Thousands of trainees and soldiers will head home for the holidays, if their destination has been approved. Fort Jackson will let people leave starting December 17 and training will resume January 19, 2021 after a two week controlled monitoring period.
There was a little bit of Hollywood at Fort Jackson this week.
Five years after a Fort Jackson solider disappeared from his home, cold case investigators have solved the case, saying he died by suicide.
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Fort Jackson officials say they have identified the soldier who died after an incident at a rifle range. Fort Jackson officials say Pvt. James Noel Zamora, an 18 year-old active duty basic combat training soldier from California, died Nov. 5 after an incident that occurred around noon at a rifle range. He was assigned to Company D, 3rd…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– Officials from Fort Jackson say they are partnering with the Medical University of South Carolina to offer free coronavirus testing for individuals with authorized post access. The testing will be available September 22 and 24 from 9 a.m.-3 p.m, with the main day for retirees and Veteran Health Identification Card holders being September 22. The drive-through testing…
COLUMBIA , SC (WOLO)– Fort Jackson officials say they are investigating the cause of death of an active duty basic combat training soldier. Fort Jackson officials say the 29 year-old, from Wisconsin, was found dead Saturday morning at his barracks. The command is conducting a 48 hour training stand down, according to officials. “A loss of a loved one and…
Image: Fort Jackson Commanding General @Twitter Columbia, SC (WOLO) –Fort Jackson announced Thursday that Family Day and Graduations are cancelled for the foreseeable future. Fort Jackson’s Commanding General says the cancellations includes next week’s events for 2nd Battalion, 13th Infantry Regiment on March 19th. The ceremony will still be held, but it will be live streamed on the Fort Jackson…
Columbia, SC (WOLO) — The coronavirus has lead to a procedural change at Fort Jackson. Brigadier General Milford Beagle released a statement via the base’s twitter feed that ‘Family Day’ will be cancelled ahead of this week’s Basic Training graduation. In addition to the cancellation of the annual event, Fort Jackson officials say graduation ceremonies will only be held outside,…
COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO)– It’s a bust travel time of the year at Columbia Metropolitan Airport and this week some of the travelers are our men and women in the military. On Thursday, soldiers from Fort Jackson headed home for the holidays. Our Curtis Wilson was on hand for the send off. Categories: Digital Exclusives and Features, Local News Tags: Fort…
Soldiers at Fort Jackson honored one of their own by having a memorial service Friday morning.
