Task & Purpose

Army infantry trainee dies at Fort Moore three weeks before graduation

An Army recruit just weeks from earning his ‘blue cord’ as an infantry soldier died during training last week at Fort Moore, Georgia, the Army said in a release. Pfc. Cesar Gonzalez, 21, from Chicago, ...
WRBL

‘It’s awesome being able to see my family’: Soldiers graduation ceremony to ring in the Fourth of July

COLUMBUS, Ga (WRBL) — The National Infantry Museum hosted a graduation ceremony for soldiers completing infantry training. A day before Fourth of July, soldiers who completed 22 weeks of basic ...
Seattle Times

Women in infantry is ‘business as usual,’ but soldiers know they’re making history

FORT BENNING, Ga. — The first group of women graduated from U.S. Army infantry training last week, but with soldiers obscured by body armor, camouflage face paint and smoke grenades, it was almost ...
Ledger-Enquirer

National Infantry Museum: Basic training graduation, grand opening draws thousands

Scorching heat and suffocating humidity couldn't keep the crowds away from today's grand opening of the National Infantry Museum and Soldier Center at Patriot Park. Approximately 3,000 people came out ...
Task & Purpose

The First Woman To Graduate Ranger School Is About To Join The Infantry

Capt. Kristen Griest, one of the first women to successfully complete the U.S. Army’s famed Ranger School, is set to become the U.S. military’s first female infantry officer, according to a new report ...