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Police: 12 dead in Colorado theater shooting
AURORA, Colo. (AP) - A gunman in a gas mask barged into a crowded Denver-area theater during a midnight premiere of the Batman movie on Friday, hurled a gas canister and then opened fire, killing 12 people and injuring at least 50 others in one of the deadliest mass shootings in recent U.S. history.
US panel: Improve child custody rules for military
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A national legal panel that works to standardize state laws wants to simplify child custody rules for military service members, whose frequent deployments can leave them without clear legal recourse when family disputes erupt.
Soldiers support Riceboro students during back to school rally
RICEBORO, Ga. – The new school year is just a few weeks away for the Riceboro, Ga., community and Fort Stewart service members are helping local students get ready. Soldiers with the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, and the 385th Military Police Company joined local businesses and youth organization Project Reach 'God's Anointed Now Generation' Inc. to help motivate families during Riceboro's annual Back to School Rally, July 14.
Soldiers help local foster home
HINESVILLE, Ga. – Turning onto a long gravel driveway, you are immediately greeted by a red barn with a white fence, green rolling pastures and horses grazing.
11 soldiers to comete at London Olympics
FORT CARSON, Colo. - Dremiel Byers' twin careers as an Olympic wrestler and a soldier in the U.S. Army overlap at a crucial place, where athletic ambition and the military mission run head-on into the forces that combat and competition can muster.
Program helps veteran rise from homelessness
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Things kept getting worse for Royce Brown. The plumbing job he'd held for more than 15 years had slowly become less steady. By the time the company he was working for went defunct toward the end of 2010, the then-45-year-old couldn't afford to pay his rent. He lost his home. Within a month he'd lost everything. Brown placed blame on anything he could. "I blamed the economy, I blamed the president, ...
Thoughts of the Garrison CSM: Standards, care for Soldiers are dear to me
Fort Stewart, Ga. - I love Soldiers and Families - I just had to let those be my first words in this first column of my thoughts, which I will be sharing with you as frequently as I can. My wife, Sun and I are glad to be back here at Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, ready to learn the grass roots of garrison operations, and ready to dig in and make a difference. This is ...
New garrison command team takes rein
Elvia Kelly Fort Stewart Public Affairs Fort Stewart, Ga. - Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield welcomed new Garrison Commander Col. Kevin R. Gregory and Command Sgt. Maj. Louis C. Felicioni at a Change of Command and Change of Responsibility ceremony held at the newly-renovated Cottrell Field on Fort Stewart, July 6. The director of the Atlantic Region Installation Management Command David D. Tindoll, Jr., hosted the ceremony. As Marne Soldiers, Family Members and guests filled ...
Hell on Wheels ready to roll into Afghanistan
Fort Stewart, Ga. - Afghanistan will soon be the next home for the 396th Transportation Company, 87th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 3rd Sustainment Brigade, Third Infantry Division. This soon and upcoming deployment to support Operation Enduring Freedom has had the Hell on Wheels Company going a hundred miles a minute ever since the preparation started back at the turn of the new year. Preparation kicked off with the change of command in January when Cpt. ...
Marne celebrates all Worth Fighting For
Fort Stewart, GA. - Fort Stewart's Soldiers, Families and friends enjoyed an array of activities to celebrate America's Independence on Donovan Field, July 4. The celebration kicked off around 10 a.m with activities for the entire Family such as getting caricature drawings, inflatable boat rides, a Frisbee dog show, a petting zoo and spray park to cool down, plus plenty of food for everyone to enjoy. There were numerous food tents sponsored by various local ...
Do we roll our eyes at Marne Pride Pledge?
Hunter Army Airfield, Ga. - So, you've set all your plans in stone. You will meet up with all your friends and comrades at the local pub this Friday night to enjoy a night of fun and frolic. In all of this excitement and planning, did anyone stop to ask who was going to be the designated driver for the evening? Why do we roll our eyes at the Marne Pride Pledge? It's not cool ...
Reconditioning program keeps 'Maintainers' fit to fight
Fort Stewart, Ga. - Having a healthy, well-conditioned unit is a top priority for the �Maintainers� of the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division. That�s why when their Soldiers incur injuries, they are placed in the unit�s Reconditioning Physical Training Program designed to help Troops heal faster so that they can return to their units and continue mission requirements. The reconditioning program- which was created about seven months ago- ...
'Raiders' help ring in July 4
Savannah, Ga. - The Sand Gnats, the local minor-league baseball team for Savannah, celebrated Independence Day with a little help from Soldiers of the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, at their home ball park Grayson Stadium, July 4. "We had the Soldier of the quarter for the 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team throw out the first 'ceremonial pitch today'," said Ryan Kirwan, the vice president of public affairs for the Sand Gnats. ...
Football for 'the Fourth' celebrates camaraderie
Fort Stewart, Ga. - To celebrate the Fourth of July holiday week, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, Third Infantry Division, took time to relax and build unit cohesion within the ranks during a friendly game of flag football. As the Georgia summer heat beat down, the non-commissioned officers and lower enlisted Soldiers took to the field as the rest of the squadron and Family Members cheered from the sidelines. From ...
CRC gets $210,000 for vets transportation
The Coastal Regional Commission will receive a $210,000 grant through the Federal Transit Administration as part of its Veterans Transportation and Community Living Initiative.
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Raider Brigade soldiers return early
About 130 soldiers with the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team arrived home from Afghanistan late Thursday afternoon. Many of them were coming home a few months before the end of the scheduled nine-month combat tour.
'Maintainers' re-open Wounded Warrior Center
BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan - Soldiers from the 703rd Brigade Support Battalion, 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, hosted the re-opening of the Task Force Vanguard Wounded Warrior Center on May 4 at Bagram Air Field.
State moves to help military, vets
Gov. Nathan Deal announced Monday that the management of the Georgia Military Affairs Coordinating Committee will return to the state as part of the strategic Defense Initiative that got under way late last year.
New 3rd ID commander coming from D.C.
Maj. Gen. John M. Murray will take command of the 3rd Infantry Division later this summer, according to a Monday release by the chief of staff of the Army.
SecDef calls for more base closings
WASHINGTON, June 11, 2013 - Sequestration and the need for another base closure and realignment commission headlined Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's testimony before the Senate Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee today.
New garrison commander on Hunter
A new garrison commander takes over on Hunter Army Airfield Wednesday.
New 3rd ID commander named
The Pentagon today announced that Maj. Gen. John M. Murray will replace Maj. Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams as commander of the 3rd Infantry Division on Fort Stewart.
Jobs here need trained workers
On the road to strengthening the area's economic vitality, Liberty County leaders last week acknowledged that workforce weaknesses could be hampering industrial growth. They have created a task force to face the concerns.
Fundraiser set for vets memorial walk
During Thursday's special meeting for the Hinesville Military Affairs Committee, members agreed to continue plans and discussions for a fundraising event to raise money and awareness for the Veterans Memorial Walk at Bryant Commons.
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