Story by Spc. Justin Stafford | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 12.11.2019
“Even before my dad passed away, I was like, man, that's what I want to do,” said U.S. Army Sgt. Marshall H. Edgerton Jr. “I want to join the Army and I want to jump out of an airplane.” He repeatedly watched a VHS tape when he was six years old of his father jumping from a training tower on Sicily Drop Zone on Fort Bragg, said Edgerton Jr., now a 23-year-old Paratrooper assigned to......
Story by Spc. Justin Stafford | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.09.2019
Capt. Travis A. Johnson, a native of Sioux Falls, South Dakota and a physician assistant assigned to the 60th Medical Detachment, North Carolina National Guard, received the Soldier’s Medal during an awards ceremony at the Hall of Heroes on Fort Bragg, Oct. 9, 2019. Johnson’s quick and selfless actions helped to save a man from a burning vehicle last year while he was assigned to 1st......
Story by Spc. Justin Stafford | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.12.2019
U.S. Army paratroopers assigned to the 82nd Combat Aviation Brigade took to the sky and engaged targets above the installation's newest aerial gunnery range on Fort Bragg, N.C., Sept. 12, 2019....
Story by Spc. Justin Stafford | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.22.2019
Sixteen Soldiers from units across the U.S. Army Forces Command competed for the coveted title of FORSCOM Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year during the 2019 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Bragg, N.C. and Fort Stewart, Ga., Aug. 16 through 21....
Story by Sgt. James Hobbs | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 05.31.2019
The 82nd Airborne Division hosted its first cyber network defenders class at the division headquarters, on Fort Bragg, May 31, 2019. The All American Cyber Academy provided 15 students further training on network defense tools taught in Advanced Individual Training. It also introduced students, attending the academy, to new techniques and practices to better defend Army networks....
Story by Sgt. Brian Stephenson | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.31.2018
FORT BRAGG, N.C. – Sixteen teams composed of the best marksmen from across the U.S. Army Forces Command, the National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve competed in the annual FORSCOM Small Arms Competition at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Oct. 22 through 26, 2018. More than 40 Soldiers competed with either the Army’s new M17 pistols, M4 carbines, or the M249 light machine guns. Competitors......
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Jason Hull | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 09.18.2018
FORT BRAGG, NC -- U.S. Army Spc. Jonathon Wannemacher was nervous as he analyzed the mirage through his rifle’s magnifying scope, determining the wind direction and speed for a target that was 600-yards away. This shot may be the most important one of the young paratrooper’s life....
Story by Staff Sgt. Elvis Umanzor | 49th Public Affairs Detachment | 07.28.2018
“If this man bleeds out he’s going to die,” recalled William Gaschler. “I picked him up and carried him off the roof top under intense machine gun fire and got him to safety.”...
