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South Lumpkin Road gate to close Nov. 1
Starting Nov. 1, Fort Benning will permanently close the Access Control Point 1 on South Lumpkin Road. The South Lumpkin Road access control point was established as a temporary measure and is only open for incoming traffic during morning hours Monday through Friday. Closure is required to facilitate traffic flow through the access control point located on Fort Benning Boulevard and to provide manpower for the new Harmony Church ACP.
To reduce any negative impact on the community, the near-term solution is to divert traffic to and from South Lumpkin Road through the parking lot of the National Infantry Museum to Benning Road. A new road between South Lumpkin and Benning Road is already being planned, and if funding is approved, construction could begin as early as next year.
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 There is a lot happening around Fort Benning this week.
The U. S. Army Sniper School is hosting the International Sniper Competition here through Oct. 15. Two-man sniper teams from around the world are competing in events that include a sniper stalk, urban shooting and orienteering exercises, firing under stressful conditions and other tests of their marksmanship and sniper skills. A number of the competition events are spectator-friendly and open to the public.
Also this week, more than 50 robotics companies from across the country are showcasing their technologies during the 2010 U.S. Army Robotics Rodeo. The rodeo is co-hosted by the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center. Technology innovators are participating in task-based events and open robotics demonstrations with stated goals of motivating the industry, educating developers and observing the current state of ground robotics technology and artificial intelligence.
If all of these activities bring on the appetite make plans to stop by the newly opened Huddle House on Fort Benning. The restaurant opens with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15.
Also at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 15, the Ranger Training Brigade, along with the West Point Alumni Association, will host a paver dedication ceremony at the National Ranger Memorial. The pavers have been engraved with the names of West Point Rangers killed in action since the Vietnam War who are not otherwise honored.
There always are plenty of activities at Fort Benning for you and your loved ones to get involved in.
One Force, One Fight!
Michael Ferriter
Commanding General
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2010 International Sniper Competition
 | | 13 OCT 2010 - Teams compete in Night Target Acquisition during the 2010 International Sniper Competition at Selby Hill, Fort Benning, GA. Photo by John D. Helms |
The 2010 International Sniper Competition is in full swing, 32 teams are competing this year, seven foreign, three law enforcement and 22 U.S. military teams. The competition started Tuesday at midnight with cold bore, night range estimation and night pistol.
The U. S. Army Sniper School is hosts the competition at Fort Benning through Oct. 15. The two-man teams will compete in events across Fort Benning that include a sniper stalk, urban shooting and orienteering exercises, firing under stressful conditions and other tests of their marksmanship and sniper skills.
Foreign competitors in this year's competition include military teams from Spain, Germany, Ireland, Canada and Taiwan. Law enforcement teams competing include snipers from the Los Angeles FBI, Pasadena and San Diego Police Departments.
Check out the action in person! Here is a link to the 2010 Sniper Competition Information Booklet. http://bit.ly/aU4dH7 Some of the events are spectator-friendly and open to the Public. There is no admission and parking is free.
Great photos will be added throughout the competition to this link: http://bit.ly/dhFetk
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The Army's top fighters: More than 450 Soldiers clash in sixth annual U.S. Army Combatives Tournament
 | Photo Credit: John D. Helms/MCoE Public Affairs.
CPT Jon Anderson (left), from the Maneuver Center of Excellence team, defeated SGT Andrew Chappelle to claim the middleweight title. |
The field expanded by 30 percent to a record high at the sixth annual U.S. Army Combatives Tournament. Officials said the talent pool grew right along with it.
More than 450 Soldiers from installations around the world clashed over three straight days at Fort Benning's Smith Fitness Center. The Army's top individual fighters surfaced Sunday in eight weight classifications, while III Corps amassed 414 points to claim the Lacerda Cup. The Fort Hood, Texas-based unit fended off Fort Riley, Kan. (398) and Fort Bragg, N.C. (340) to secure the team championship.
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Final Sledgehammer flight returns: CSM redeploys with 3rd HBCT for final time
 | Photo Credit: Kristin Molinaro, The Bayonet.
