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Memorial Day activities in the Columbus, GA area

Submitted by Christina Kleehammer on Monday, May 27th, 12:39 pm
Memorial Day activities in the Columbus, GA area

Looking for something to do this Memorial Day?  Between Callaway Gardens, the National Infantry Museum, and the National Civil War Naval Museum at Port Columbus, the Columbus area has several options for you and your family.  Here are a few you might be interested in: 

Callaway Gardens is featuring a Masters Skiing and Wakeboarding tournament.  For more information, visit this link.

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Girl Scouts to send cookies to deployed soldiers

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Friday, February 15th, 2013, 12:34pm
Girl Scouts to send cookies to deployed soldiers

COLUMBUS, GA - Imagine being deployed half way around the world as a member of our armed services. Now imagine the pleasure of receiving a taste of home in a box of Girl Scout Cookies. Imagine wide eyes and hungry smiles.

Deployed service members will enjoy their favorite Girl Scout Cookies this spring as a result of Operation Cookies from Home, a program of Girl Scouts of Historic Georgia. The public is invited to purchase boxes or cases of cookies to be shipped to service members as part of the community service component of the Girl Scout Cookie Program. Cookies may be purchased between February 15 and March 10.

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Georgia Military College welcomes new members of honor society

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Monday, January 28th, 2013, 11:08am
Georgia Military College welcomes new members of honor society

COLUMBUS, GA - The Beta Sigma Sigma Chapter of Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society, located at GMC Columbus, recently inducted new members.

Membership in Phi Theta Kappa is an exclusive honor, limited only to students with a GPA of at least 3.5. The society exists, “to encourage scholarship, facilitate service opportunities, and provide an intellectual community for its members,” said PTK Faculty Advisor and Humanities Department Chair Erica Stone.

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Skyfall showing at National Infantry Museum IMAX Theatre

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, December 12th, 2012, 1:51pm
Skyfall showing at National Infantry Museum IMAX Theatre

FORT BENNING, GA - That names Bond, James Bond. And he's coming to the National Infantry Museum IMAX Theatre this month!

Skyfall (PG-13), the 23rd installment in the Bond franchise, opens December 21.

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WWII hero signing book about POW experience

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Tuesday, December 4th, 2012, 12:04pm

FORT BENNING, GA - A WWII POW will be holding a book signing this week at the National Infantry Museum.

Colonel Glenn Frazier was captured and marched in the Bataan Death March. He was held for three years in Japanese POW camps.

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Fort Benning conducting controlled burn today

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Monday, November 19th, 2012, 12:55pm
Fort Benning conducting controlled burn today

FORT BENNING, GA - Fort Bennnig is conducting controlled/prescribed burn in the northeast portion of post today.

They say winds are favorable and smoke is not expected to escape post.

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Fort Benning weapons firing schedule

Submitted by Joshua Ninke, Community Web Producer
Wednesday, November 7th, 2012, 11:58am
Fort Benning weapons firing schedule

FORT BENNING, GA - Fort Benning has released the schedule for the different weapons firing on the post.

You can see the full schedule below. 

 

120MM- M1A1 Abrams Tank gun

25MM- Bradley Fighting Vehicle gun

MK- 19- Grenade Launcher

50 CAL- Machine gun

DEMO- Emergency Ordnance Disposal (EOD) explosions

7.62MM- Rifle

81MM- Mortar

155MM/105MM- Field Artillery Howitzer

M240- Machine gun

M240/M249- Machine gun

MICLIC- Mine Clearing Line Charge

Mines- Land Mines

C-4- Plastic explosives

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