James Edward Payne, United States Army (Ret.), passed peacefully at home on Wednesday, January 29, at the age of 93. Born on January 26, 1932, in Springboro, Pennsylvania, Jim was raised on a small ...

FORT NOVOSEL, AL. (JAN. 10, 2025) – Fort Novosel is supporting the deployment of the 1st Battalion, 58th Aviation Regiment, ...

After decades of discrimination, Vernon Baker was finally recognized for his heroism during an assault on a German stronghold ...

In a transcript, dated Monday, of Hegseth’s Pentagon arrival remarks on the defense.gov website, Hegseth referred to Fort ...

Sgt. Skylar Land, a 2011 graduate of Central Lee, recently completed a tour of duty at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in ...

The nights were cold; most all saw the thermometer dip well below freezing. And there was snow, huge flakes that covered the ground, turning the landscape into a winter wonderland. But it wasn’t ...

On his first day as defense secretary, Hegseth called Fort Liberty and Fort Moore by their former names, which belonged to ...

U.S. troops are expected to arrive at Fort Bliss for training before being deployed along the southern border, officials said. It appears that 1,500 troops are part of this mission, a Fort Bliss ...

Chairwoman Dr. Dawn Buckingham introduced the next installment of the series highlighting the VLB's Voices of Veterans oral history program. This week, they highlight the service of SPC Mason Leist ...

When Leist enlisted, he was sent to Fort Benning in Georgia for four months of basic training. Following that, he attended Infantry School, where he underwent intense training to become the boots ...

Pete Hegseth, President Donald Trump's nominee as secretary of defense, has said this about Fort Liberty's name.

The same month, in a YouTube interview with conservative political commentator Ben Shapiro, Hegseth said he completed his infantry training at Fort Benning, Georgia, which was renamed Fort Moore.