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1 JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – More than 80 U.S. Army trainees at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, are completing English Language Training (ELT) without interruption thanks to a partnership between the Defense Language English Language Center and the Army post. The trainees completed their ELT through a Virtual Training Team (VTT) effort that began Nov. 9, 2020, and continues through January. They are members of the U.S. Army English as Second Language (ESL) Program that help...

The commander in charge of training for the Ranger School’s Mountain Phase was relieved of command last month after an investigation determined he made “derogatory comments to subordinates.” In a statement to Task & Purpose this week, Maj. Gen. Patrick Donahoe, the commander of the Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) and Fort Benning, Ga. confirmed he relieved the 5th Ranger Training Battalion commander “due to his inability to uphold professional standards of conduct.” “The allega...

Florida gets the Warrior Games again in 2021 The September event will be at the ESPN Wide World of Sports Complex at the Walt Disney World Resort.     ANGELIQUE HERRING | Times Petty Officer 3rd Class Dakota Hollingsworth, on left, rushes to beat Master Sgt. Kenneth Guin, on right, to the ball during a rugby match between Navy and Army at the Warrior Games on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 in Tampa. [ HERRING, ANGELIQUE | Tampa Bay Times ] Published Dec. 21, 2020 The 2021 Department of De...

Ranger Training Battalion CO Relieved for Allegedly Making Derogatory Comments About Subordinates A group of U.S. Army Rangers, assigned to the 5th Ranger Training Battalion, walks in chalk order and prepares to board a UH-60 Black Hawk Helicopter at Stringer Drop Zone, Dahlonega, GA., October 11, 2019. (Austin Berner/U.S. Army Reserve) 18 Dec 2020 Task & Purpose | By Haley Britzky This article by Haley Britzky originally ap...

Fort Benning troops head home for the holidays, National Infantry Museum opens to public Fort Benning troops head home for the holidays, National Infantry Museum opens to public By Jessie Gibson | December 17, 2020 at 10:54 AM EST - Updated December 17 at 11:27 AM FORT BENNING, Ga. (WTVM) - Thousands of soldiers on Fort Benning put training to a halt and returned home to their families for the holidays. Soldiers with one-station unit training at the Maneuver Center of Excellence are schedu...

In a typical year, I am pretty proud of that. In 2020? It was a herculean feat. Even in the midst of a global pandemic, the Rocket did not skip a beat this year – although true confession: more interviews were conducted in our pajamas than ever before. We never could have done it without our public affairs partners – many of whom were working remotely, but still taking care of business. Our advertisers – it was a rough year for many of them but we are grateful that they still saw...

Despite the many challenges created by 2020’s coronavirus pandemic including learning news ways to operate and accomplish the mission, the Space and Missile Defense Command remained focused on providing space, missile defense and high altitude capabilities that enable multi-domain operations so combatant commanders can effectively maneuver and win. “It has been a tremendous honor and a privilege to be able to serve as the commander especially at a time where missile defense and Army s...

Some Fort Jackson soldiers, trainees able to return home for the holidays According to Fort Jackson, many trainees and soldiers will be going home for the holidays if their destination has been approved. Author: WLTX Updated: 9:56 PM EST December 10, 2020 COLUMBIA, S.C. — Thousands of trainees and soldiers at Fort Jackson will be able to go home for the holidays this year, even though leave is being conducted differently this year.   Due to COVID-19, Fort Jack...