed three tours of duty in Iraq and one in Afghanistan and has been injured twice, and after two months of recovery, he is ready to go back to work.

Those Yellow Jackets are swarming again. And the first of this year's swarms that I've learned about will be on June 20 at Graystone Presbyterian Church on Woodlawn Pike.

Maj. Gen. Michael Barbero said he was shocked to learn he will be leaving Fort Benning just seven months after becoming the post's 50th commandant but believes the Army has chosen the right leader to replace him.