Private First Class Erik Anderson, 3rd HBCT, hugs his wife Melissa and their son, Traeton, upon his return from a year-long deployment to Iraq, Oct. 5. |
As he stepped of the plane that had returned to Fort Benning from Iraq, Command Sgt. Maj. James Pearson, 3rd Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 3rd Infantry Division, had many things he was proud of.
He just completed his second and final tour in Iraq as the command sergeant major of the 3rd HBCT, and he saw his Soldiers and that country transform since going there as part of "The Surge" in 2007.
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Postal Service sets holiday mail deadlineWASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2010 -- The recommended mailing deadline for sending economy-priced holiday packages to servicemembers in Afghanistan, Iraq and other places around the world is Nov. 12, officials at the U.S. Postal Service say.
"Shipping holiday packages early helps ensure that they arrive in time for the holidays," Pranab Shah, vice president and managing director of global business at the Postal Service, said in a press release this week. "They are a great morale boost for those men and women serving their country in places far from home."
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WASHINGTON, Oct. 8, 2010 -- Getting a construction project up and running -- estimating costs, approving budgets, working with area governments to ensure every aspect of the project meets myriad specifications - is thorny enough stateside. Yet, the construction projects U.S. Army Col. Mike Wehr oversees in Afghanistan can be difficult for those reasons, and then some.
Wehr, the director of NATO Training Mission-Afghanistan, Combined Security Transition Command-Afghanistan's Combined Joint Engineer Office, spoke during an Oct. 7 "DoD Live" Bloggers Roundtable about the difficulty of building an infrastructure for the Afghan military essentially from scratch.
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General calls for better suicide prevention effortsALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 8, 2010 - The military must address the stress wearing down the force and work to end the stigma surrounding mental health care to combat rising suicide rates, the chair of the Department of Defense Task Force on the Prevention of Suicide said today.
"Suicide prevention is a huge challenge in the military," Army Maj. Gen. (Dr.) Philip Volpe said. "There's stress on our family members and stress on our servicemembers. This is a unique time. Nowhere before in our history did people have to deploy over and over again."
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Afghan air assault nets weapons, ammo, intel KHOWST PROVINCE, Afghanistan (Oct. 10, 2010) - In the early morning hours of Oct. 8, U.S. and Afghan National Army Soldiers conducted a successful air-assault operation in the mountains of Khowst Province, resulting in the location and destruction of two insurgent weapons caches. The operation, named "War Old Coffee," came after weeks of intelligence gathering, planning and mission rehearsals by U.S. Soldiers of Apache Troop, 1st Squadron, 33rd Cavalry Regiment, with assistance from their ANA partners. more
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The following events are scheduled to take place on Fort Benning:
- OCT 15 - 10 a.m. - ribbon cutting to open new Fort Benning Huddle House
- OCT 22-24 - Uchee Creek - Oktoberfest
- OCT 23 - Oktoberfest 10K run
- OCT 25 - Pumpkin contest - Family Entertainment Center
- OCT 26-28 - Army Family Advocacy Program Conference
- OCT 28 - Soldier and Family Support Appreciation Day featuring the Doughboy Bowl
- OCT 29 - Dog Park - Howl-o-Ween
- OCT 30 - 6 - 8 p.m. - Trick-or-Treat for Fort Benning residents
- OCT 31 - Halloween
- NOV 5 - Retiree Appreciation Day
- NOV 9 - Indianhead Village Town Hall at Wilson Elementary School, 5:30 p.m.
- NOV 11 - Veterans Day federal holiday
- NOV 12 - Veterans Day training holiday
- NOV 13 - Wetherby Field - Movie Night
- NOV 16 - East Main Post Village Town Hall at White Elementary School, 5:30 p.m.
- NOV 18 - 11:30 a.m. - Benning Conference Center - Native American Heritage lunch
- NOV 18 - Custer/Upatoi Villages Town Hall at McBride Elementary School, 5:30 p.m.
- NOV 30 - Davis/Bouton Villages Town Hall at Stowers Elementary School, 5:30 p.m.
- NOV 7 - Patton Village Town Hall at McBride Elementary School, 5:30 p.m.
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