United States Army

Inside Santa’s Castle: How Fort Benning’s 'secret workshop' supports Soldiers and Families

The spirit of the season took flight as the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment concluded its annual Operation ...
United States Army

Paratroopers from five nations leap into holiday tradition at Fort Benning

For the paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 507th Parachute Infantry Regiment, Airborne and Ranger Training Brigade, the ...
Boston Herald

Fort Benning takes back its old name, but to honor a different soldier

FORT BENNING (AP) — The Army has restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a ...

Fort Benning soldiers head home for holiday block leave

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - More than 10,000 Fort Benning trainees headed home Wednesday for the Army’s annual holiday block leave ...
FOX 5 Atlanta on MSN

Thousands of Fort Benning soldiers traveling home for holidays

Thousands of Army trainees from Fort Benning are heading home for the holidays as part of a long-standing military tradition ...
WRBL

U.S. and foreign soldiers compete in Gainey Cup at Fort Benning

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WRBL) — Teams from across the U.S. Army and its partner nations are competing in the Gainey Cup this week at Fort Benning. Out of the 18 teams competing, five come from partner ...
WTVM

MILITARY MATTERS: Army Scouts From All Over The World On Fort Benning Competing In Gainey Cup

FORT BENNING, Ga. (WTVM) - A big competition has been happening all week on Fort Benning, to find the Army’s “Best Scout Squad.” Teams from America, Canada, the U-K, Ireland, Germany and the ...
WTVM

MILITARY MATTERS: Week of Events Leads Up To Army 250th Birthday, On and Off Fort Benning

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - The U.S. Army, older than the nation it defends, is a week away from marking 250 years in existence. And there are a variety of events on and off Fort Benning, leading up to the ...

Fort Benning Soldiers go home for the holidays

For nearly four months, more than 10,000 trainees withstood continuous training. Now, they get a chance to visit family just in time for the holidays. Lt. Christopher ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fort Benning’s renaming ceremony is this week. Here’s who the name honors now

Just weeks before World War I ended, the U.S. military established Fort Benning near Columbus. The first soldiers arrived there on Oct. 6, 1918. Later that month, officials held a ceremony for naming ...
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

Army restores Fort Benning name

FORT BENNING -- The Army officially restored the name Fort Benning to its storied training post in Georgia, only this time to honor an 18-year-old corporal who fought in World War I rather than a ...
FOX 5 Atlanta

Fort Benning officially renamed in ceremony on Wednesday morning

Fort Benning was renamed Wednesday in honor of U.S. Army Corporal Fred G. Benning, a World War I hero awarded the Distinguished Service Cross. The post was previously named after Confederate General ...