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4th IBCT set to deploy in February
The Department of Defense announced Thursday the upcoming deployment of the 4th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
Women in combat raises questions
Two female soldiers assigned to the 3rd Infantry Division's 1st Armor Brigade Combat Team expressed different opinions about Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta's lift of the ban on women serving in combat units. During media interviews held Tuesday outside their brigade headquarters the two soldiers talked candidly about the policy change.
Soldiers have mixed feelings on women in combat
Military leaders formally lifted the ban on female soldiers serving in combat positions Thursday with Defense Secretary Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey announcing the change.
State's top Army booster visits here
Retired U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James E. Donald, president of the Georgia chapter of the Association of the United States Army, recently visited Hinesville and Fort Stewart.
Warner Robins pushing vet training center
WARNER ROBINS - City officials in Warner Robins say plans are in the works to create a school near Robins Air Force Base to train military veterans for the private workforce.
SecDef expected to lift ban on women in combat
WASHINGTON - Senior defense officials say Pentagon chief Leon Panetta is removing the military's ban on women serving in combat, opening hundreds of thousands of front-line positions and potentially elite commando jobs after more than a decade at war.
LCHS graduate finishes basics
Airman Lyndsi Schultz graduated from the Naval Recruit Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill., on Jan. 4. She was the 2012 prom queen and a graduate of Liberty County High School. She is the daughter of Stephen and Amy Schultz of Midway.
Wounded warriors mark MLK Day, legacy
Fort Stewart's Warriors in Transition Battalion observed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday Friday afternoon.
Post officials credit standards for awards
A management tool implemented by Fort Stewart's Directorate of Public Works probably contributed to the installation winning a number of awards during the last decade.
Desert Rogue soldier memorialized
A 24-year-old soldier, husband, father, son and brother was memorialized Thursday morning with a tree dedication ceremony at Fort Stewart's Warriors Walk.
VA breaks ground for clinic here
Military and civilian leaders broke ground Monday on the Hinesville Department of Veterans Affairs Clinic, which will provide primary care and specialty treatments to veterans closer to home.
3rd ID soldier killed in Aghanistan
The Department of Defense announced Friday the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Military on the move
Tristan graduates basic training: Army Pfc. Shino C. Tristan, a 2011 graduate of Bradwell Institute, has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla.
Groundbreaking planned for VA clinic
A groundbreaking ceremony for Hinesville's new Department of Veterans Affairs Primary Care Clinic is 10 a.m. Monday, according to Tanya Lobbestael, public affairs officer for the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center in Charleston, S.C.
Dod identifies 3rd ID casualty
The Department of Defense announced Friday the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Articles by Section - Military
Candlelight vigil for nation's fallen
Soldiers and members of the community joined more than 30 "Gold Star" family members Thursday morning at Fort Stewart's Main Post Chapel for a candlelight vigil for America's fallen service members.
Garrison commander: Furloughs will hurt economy
Col. Kevin Gregory, U.S. Army Garrison commander for Fort Stewart-Hunter Army Airfield, reported to the Liberty County Chamber of Commerce during its Progress Through People Luncheon on Thursday at Connection Church.
3rd ID soldier killed in Afghanistan
The Department of Defense announced Friday the death of a Fort Stewart soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Four fallen soldiers honored on walk
Four more eastern redbud trees have been planted at Fort Stewart's Warriors Walk, bringing the total number of living monuments to 457. The newly planted trees memorialize the service of four 3rd Infantry Division soldiers, who were honored in a formal ceremony Thursday morning.
State forms task force to help veterans
Gov. Nathan Deal has signed a bill creating a state task force to investigate how the state can coordinate services to better assist servicemembers discharged under conditions other than dishonorable.
Army says software wasn't needed
A request for specific intelligence software that was later rescinded by the requestor, Maj. Gen. Robert "Abe" Abrams, commander of the 3rd Infantry Division and Regional Command-South in Afghanistan, received an official explanation Thursday from an Army spokesman at the Pentagon.
Soldier helps keep spirits up
KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan - In an effort to maintain a well balanced team, the 3rd Sustainment Brigade's master resiliency trainer, Capt. Dana Cook, provided a wellness workshop for deployed soldiers at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan, on May 3.
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