FORT BENNING, Ga. – Fort Benning leaders March 24 make final review of information shortly before start of their second online COVID-19 town hall meeting, live-streamed on Facebook to keep the community updated on protective and other measures taken against spread of the virus. Among topics covered were steps taken to check whether new recruits and others reporting to Fort Benning for COVID-19, and actions to ensure that Soldiers held over at Fort Benning under a current Pentagon travel ban are properly provided for. The live-stream featured Maj. Gen. Gary M. Brito (right), commanding general of the U.S. Army Maneuver Center of Excellence and Fort Benning, Col. Matthew Scalia (center), commander, U.S. Army Garrison Fort Benning, and...
FORT BENNING, Ga. - Out of an abundance of caution, and to protect the
operational readiness of the force, the Maneuver Center of Excellence has
postponed this spring's Army competitions. These include the Infantry Week
competitions - International Sniper Competition, Lacerda Cup All-Army
Combatives Championship, Best Mortar Competition, and Best Ranger
Competition, scheduled in April - and, Armor's Sullivan Cup, scheduled in
May.
