Fort Benning

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning, birthplace of America’s Airborne, hosts an annual gathering of former paratroopers April 4 through 6, with events that included a parachute jump from a World War II transport p More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Over Fryar Drop Zone at Fort Benning in August 2016, a U.S. Army paratrooper exits the rear of a C-130 aircraft. Fort Benning is birthplace of the U.S. Army Airborne, and home to the U.S. A More

The men of the 555th Parachute Infantry Regiment march in the New York City Victory Parade on January 12, 1946. Maj. Gen. Jim Gavin ensured the “Triple Nickles” not only marched in the parade, but wore the ins More

FORT BENNING, Ga. (April 25, 2018 ) Capt. Daniel Johnson, an instructor at the Military Advisor Training Academy, Fort Benning, Georgia, plays the bag pipes at the beginning of the Australian and New Zealand Ar More

U.S. Army Spc. Reina Fishburn assists Staff Sgt. Tessa Vandegrift with her gear before they jump as part of an Airborne School anniversary celebration at Lawson Army Airfield, Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 15, 2015. More

U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Murphy, commander of the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., helps Capt. Loren Teillon, also with the 982nd Combat Camera Company, East Point, Ga., fasten the leg straps of More

FORT BENNING, Ga. (Oct. 19, 2018) -- Maj. Gen. Gary Brito, commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, leads units from across post in an early morning run to celebrate the Fort Benning C More

98th Training Division (IET) Brig. Gen. Miles A. Davis relinquishes command to Brig. Gen. Tony L. Wright with the passing of colors during the Change of Command Ceremony at the National Infantry Museum at Fort More

COLUMBUS, Ga. (June 18, 2018) -- Second Lt. Aireal Williams, 3rd Battalion, 16th Cavalry Regiment, talks with Douglas Wright June 12 at Open Door Community in Columbus, Georgia. Williams was at Open Door as par More

U.S. Army Spc. Patrick Hilson (right) helps Spc. Joshua Talley (left), both from the 982nd Combat Camera Company, secure straps for his safety harness in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jum More

Bobby Gautier, a re-enactor with the Liberty Jump Team, out of Fort Worth, Texas, inspects his gear for Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump at McCarthy Hall More

U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Christa Petersen, with Echo Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, gives the sound off for equipment check during Sustained Airborne Training in preparation for the 75th A More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – At Fort Benning Oct. 26, Sgt. 1st Class Shawn Buzzell, a U.S. Army drill sergeant, talks about basic training and Army life to young adults who have declared an interest in joining the Army. More

Sgt. 1st Class Ricky Royals, left, Sgt. Marcus Emelio, center, and Sgt. Christopher McMurdy, right, proudly display their Ranger tabs. Each soldier recently graduated from the U.S. Army Ranger School and are s More

U.S. Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, shares a light moment with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Scott Miller, commander, NATO Special Operations Component Command-Afghanistan and More

A Douglas-DC3-C47 sits on display awaiting paratroopers at William T. drop zone, Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 15, 2015. The 1-507th Parachute Infantry Regiment (PIR) Battalion celebrates 75 years of the U.S. Army Ai More

U.S. Army Capt. Jesse Sheehan, Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, gives operations brief to the jump masters at McCarthy Hall, Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 14, 2015 More

(FORT BENNING, GA) – An ABOLC Instructor passes a 120 mm training round to a student during an ammunition resupply, Feb. 9, 2017, here, at the Digital Multi-Purpose Range Complex (DMPRC). (Photo by: Patrick A. More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – Soldiers of the all-African American 24th Infantry Regiment and family members in 1941 outside the building here that housed the regiment's post exchange and snack bar. The building, which w More

Cadre of the 1-507th Parachute Infantry Regiment brief operations and procedures for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump, inside McCarthy Hall on Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 14, 2015. The 1-507th Parachute I More

U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from the 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training) inactivated eight units during a ceremony at Fort Benning, Georgia on July 8, 2017. The units being inactivated dated back to More

The Round House was built in 1938 and has served as a hunting lodge, Officers’ Club Annex and meeting hall for the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit. It survives as a local emblem from the World War II era and of the More

Fort Benning Soldiers and civilians observe the German-Italian Memorial Day Ceremony Nov. 15 at the Fort Benning Cemetery. Detlev Runger, Consul General of the Federal Republic of Germany to Atlanta gave remar More

Sgt. 1st Class Adam Sokolowski, the Service Pistol Team chief and coach with the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit, fires his 9-mm pistol at the barricade stage of the 2017 Bianchi Cup on May 24 in Hallsville, Missou More

