Soldier from Colorado Springs killed in parachute training at Fort Lee (Colorado Springs Gazette)
A 24-year-old soldier from Colorado Springs died Thursday at Fort Lee during parachute training. The Associated Press reported Pvt. Anthony Milo had parachuted from a Blackhawk helicopter during routine training at the Petersburg, Va., base when he...
Fort Lee suspends parachute training after death (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
Parachute training has been suspended at Fort Lee as authorities investigate conditions, including wind speed, that may have affected a routine jump that turned fatal on Thursday. Parachute-jump training is supposed to be canceled when winds reach 10 knots—11.5 mph—under the base’s safety protocols, said Fort Lee spokeswoman Sarah Trier.
MILITARY NOTES (The Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star)
Army Pvt. Charles J. Williams has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. He is the son of Charles Williams of Culpeper, the grandson of Rolanda Williams of Brandy Station, and is a 2009 graduate of Culpeper County High School. Army Pvt. Daniel J. Liller has graduated from the Fire Support Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla. He ...
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Soldiers removed from active duty in Fort Jackson probe (The State)
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson says five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson have been removed from active duty, and four of them discharged from the Army, in connection with an ongoing probe into alleged threats to poison food at the South Carolina base.
Congressman: Laptops seized in Fort Jackson probe (McClatchy Newspapers via Yahoo! News)
WASHINGTON — A South Carolina congressman said Friday that five Muslim soldiers at Fort Jackson had been removed from active duty, and four of them discharged from the Army, in connection with an ongoing probe into alleged threats to poison food at the large South Carolina base.
Military Graduations (The Sierra Vista Herald)
Army Staff Sgt. Timothy L. Frere has returned to Fort Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska, after being deployed to Afghanistan for one year. The soldier is one of 3,500 members of the 4th Airborne Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division stationed at Fort Richardson. Airborne combat team members included soldiers assigned to one of six battalions and regiments of the 25th Infantry ...
US Rep: No plot to poison food at SC Army base (KIVI Boise)
U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson says five Muslim soldiers removed from active duty at South Carolina's Fort Jackson were not involved in any plot to poison food at the base.
News of note about your military friends and neighbors in the Treasure Valley (The Idaho Statesman)
News of note about your friends and neighbors in the Treasure Valley
S.C. Rep: No Plot to Poison Army Base Food (CBS News)
Probe Reveals None of the 5 Muslim Soldiers Detained was Involved in Any Plot to Poison Food at Fort Jackson
