SECRETARY OF DEFENSE ASH CARTER

REMARKS TO THE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS ON

THE COUNTER-ISIL CAMPAIGN

On a summer day at Fort Bragg, an audience watched as the 95th Civil Affairs Brigade commander, Col. Scot N. Storey, handed the colors over to Col. Jason C. Slider signifyi...

Thursday May 26 marked the end of All American Week, and it ended with a demonstration by the Golden Knights and an Airborne Review of the paratroopers of the 82nd Airborne...

Wear blue: run to remember is a national, non-profit running organization whose mission is to honor the service and sacrifice of the American Military - specifically, throu...

Professional development in the civilian world entails training people to perform their jobs well. In the military world, it is no different. Soldiers from across Fort Brag...

When Michael and Caitlin Donnella signed their sons, Anthony, 10 and Thomas, 7, up for baseball, they hoped the boys would learn valuable lessons from participating in spor...

“Having a ‘fight-tonight-mindset’ is at the heart of what Army readiness is about,” Lt. General Stephen J. Townsend, commanding general, XVIII Airborne Corps, told more tha...

The Soldier for Life -Transition Assistance Program has joined forces with the Boots to Business initiative to provide a segue to transitioning servicemembers and their dep...

Eighty-two paratroopers from the 82nd Airborne Division reenlisted on Sicily Drop Zone March 11, and got the opportunity to not only jump from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter, b...

For the past three weeks, U.S. joint military and civilian engineers teamed up at Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, to train on and observe innovative capabilities for airfie...

“Any driver who goes just one mile above the posted speed limit can get pulled over for a ticket,” said Maj. Christian Blevins, operations officer, Fort Bragg Provost Marsh...

FORT BRAGG, N.C. – The 525th Military Intelligence Brigade bids farewell to one Command Sergeant Major and welcomes another during a Change of Responsibility Ceremony Feb. ...

"I’ll be nervous up there, but I’ll be ready when the green light comes on," said the youthful paratrooper as he waited for his jumpmaster team to gain accountabi...

First-line leaders, comprised of newly promoted or newly assigned officers and noncommissioned officers from the 18th Field Artillery Brigade, attended a two-day Basic Firs...

Lt. Gen. Nadja West, the Army Surgeon General and U.S. Army Medical Command commanding general, visited Womack Army Medical Center and Fort Bragg, Feb. 17 and 18.

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AMMAN, Jordan — The integration of field artillery in the modern battlespace is a challenging task that requires coordination, communication and understanding. Airspace de-...

A new memorial dedicated to 82nd Airborne Division Soldiers who died while preparing for combat operations will be erected at Fort Bragg later this year.

The 82nd ...

When a Soldier needs reinforced engagement skills instruction or certification for training aids, devices, simulators and simulations, where should he or she go?

F...

Some people may place commencing or increasing volunteer service on their to-do list for 2016, but 13 volunteers have already penciled in civic activity onto their calendar...

Soldiers from Group Support Battalion, 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne) sprang into action and provided first aid while responding to a vehicle accident Monday at the in...

The newly formed Army Airborne Board held its history-making, inaugural meeting Jan. 28, at Fort Bragg.

Chaired by Lt. Gen. Stephen J. Townsend, XVIII Airborne Cor...

Fort Bragg has lost Soldiers, Family members and Department of the Army civilians to suicide in the last several years. As one of the suicide prevention managers on post, I...

As the April 3 race date approaches, many runners within the Fort Bragg community are now fine-tuning their training regimens in hopes of improving on last year’s race effo...

If you’re on a maintenance medication, stopping by the pharmacy to pick up your refills every couple of months can get a little tedious.

To help save you time, gas...

Fort Bragg can no longer accept driver’s licenses and state identification cards from Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, New Mexico and Washington to get a visitor’s pass to en...

Though electronic cigarettes continue to grow in popularity, they are an unregulated product not proven to help with tobacco cessation.

E-cigarettes, which are bat...

Dheron Winfield, a Fort Bragg servicemember, strategized with his teammates during the 2016 Post Dodgeball Tournament, Saturday, at Ritz-Epps Physical Fitness Center.

When most people think of plastic surgeons, cosmetic procedures like nose jobs and face-lifts are what usually come to mind.

While the plastic surgeons at Womack A...

The “All American” Engineers (307th Engineer Battalion) were called upon to execute their rapid-deployment mission once again during Operation Urgent Fury.

On Oct....

Why pay an outside agency to prepare your taxes when you can get the same service for free at the Fort Bragg Tax Center? Don’t pay to get your own money back.

The ...

Units at Fort Bragg are charged with the ability to deploy at a moment’s notice to anywhere in the world in support of the nation’s call. Currently, the 3rd Sustainment Com...

Fort Bragg’s Survivor Outreach Services and the Patriot Foundation have a long-standing history of working together to support surviving Families of fallen Fort Bragg Soldi...

Family, in its simplest definition, is two or more people who share goals and values and have long-term commitments to one another.

Family is one of the most cheri...

More than 22-tons of grocery items were provided to 800 military Families, for a first-of its-kind event at Fort Bragg Nov. 11, at the Soldier Support Center.

The ...

It’s early in the morning and the crisp air and breeze is one of the few things keeping these troopers awake waiting for their initial brief. They are here to take the win ...

The 21st Military Police Company (Airborne) was recognized, Monday, with the U. S. Army Forces Command Eagle Award for Excellence as the command’s best military police comp...

SPRING LAKE, N.C. — As the sun set upon the backs of 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Soldiers making their way home after a long day of work, two sustainers put on their ...

CAMP MACKALL, N.C. — Checkmating the king in a strategic game of chess may be fun and games but for future Psychological Operations Soldiers, it is more ...

Second Lt. Ashley LeBaube, of Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 20th Combat Support Hospital was one of 214 Soldiers who participated in testing ...

Members of the U.S. Army Parachute Team (Golden Knights) established new world records while participating in three different skydiving events around the world, between Oct...

Basking in the golden sun, the young Army private rips up the green grass covered in morning dew. He chews on the grass for a few moments before going back for more. He rip...

Womack Army Medical Center’s newly renovated Emergency Department has seen more than an updated space with additional rooms and better technology; it’s also changed the way...

Two U.S. Army Security Assistance Training Management Organization Soldiers were awarded Joint Service Commendation Medals at the U.S. Embassy in Clayton, Panama, Oct. 23 f...

Hunting season is in full swing at Fort Bragg. This sport can be an exciting event for those who participate. However, there are also things that everyone needs to be aware...

The morning is cold in the dense foliage deep in the back woods of Fort Bragg, Oct. 21. Beams of yellow light pierce the trees, illuminating the lonely and shady trails nex...

Mother, father, in-laws and sisters each came in turn to carry my Family through the most trying phases of my breast cancer treatment in Anchorage, Alaska. Between my visit...

MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU, Romania — Paratroopers from the U.S. Army, Italy and Spain conducted a parachute assault into Smardan Training Area, Romania Aug. 26 and trained with R...

In an effort to make leaders and Soldiers more efficient first responders to a Soldier who is expressing the intent to commit suicide, the Army Suicide Prevention Program h...