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- A regularly scheduled graduation ceremony of Soldiers newly trained as Infantrymen by Fort Benning's 198th Infantry Brigade takes place on Inouye Field at the National Infantry Museum here. More

Soldiers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment at Fort Benning, Georgia, the Liberty Jump Team and Veterans Association, honor the first jump of the test platoon on National Airborne Day, Augu More

FORT BENNING, Ga. (May 8, 2018) – Lt. Col. Wes Wilhite, newly the commander of 2nd Squadron, 15th Cavalry Regiment, talks following the squadron's activation ceremony. Re-engaging a history that extends back to More

Warrant Officers at Camp Buehring gathered today to celebrate the 94th birthday of the Army Warrant Officer Corps. On May 12, 1921, a distinctive insignia was approved for warrant officers. It consisted of an e More

U.S. Army Maj. Christopher Murphy (Left) and 1st Lt. Terrence Adams (Right) from the 982nd Combat Camera Company performs sustain airborne training in preparation for the 75th Anniversary Airborne School jump, More

A silver punch bowl is on display in The China Room located at the 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division on Fort Benning, Ga., Sept. 2. The punch bowl, pr More

Lt. Cmdr. Heather A. Boyce-James, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team’s Embedded Behavioral Health clinic’s director, reads information provided by Rita Smith, a military family life consultant, during the EBH open More

FORT BENNING, Ga. – In a March 2004 photo, a member of a Fort Benning prescribed burn crew uses a bulldozer to move a burning dead tree to where it can't spread fire outside the space within which the crew want More

Spc. Mark Roberts, Third Army Augmentation Company, Detachment 14, from Fort McPherson, Ga., clears a barbed-wire fence during pre-deployment training at Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 17. Personnel assigned to Detach More

Master Sgt. Walter Zajkowski and Maj. Liam Collins both from the United States Special Operations Command, carry their rucks after being dropped from an UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter into and swimming across Victo More

Soldiers from the 789th Ordnance Company (EOD), from Fort Benning, Ga., currently attached to the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, prepare a cache for detonation at a remote location near Forward Operating Base Hammer, More

1st Sgt. Henning Jensen, first sergeant of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade, leads a foot patrol with the National Police Transition Team in eastern Ba More

Toby Keith (right) and Scott Emmerick play an acoustic set for the Soldiers of 1-15th Infantry Regiment at Combat Outpost Carver, Salman Pak, Iraq, April 26. Keith included the outpost in his sixth USO tour to More

John Long, Fort Campbell 5th Special Forces Group All-Army Combatives Team, who won the light heavyweight division at the 2008 U.S. Army Combatives Tournament Oct. 5, 2008 in the Sgt. 1st Class Paul Ray Smith P More

Maj. Timothy Gothard a member of the 412th Theater Engineer Command marksmanship team participated in the United States Small Arms Chapionship at Fort Benning, Feb. 22.

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Retired Special Forces Chief Warrant Officer Gary O’Neal held a five gallon bucket of water by an ice pick through his neck. O'Neal’s dedication to his country was recognized last Friday, July 9, when he was on More

The 233rd Transportation Company begins their convoy live fire exercise during the company FTX on Fort Knox July 10. The Heavy Equipment Transport must carefully navigate its way through the narrow lanes of Ste More

Second Lt. Jorge Ramirez, a member of Joint Task Force Domestic Support-Counterdrug, receives his Ranger tab after completing Ranger School July 16, 2010. (U.S. Army National Guard photo/ 2nd Lt. Kara Siepmann More

Staff Sgt. Kevin McMakin from Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 48th Infantry Brigade COmbat Team, throws a grenade during the Urban Operations portion of the 2010 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Benning, More

Sgt. 1st Class Jeffery Beaudion, a Pre-Ranger Course instructor, watches as a soldier plunges into the pool during the Combat Water Survival Test portion of the Pre-Ranger Course at Fort Irwin, Calif., Aug. 3.

Competitors in the 2010 Best Warrior Competition take the Army Physical Fitness Test at Stewart Field at Fort Benning, Ga., Friday, July 30, 2010. Durning the competition, participants must negotiate multiple e More

Vista, Calif., native Spc. David Sanchez, F Troop, 2nd Squadron, 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, writes down notes prior to calling in an airstrike during the evaluation phase of the Expert Infantryman Badge tes More

Spc. Mason Heller, a sniper with C Troop, 1st Squadron, 73rd Cavalry Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, is recognied by U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen. George W. Casey Jr. during a ceremony at Brigade Headquarter More

Col. Johnnie L. Johnson, Jr., a Tampa, Fla. native, took command of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, in January 2011. During the last 12 months his brigade, located at Fort Benning, Ga. More

