During a change of responsibility ceremony Nov. 6 on Kanell Field at Fort Benning, Georgia, Command Sgt. Maj. Robert M. Haynie relinquished responsibility of the 198th Infantry Brigade to Command Sgt. Maj. Robert E. Blount.
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By Christopher J. Warner, Fort Benning Maneuver Center of Excellence Public Affairs / FORT BENNING, Ga. – Over the last 18-months, the U.S. Army at Fort Benning has trained and graduated its first female Ranger course students, its first female Armor officers, and on Friday the Army graduated its first gender-integrated Infantry One Station Unit Training (OSUT). After 14 challenging weeks of learning
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FORT BENNING, Ga. — Earlier this summer, in June 2016, basic trainees from E Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 198th Infantry Brigade, carefully maneuvered as a platoon through several obstacles on the Confidence Course on Sand Hill. The Confidence Course requires the skills to overcome multiple obstacles to include climbing towers, swinging across monkey bars, scaling cargo nets, navigating
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From Fort Benning Public Affairs / FORT BENNING, Ga. (Nov. 5) – Family members of the 198TH IN BDE participated in their annual family organizational day, November 5, 2016, here, at Sand Hill’s. Family members had the opportunity to do the Eagle Tower, the “Slide for Life”, ride in a Stryker and use the Engagement Skills Trainer.
Read moreBy Gerald Williams, Bayonet & Saber / Junior enlisted Soldiers from 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment trained in a live fire buddy exercise Aug. 18 at Malone Range. Capt. Charles Smith, C Company commander, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, said for the exercise that Soldiers would train with the M4 rifle. In the training scenario, two Soldiers moved across a
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By Gerald Williams, Bayonet & Saber / World War II veteran Arnold Lanes Moe, age 91, greeted his great-grandson Pvt. Hunter Rommes, 1st Battalion, 50th Infantry Regiment, with applause and cheers following Hunter’s graduation from basic training. “It’s nice to have a great-grandson who helps represent all of the values America stands for, as I did, during my time of
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By Lindsay Marchello, Bayonet & Saber “When the Army looks at promoting their best personnel, they’re looking for those personnel who were drill sergeants, recruiters, Ranger instructors and personnel that have gone above and beyond to do a position that is more demanding,” said Sgt. Maj. Chris Smith, operations sergeant major, 198th Infantry Brigade. The Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Symposium
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By Gerald Williams, Bayonet & Saber / Families and friends gathered at Inouye Field June 28 to recognize the accomplishments of outgoing commander Col. Richard F. Timmons II as he relinquished command of the 198th Infantry Brigade to Col. Kelly D. Kendrick. “Col. Timmons is a seasoned, mature and wise commander,” said Maj. Gen. Eric J. Wesley, commanding general of
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By Danielle Davis, Bayonet & Saber / The 198th Infantry Brigade honored their selfless volunteers June 15 with a recognition luncheon at the Regimental Chapel on Sand Hill. “There are so many volunteers that don’t want to be recognized. They work so hard every week,” said Chaplain (Maj.) Sang-Joon Won about the 198th Infantry Brigade’s decision to organize the luncheon.
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