Fort Sill News

A 19-year-old U.S. Marine based at Fort Sill is in the Comanche County Jail on a rape charge.

A Marine in training at Fort Sill, Okla., has been charged with first-degree rape in connection with a relationship with a 12-year-old girl that is expected to lead to charges against at least two other Marines, authorities said.

The Tulsa suburb of Broken Arrow is now Oklahoma's fourth largest city, moving up from its No.

Army Pfc. Andrew C. Hall, son of Gordon T. and Janie Hall of Bella Vista, has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.

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.

After a week-long competition, the Army Training and Doctrine Command named its 2009 Drill Sergeants of the Year.

Specialist Chancellor Arsenio Keesling passed away June 19, 2009, while serving in Iraq.

As Fort Bliss' primary mission changes, the post is also changing the patch that about 150 of its soldiers wear.

Army Pv2 Phillip Ryan Spence graduated from basic training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.

Coleman, a 2007 graduate of Elmira Christian Academy, attends Corning Community College.

For most of us, $3 billion is a lot of money. It's enough to hire 85,714 teachers, at $35,000 each, for one year.

The pace of over-35 enlistment in the US Army jumped sharply in the first months of this year, and while rising unemployment is an important factor, older recruits say the economy is not their only motivation By James Dao NY TIMES NEWS SERVICE, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA Saturday, Jun 20, 2009, Page 16 Private First Class Shane Dixon is known as Old Dix.

Pfc. Shane Dixon is known as Old Dix. Specialist Jason Ness goes by Gramps. Pfc. Christopher Batson's nom de boot camp is Pops.

The question posed to Maj. Gen. Mark Graham was innocent enough. You see, a group of us was eating breakfast with Graham, U.S. Army commanding general of Division West, at Fort Carson, Colo., recently as part of the Joint Civilian Orientation Conference hosted by the secretary of defense.

Transient lodging at 10 Army installations across the country is being privatized to improve quality of life for soldiers and families.

The U.S. Army today announced that it will transfer the first 10 installations under the Army's Privatization of Army Lodging program on August 15, 2009.

ARMED FORCES BASIC TRAINING Air Force Airman Kasey L. Boucher , son of Lorraine Boucher of Millville, has completed basic combat training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.

First Army Division West, the unit responsible for the post-mobilization training of Army Reserve and National Guard Soldiers in the western United States, is moving its headquarters from Fort Carson to Fort Hood, Texas.

Army officials say a soldier from Texas was killed after suffering injuries from an automobile accident in Fayetteville, N.C. Matthew B. Thomas was a 23-year-old wheeled vehicle mechanic from Lockhart.

Army Pvt. Andrew G. Womack has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.