Soldiers from the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment hydrate immediately following a 12-mile ruck march during the Pre-Ranger Assessment Course at Fort Irwin, Calif., March 2. The course started with more than 30 ca More

Illinois Guardsman Staff Sgt. Adam Therriault of Ottawa, with Company A, 33rd Brigade Special Troops Battalion in Marseilles took second place in the final round at the 4th annual 2011 Army National Guard Comba More

Illinois Army National Guard’s Sgt. 1st Class David Perdew of Astoria, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 44th Chemical Battalion based in Macomb engages targets in the kneeling position during the serv More

Sgt. 1st Class George Pickowicz fires an M16 during one of the rifle matches at the 2011 ALLARMY Small Arms Championship held here in March. Pickowicz, from Gilmanton, N.H., is a small arms instructor with the More

Sgt. 1st Class Cedric King and Brett Graves, representing the 82nd Airborne Division, participate in the canoe race portion of the 2011 David E. Grange, Jr. Best Ranger Competition. The competition is a three d More

Staff Sgt. Matthew Madiar, of Chicago, with Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 106th Cavalry Regiment in Aurora, along with teammate 2nd Lt. Andrew Burns from the Indiana National Guard's Company A, 2nd Battalion, 151st In More

Lance Cpl. Tannon Hillis, a member of the Marine Corps Air Station Miramar Shooting Team, based out of California, and a Marysville, Wash., native, tallies up his score at the 52nd Annual Interservice Pistol Ch More

Service members send rounds down range during the 52nd Annual Interservice Pistol Championships here, June 15. Shooting teams from Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Isl More

Marines earned plaques and trophies for their overall and team scores at the 52nd Annual Interservice Pistol Championship awards banquet in Columbus, Ga., June 17. Twenty Marines from various shooting teams rep More

U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit Soldiers Staff Sgt. Glenn Eller (left), Staff Sgt. Josh Richmond (center), and Staff Sgt. Jeff Holguin (right) prepare to compete at a match last year. The three USAMU Shotgun shoote More

Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division show off their urban combat skills while filming a Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC) video at the For More

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Savannah District managed and executed the largest renovation project ($168 million) in the distrct, the Maneuver Center of Excellence Headquarters at Fort Benning, Ga. The faci More

An Expert Field Medical Badge candidate performs security as other candidates tend to simulated wounded, Oct. 4, at Fort Benning, Ga. Of the 149 candidates that began the testing, 41 successfully earned the EFMB.

Soldiers of 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, prepare for their mission by transporting equipment to the motor pool at Fort Benning, Ga., Oct. 25. Hammer Focus will prepare the Sledgehammer More

Security vehicles escort a medical Humvee to a helicopter landing zone at Fort Benning, Ga., to transport three wounded during simulated mass casualty training Nov. 2. The scenario is part of Hammer Focus, a mo More

Maj. Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams, Third Infantry Division commanding general, reenlists Third ID soldiers and their families Nov. 3 at Fort Stewart, Ga. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Uriah Walker)

Pfc. David J. Reeves (left) and Spc. Matthew Flint (right) practice exiting a Black Hawk helicopter prior to an aerial reaction force mission at the National Training Center Nov. 10. Reconnaissance Platoon, Hea More

Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, load donated food before weighing the battalion’s total donation Nov. 14. Nearly 12,000 lbs. of food was More

Soldiers of 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, load donated food before weighing the battalion’s total donation Nov. 14. Nearly 12,000 lbs of food was More

Officials celebrate during the ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony for the Maneuver Center of Excellence Headquarters at Fort Benning, Ga. USACE South Atlantic Division Commander Maj. Gen. Todd Semonite (fro More

Maj. Geoff Bailey, chaplain, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, speaks to soldiers and spouses during a marriage retreat at Panama City Beach, Fla., Dec. 3. The retreat featured the “Laugh Yo More

Capt. Jeffrey Zabala, the assistant operations officer for 4th Squadron, 73rd Airborne Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, and student of the Cavalry Leadership Course, briefs his More

Distinguished Master Logistician Maj. Fenicia Jackson stands by the plaque where her name will soon join other recipients of the Maj. Gen. James W. Wright Award Dec. 13 at the Lewis and Clark Center. Jackson wi More

In less than one year, Dixie Road, the two-lane, main artery through Fort Benning, Ga., expanded to a four-lane thoroughfare. Crews paved 7.12 miles of roadway, raised an existing bridge 12 inches and built a n More

Staff Sgt. Jeremy Griffin, Company C, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, loads lane-marking darts on the Assault Breacher Vehicle Jan. 11 at Fort Benning, Ga More

