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Missouri's Fort Leonard Wood will graduate thousands more soldiers from basic training

An increase in Army recruitment and enlistment has led to five more basic combat training companies at Fort Leonard Wood in Missouri, and a 30% increase in soldiers training there. The Army has ...
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Soldier who died in Fort Leonard Wood range incident was a month from graduating basic

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soldiers in basic training complete the Rite of Passage ceremony at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, May 11, 2023. The Army has ...
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We The People: Fort Leonard Wood has been training soldiers for more than eight decades in Missouri

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (KY3) - Fort Leonard Wood in south central Missouri is known for training our U. S. