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Dana Klabenes, City Clerk & Treasurer of Neligh, Nebraska, points to Fred Benning, who served as the town's mayor from 1948 to 1952 and who will now be namesake for one of the Army's largest most storied bases, Fort Benning, Georgia.
History

The Army didn’t have a photo of the ‘new’ Benning, so we found this one

Cpl. Fred Benning was a World War I hero who became a baker, a successful businessman, and the mayor of Neligh, Nebraska, who once accidentally fired a revolver during a council meeting.

An Alaska Army National Guard HH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to Golf Company, 2-211th General Support Aviation Battalion, lands on an Alaska Railroad train car while supporting Special Operations Forces Arctic Medic 2025 (SOFAM 25) near Fairbanks, Alaska, Feb. 20, 2025. SOFAM 2025 is a Special Operations Command North training and validation event for unit medics that regularly conduct exercises and operations in the North American Arctic. Approximately 100 participants from SOF and Allied and Interagency partners trained to improve tactical and prolonged combat casualty care in austere conditions. SOFAM 2025 prepared medics to operate in cold to extreme cold weather and to provide safe medical care in austere conditions. (Alaska National Guard photo by Alejandro Peña)
News

Soldiers in Alaska landed their Black Hawk on a train in a special ops exercise

An aircrew with the Alaska Army Guard pulled off a rare helo-to-train landing during a cold-weather medical exercise for special operations troops in February, balancing their HH-60M Black Hawk on a narrow flat car.

Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael R. Weimer visits with Soldiers of Task Force Talon, Guam, Feb. 7, 2023. Talon is comprised of both Active Duty and Guard Soldiers from the 38th Air Defense Artillery and Guam National Guard, respectively, and operates the Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system on Guam. (U.S. National Guard photo by Mark Scott)
News

The Army’s top enlisted leader goes dark on social media

“It’s not about the individual,” said Sgt. Maj. of the Army Michael Weimer in a video post about the removal of his dedicated social media pages.

A U.S. Air Force OA-1K Skyraider II is parked on the flightline at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Jan. 28, 2025. The OA-1K Skyraider II is a new, flexible, cost-effective crewed aircraft adaptable to deliver capabilities in support of defense priorities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Natalie Fiorilli)
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Air Force general says service’s newest plane could be used over the US-Mexico border

An Air Force Special Operations Command one-star general recently said the OA-1K Skyraider II could see service on the southern border.

HINES, IL - MAY 30: A sign marks the entrance to the Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital on May 30, 2014 in Hines, Illinois. Hines, which is located in suburban Chicago, has been linked to allegations that administrators kept secret waiting lists at Veterans Administration hospitals so hospital executives could collect bonuses linked to meeting standards for rapid treatment. Today, as the scandal continued to grow, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki apologized in public and then resigned from his post. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Military Life

Veteran entrepreneurs say VA cuts have gutted their businesses

Veteran-owned small businesses who work with the Department of Veterans Affairs have seen $2 billion worth of contracts canceled in the last week.

Navy ship fires a missile
News

In 15 months, the Navy fired more air defense missiles than it did in the last 30 years

During combat operations in the Red Sea, the Navy fired so many air defense missiles that it drained the service’s stockpile of munitions. So, it turned to 5-inch gun rounds to down drones.

U.S. Marine Corps 1st Lt. Joshua Watson, the executive officer of Lima Co., 3rd Battalion, 1st Marine Regiment (Reinforced), Marine Rotational Force – Darwin 23, watches MV-22B Osprey tiltrotor aircraft land during Exercise Southern Jackaroo 23 in Townsville Field Training Area, Queensland, Australia, July 6, 2023. Southern Jackaroo is a trilateral exercise with MRF-D, Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force, and Australian Defence Force, with Republic of Korea observers, working together to achieve fire, maneuver, and communications interoperability objectives. Watson is a native of Woodbridge, Virginia. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Brayden Daniel)
News

Marine officer honored for leadership in aftermath of chaotic Osprey crash

Capt. Joshua C. Watson rallied his Marines after a 2023 Osprey crash, accounting for those missing and evacuating the wounded despite a broken ankle.

Disabled Army veteran fired from the VA will attend Trump speech to Congress
Military Life

Disabled Army veteran fired from the VA will attend Trump speech to Congress

David Pasquino, a disabled veteran who served 17 years in the Army and worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs, hopes to put a 'human face' on mass federal layoffs of veterans.

Hal Moore and wife Julia Moore
News

Hal and Julia Moore’s son ‘saddened’ and ‘angered’ over Fort Benning renaming

Lt. Gen. Harold G. ‘Hal’ Moore led soldiers in the Battle of Ia Drang in Vietnam. Julia Moore helped establish the modern casualty notification system.

A new behind the scenes trailer for “Warfare” tells the story behind Ray Mendoza and Alex Garland’s upcoming Iraq War drama.
Culture

New ‘Warfare’ trailer reveals the true story behind the upcoming Iraq War drama

“I have one opportunity to tell it right, to get it right, and to honor the people that were there.”

TALLADEGA, AL - MAY 07: The Hooters girls pose with some U.S. Army soldiers prior to the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series race on May 7, 2017 at Talladega Superspeedway in Talladega, AL. (Photo by David J. Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Culture

If Hooters goes out of business, dining off base will never be the same

An ode to the wings place.

Fort Benning
News

Fort Moore renamed Benning, this time for a corporal who fought heroically in WWI

Fort Moore, Georgia, will now be named for Army Cpl. Fred G. Benning, who received the Distinguished Service Cross for his bravery during World War I.

An airman at a podium speaks in the background, a crowd of seated airman watching.
Military Life

Transgender troops say Pentagon is causing chaos with sudden policy reversal

Troops with decades of experience, including some with scarce skills, say they feel like the government is going back on a promise made a decade ago and replacing it with "a harsh reality of exclusion and discrimination."

Kyle Lewis speaks during a VoteVets digital town hall.
Military Life

A Navy vet was given ‘weeks to live’ in 2020. Now his cancer treatment is at risk.

Navy veteran Kyle Lewis, who was diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in 2020, says federal research cuts means he can no longer access his experimental cancer treatment.

Two helicopters sit on the deck of an aircraft carrier, mountains in the background.
News

Navy carrier group visits South Korea after the North tests new missiles

The Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group arrived in South Korea only days after Pyongyang carried out its fourth missile test this year.

Rear Adm. Michael Wosje, commander of Carrier Strike Group ONE, dons his flight suit in the Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 113 paraloft before his 1,000th trap flight aboard Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) during Pacific Steller 2025, Feb. 16. The 1,000th trap is a milestone in any senior aviator’s career. Pacific Steller 2025 is a multi-large deck event with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group, French Carrier Strike Group, and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force, fostering our alliances and maritime security in support of a secure and prosperous Indo-Pacific. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Nate Jordan )
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This Navy admiral just bagged his 1,000th landing on an aircraft carrier

Rear Adm. Michael Wosje joined the Navy's 'Grand Club' of about 400 pilots with 1,000 landings on an aircraft carrier. The record is over 2,000.

Black and white aerial footage showing a car driving down a road, explosions behind it.
News

US strike kills military leader of Hurras al-Din in Syria

The attack on a top commander of the al-Qaeda affiliate occurred last week, but was only announced this weekend.

Two soldiers face away from the camera, overlooking a foggy ground with barbed wire in the background.
News

Stryker Brigade Combat Team, additional troops, ordered to southern border

The infantry vehicle unit, as well as support helicopters and seven sustainment units, will bolster thousands of troops already there.

The 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) and U.S. Army Fort Campbell re-enlists 124 soldiers to continue to serve our country. Stay tuned for more event coverage this week! (Photos by SPC Harris, 101st Division Public Affairs Office)
News

Veterans fired in federal layoffs say they were ‘stabbed in the back’

“It feels like getting stabbed in the back,” said one veteran fired from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, who was three weeks away from having a permanent position.

Air Force’s newest plane, the Skyraider II, honors a legendary aircraft
News

Air Force’s newest plane, the Skyraider II, honors a legendary aircraft

The Skyraider II will be able to conduct close air support missions and provide armed intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.