Before taking over as lead pastor of Christ Community Church in Columbus, Pastor Derrick Shields served 20 years in the army, wearing a variety of hats.
By day, U.S. Army veteran Tim Maggart is a health care worker, but in his spare time, he’s an award-winning singer-songwriter who puts out music about God and country.
Modeled after ABC reality show “Shark Tank,” soldiers on Fort Benning faced some sharks of their own for a contest on the army installation called the Maneuver Innovation Challenge.
Thousands of military veterans are getting vaccinated against the coronavirus, thanks to the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center opening its new clinic ahead of schedule in South Carolina.
At least 10 major army posts bear the names of Confederate military commanders, including Fort Benning. This will be changing under the National Defense Authorization Act.
The wife of a veteran and mom of an active duty soldier is doing her part behind the scenes in Columbus to help those who are deployed over the holidays.
These members of the 2nd battalion 1st SFAB, just back from deployment, filled theirs with non-perishable food items they collected or donated, to help the less fortunate.
After walking thousands of miles across America, the same small group of military veterans is on a new mission, which includes Alabama and Georgia, raising money and awareness for vet homelessness, suicides, and more.
Before and after the election, the military has been focused on their job of defending our country while also stepping in to help with the coronavirus pandemic, including a rollout of a future COVID-19 vaccine.
A top leader with the U.S. Army talked about solutions and responded to concerns over military housing while on Fort Benning recently, touring places where some local soldiers live.
While President Trump has been giving high honors to soldiers across the nation, the wife of Democratic nominee Joe Biden participated in an online roundtable with some Georgia veterans.
A World War II veteran in Columbus recently celebrated his 99th birthday, prompting a stranger to give him some important military memorabilia from his family.
Jeff Struecker, in telling his story of military and faith, said a defining moment on that journey happened in Mogadishu, a bloody battle portrayed in the movie “Black Hawk Down.”
The U.S. Army recently honored health care workers with a parachute jump in Louisiana featuring a special operations command parachute demonstration team.
Recently, President Trump outlined a national plan to address the 6,000 suicides every year by U.S. military veterans. To help with this crisis, groups partnered for an event in East Alabama to help vets fight their problems.
On the heels of nationwide protests against racial injustice following the death of George Floyd, U.S. Army Secretary Ryan McCarthy is reportedly open to renaming military bases named after Confederate generals, which includes Fort Benning.
They call themselves “Rolling Thunder.” The Maneuver Center of Excellence’s (MCOE) Rock Band on Fort Benning hasn’t stopped playing and singing during the COVID-19 outbreak.
“The intent is to modify the culture in the Army and to really try to create warrior athletes who have that physical strength, agility to perform any number of tasks, some combat related, some not combat related."
After an early end to his military career on Fort Benning, a former soldier is getting a second chance thanks to CrossFit. Now, he is one of the fittest people in the world.
A young shooter on Fort Benning is hoping to take part in this year’s Summer Olympics in Tokyo. In early February, she competes to earn a spot on Team USA.
The Soldier Marathon, which is Saturday, Nov.16, has been a tradition in Columbus and on Fort Benning for a decade, with people running for troops who have died fighting for our freedom.
Next week, a potentially large group will gather at Fort Benning to protest the former School of the Americas, on the 30th anniversary of an event that prompted the annual rallies: the Central American University massacre.
Many agree that having a successful marriage isn’t easy. Throw military service in the mix, there are even more obstacles. A Fort Benning couple survived those battles and wrote a book about it.
Soldiers with the 1st Security Force Assistance Brigade on Fort Benning is preparing for intense combat situations that could arise as they advise our foreign partners. We had the chance recently to go behind the scenes during their training.
In the past two decades, the local House of Heroes has had more than 17,000 volunteers, honoring more than 900 military veterans and/or their spouses with home repairs and improvements, but for the first time ever, a team of Fort Benning drill sergeants are working with the non-profit, showing a sof
For the first time in decades, the military branch is implementing a new fitness test to better prepare soldiers for combat. Fort Benning gave News Leader 9 a first look.
The Army is honoring African-American soldiers - who make up nearly a quarter of those enlisted, and 11 percent of the officer corps, but only six percent commissioned into combat arms.
It's said that an army is only as good as its training, which means preparing for combat is often more important than actually being in the battle itself.
