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The 2nd SFAB Is Gearing Up For Its New Advise-And-Assist Mission In Afghanistan
For most of the past year, officials have been building a new unit at Fort Bragg. They’ve welcomed new soldiers...
US Army’s Special Warfare Center And School Is Getting A Half-Billion-Dollar Upgrade
Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag has watched and listened to the construction work outside his Fort Bragg office for as long...
A 100-Year-Old World War II Artilleryman Revisits His Service At Fort Bragg
As the ground rattled and earth erupted with a spray of damp sand, Hubert Edwards watched with a familiar gleam...
Generals Again Warn That America’s Youth Are Getting Too Fat Or Dumb To Join The Military
Generals again warn that America’s youth are getting too fat or dumb to join the military
6 EOD Soldiers Awarded Nearly A Dozen Medals For Combat In Afghanistan
There is no shortage of combat experience among the explosive ordnance disposal soldiers in Fort Bragg’s 28th Ordnance Company. Since...
The Army Special Forces Legend Who Survived Both The Holocaust And Vietnam Has Died
Maj. Gen. Sidney Shachnow survived three years in a Nazi concentration camp, he deployed twice to the jungles of Vietnam...
National Guard Chief On Hurricane Florence: ‘We’re America’s Hometown Response Force’
The highest-ranking officer in the National Guard has promised North Carolina whatever support it needs to recover from the aftermath...
Fort Bragg Soldiers Are Once Again Taking Charge Of The Fight Against ISIS
Fort Bragg soldiers are once again at the helm of the fight against the Islamic State. Hundreds of soldiers with...
82nd Airborne Paratroopers Are Getting A Major Boost In Firepower
The 82nd Airborne Division is adding more firepower to its paratroopers. Soldiers with the 1st Brigade Combat Team trained last...
One Of The Few World War II Paratroopers To Make 4 Combat Jumps With The 82nd Airborne Has Died
Fewer than 3,000 paratroopers made four combat jumps with the 82nd Airborne Division in World War II. Following the death...
A Fort Bragg Drop Zone Has Become Hallowed Ground For Some Paratroopers
The first U.S. Army paratroopers began training at Fort Bragg during the nation’s preparations for World War II. All five...
Fort Bragg Looking For Soldier Accused Of Trying To Steal Rifles
Fort Bragg police have asked for the public’s help in tracking down a North Carolina National Guard soldier accused of...
This State’s National Guard Boasts The Army’s Best Tank Crew. Now They’re Going Up Against Active-Duty Forces
For the past two years, the North Carolina National Guard has been able to claim the nation's top tank crew....
Pentagon Leaders Looking To Make Changes To PCS Frequency Within The Military
A top Pentagon official believes the U.S. military is moving closer to a new way of doing business that would...
Reported UFO Sighting Near Fort Bragg Was Probably The Army’s Golden Knights
Fort Bragg’s Golden Knights frequently display unworldly talent as they perform around the globe. But are they aliens? Definitely not....
Military Court Dismisses Appeal Of Serial Killer On Death Row
Ronald A. Gray has lost another court battle aimed at stopping his execution. A military appeals court dismissed Gray’s request...
Stricter ID Requirements Coming To This Base Next Month
Some visitors to Fort Bragg will need additional identification to gain access to the post starting in January. Officials with...
Officials Investigating Thanksgiving Day Death Of Fort Bragg Soldier
A Fort Bragg soldier was found dead in his barracks room on Thanksgiving Day. Pfc. Nicholas C. Martinez had been...
Fort Bragg Soldier Dies During PT
A Fort Bragg soldier died Tuesday after collapsing during physical training. Sgt. Robert Thornton Jr., 29, of Cairo, Georgia, was...
Special Forces Soldier Killed In Niger Remembered For His Devotion To Learning And Self-Improvement
During a life cut short by war, Staff Sgt. Bryan Christopher Black lived as much as any man could. He...
Islamic State’s ‘So-Called Caliphate’ Is Crumbling, Says 82nd Airborne Brigade Commander
When Iraqi forces and their partners from the 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division arrived in western Mosul earlier...
In A Historical First, Civilian Drone Collides With Army Black Hawk Helo
A civilian drone operating illegally over Staten Island, New York, on Thursday crashed into a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter flown...
Fort Bragg Families Welcome Hundreds Of Paratroopers Home From Fight Against ISIS
Qayyarah was the first Iraqi city to be freed from Islamic State control in the last year. The city, south...
Fort Bragg Troops Look To The Past As They Tackle Ongoing Mission In Afghanistan
A vial of sand from hallowed ground sits on Lt. Col. Kwenton Kuhlman’s desk in Helmand province, Afghanistan. It contains...
DoD Identifies Fort Bragg Soldiers Killed In Afghanistan
The Pentagon has identified the two soldiers killed in southern Afghanistan earlier this week as members of the 82nd Airborne...
