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Wednesday, February 20, 2013  In response to a letter sent by Congressman Sanford D. Bishop Jr. (GA-02), Ranking Member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Appropriations Subcommittee on Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies, the Army has granted an extension of 30 days to the public comment period for their Programmatic Environmental Assessment (PEA) for Army 2020 Force Structure Realignment.

Friday, July 13, 2012  A candidate for Worth County coroner is being accused of lying about his military veteran status to gain more votes.

Friday, February 17, 2012  Eagle Systems & Services no longer needed as a subcontractor.

Friday, February 18, 2011  Find out how the base is prepared at all times to handle emergency situations.

Saturday, February 05, 2011  Bishop hosts town hall to hear military concerns from marines and their family members.

Friday, January 07, 2011  Fort Benning officials are surveying several plots of surrounding land for a possible expansion.

Monday, January 03, 2011  The Columbus area is preparing for a population boom as soldiers and civilians are set to arrive from military installations around the world to staff the Maneuver Center of Excellence at Fort Benning.

Thursday, October 14, 2010  Fort Benning held the 10th Annual International Sniper Competition at their prestigious sniper school.

Thursday, October 14, 2010  The world's best shooters are in Georgia this week for the International Sniper Competition.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  A federal judge says construction of a replacement for Martin Army Community Hospital at Fort Benning should be allowed to proceed.

Thursday, June 24, 2010  About 125 soldiers assigned to the 14th Combat Support Hospital unit are back at Fort Benning after a yearlong deployment to Iraq.

Monday, June 21, 2010  he president of the organization that runs the National Infantry Museum in Columbus says attendance for its first year surpassed 400,000, well above expectations.

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010  Three people accused of trespassing on Fort Benning were convicted and given the maximum penalty of six months in prison.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009  Soldiers from the U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit at Fort Benning have left for Afghanistan, where they'll help train Afghan security forces.