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3 FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. – Hundreds gathered in Wilson Theater to welcome Col. Andrew Q. Jordan as he assumed command of U.S. Army Garrison-Fort Campbell from Col. Jeremy D. Bell June 28 during a change of command ceremony. From Soldiers and Families to Department of the Army civilians and community partners, attendees showed their support for the incoming and outgoing garrison commanders as they look to the installation’s future. “We are truly blessed with the opportunity to return and serve alongside the best team that the Army has to offer,” said Jordan, who has previou...

US-backed peace conference for Afghanistan’s warring sides postponed as Taliban balk 3 days ago In this March 18, 2021, file photo, Taliban co-founder Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, center, with other members of the Taliban delegation attends an international peace conference in Moscow. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via AP) KABUL, Afghanistan — An upcoming international peace conference that was meant to move Afghanistan’s warring sides to a power-sharing deal and ensure an orderly U.S. exit from the country has been postponed, its sponsors announced Wednesday. They cited a lack of p...

The Fayetteville Observer Editor's note: This story has been corrected to state that Lt. Gen. Bryan Fenton will be leading the Joint Special Operations Command, which falls under the U.S. Special Operations Command. A previous version of the story incorrectly listed one of his commands.  The Department of Defense has announced 13 leadership changes for Fort Bragg, since the start of 2021. On Jan. 25, the chief of staff of the Army announced that Lt. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton would be the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command and Joint Special Operations Command Forward.  Fenton pr...

By RACHAEL RILEY | The Fayetteville Observer, N.C. | Published: March 17, 2021 FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. (Tribune News Service) — The Department of Defense has announced 13 leadership changes for Fort Bragg, since the start of 2021. On Jan. 25, the chief of staff of the Army announced that Lt. Gen. Bryan P. Fenton would be the commander of the Joint Special Operations Command and Joint Special Operations Command Forward. Fenton previously served as the senior military assistant to the secretary of defense in Washington, D.C. According to Fenton's biography, he is no stranger to Fort Bragg. He ...

Share This: Soldiers set off for a foot patrol after disembarking from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in Afghanistan, Sept. 4, 2018. (Spc. Markus Bowling, DoD) On February 15, The New York Times published an article entitled, The Taliban Close In on Afghan Cities, Pushing the Country to the Brink. In it, reporters Thomas Gibbons-Neff and Taimoor Shah outline the push that the Taliban have made across Afghanistan. They have taken control of several important sectors of the country, strategically staging themselves in preparation for the May 1 deadline for the U.S. troop withdrawal as outlined...