FORT BENNING, Ga. — It came as a surprise for Army Pfc. Jesse Knight to find his hard-nosed drill sergeants behind serving stations Wednesday afternoon at Fort Benning’s Kouma dining facility, piling ...

Explore physical and tactical training for US Army recruits at Fort Benning, including team events, chemical defense ...

FORT JACKSON, S.C.FORT JACKSON, S.C. — New soldiers are grunting through the kind of stretches and twists found in “ab blaster” classes at suburban gyms as the Army revamps its basic training regimen ...

New soldiers arriving for their first day of Basic Combat Training, are "welcomed" by drill sergeants from both the U.S. Army and U.S. Army Reserve. (Sgt. 1st Class Brian Hamilton/Army) Two memos ...

Bayonet training has mostly been replaced in US Army basic training by other hand-to-hand combat, but Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s “warrior ethos” may have led to its return.

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth visited Fort Benning Thursday as one group became new Army officers. Hegseth spent a full day on base, from speaking at the ...

COLUMBUS, Ga. (WTVM) - A major shift is coming at the top levels of the U.S. Army, but leaders say it will not affect operations or jobs at Fort Benning. The Army’s Training and Doctrine Command, ...

Army drill sergeants are now banned from making social media posts with trainees during basic training, according to a new policy. An August update to the handbook Army drill sergeants use to train ...