Capt. Erik Edstrom, executive officer, Honor Guard Company, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), inserts an intravenous catheter into the arm of Staff Sgt. Sean McAlpine, infantryman, Delta Company, duri More

Pfc. John Grasso, Company B, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, secures a radio cable during a communications exercise at Fort Benning, Ga., Jan. 24. The exe More

Heather Harrison receives a dozen yellow roses from a Sledgehammer Brigade soldier during the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division’s assumption of responsibility ceremony Tuesday, at Sledgehamme More

Spc. John Hughes, Company C, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, helps load a rocket on to the Assault Breacher Vehicle, Jan. 8, at Fort Benning, Ga. The Sled More

Trainers and attendees from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, discuss early warning signs of a potentially suicidal service member at the Kelley Hill Chapel, Feb. 14. The class, called A More

2nd Lt. Don Gomez, a former enlisted soldier who decided to re-join the Army to become an officer through officer candidate school, participates in an exercise at Infantry Basic Officer Leadership Course at For More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Robert B. Brown, center, commanding General of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence, speaks to Army Chief of Staff Gen. Raymond T. Odierno at his arrival to Fort Benning, Ga., March 9, 2012.

Sgt. 1st Class Nhiem Chau, Scout Platoon, 1st Battalion, 15th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, conducts a convoy safety brief to his Soldiers Friday at the National Train More

National Guard soldiers from across the nation check for their names on the fighter’s division brackets at the 2012, fifth annual National Guard Combatives Tournament hosted by the Warrior Training Center at Fo More

Spc. Miles McDonald, Missouri Army National Guard, won the 2012 National Guard Combatives Tournament featherweight (115 pounds) class with a rear chokehold submission against Sgt. Terry Hams, Alaska Army Nation More

Soldiers of the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, step off the airplane at Fort Benning, Ga., Tuesday, March 27. The Sledgehammer Brigade recently completed the first decisive action rotatio More

Wounded and injured soldiers at Fort Benning, Ga., now have a new $33.2 million Warrior in Transition Complex to help them rehabilitate or transition back into duty or civilian life.

Members of Fort Benning’s Project Delivery Team coalesce after the first piece of structural steel was placed at the site April 9, 2012.

Paul Rutland, supervisor equipment specialist of the ECS 43; Darrell Shelton, manager of the 43 ECS; Brig. Gen William J. Gothard, deputy commanding general, 81st Regional Support Command; Command Sgt. Maj. Wi More

(Left to right) Team 49 1st Lt. Nicholas Plocar with the Wisconsin Army National Guard and Capt Robert Killian with the Colorado Army National Guard, complete the commando crawl obstacle during the first day of More

Bill Stembridge, staffer for U.S. Senator Sonny Chambliss for Georgia; Col Jeffery Fletcher, Fort Benning garrison commander; retired Maj. Gen. Alan Bell, USAR Ambassador from Georgia; U.S. Congressman Sanford More

Comedian Ron White eats lunch with soldiers from the 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, Saturday at Gibson Dining Facility, Fort Benning, Ga. White, a long time supporter of the U.S. military More

Sgt. 1st Class John Swalley (right), Company D, 2nd Battalion, 69th Armor Regiment, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, moves a piece of M1A2 Abrams tank track to position May 2 at Fort Bennin More

U.S. Army recruits in basic training navigate an obstacle course during a visit from Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at Fort Benning, Ga., May 4, 2012. Panetta visited Fort Benning to address service membe More

U.S. Army recruits in basic training navigate an obstacle course during a visit from Secretary of Defense Leon E. Panetta at Fort Benning, Ga., May 4, 2012. Panetta visited Fort Benning to address service membe More

The tank crew from the 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment of the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division place the Ironhorse crest into the coveted Sullivan Cup, here, May 6. The Sullivan Cup is a presti More

Sgt. 1st Class Marc Westenbarger, tank commander, C Company, 1st Battalion, 77th Armor Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division, ratchets the bolts on a piece of tank track during a maintenance c More

Kearny, N.J. native, Sgt. 1st Class Oscar Ayala, a platoon sergeant for D Company, 2nd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, conducts situps during a physical fitness t More

Newly crowned Ms. Magnolia Manor, Dorothy “Dot” Grogan, waves to her audience. Residents of the Magnolia Manor assisted living community took part in their inaugural beauty pageant as part of Senior Citizens’ W More

The author, Spc. Erik Anderson, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, Brigade Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Divison

Air Force Staff Sgt. Jerry Davis, a loadmaster with the 14th Airlift Squadron, 437th Airlift Wing, Charleston Air Force Base, S.C., inches a M1A2 Abrams tank into position aboard a C-17 Globemaster III aircraf More