This week’s events include a free community event, “Salute to the Army 250,” hosted by Fort Benning MWR on June 14th, 2025, from 10 AM to 4 PM at the National Infantry Museum in Columbus ...

Citing maintenance costs and aging buildings, the Army will close or consolidate many of its 41 museums, leaving only 12.

The U.S. Army, older than the nation it defends, is a week away from marking 250 years in existence. And there are a variety of events on and off Fort Benning, leading up to the big day.

a golf tournament at the Ft. Benning Golf Course, a “Night at the Museum” at the National Infantry Museum and a formal military ball.

In the past, the U.S. military informed families about the deaths of service members with a telegram. Julie Moore, whose husband served during the Vietnam War, led other Army wives to lobby for a more ...

“Captain Millett was an awesome soldier and officer,” Scott Daubert, the director of the National Infantry Museum in Fort Benning, Georgia, said Tuesday. “His story is so unique.” Five ...

Divenson Willis, a scout from 2nd Battalion, 162nd Infantry Regiment, provides security with the Mk22 Precision Sniper Rifle.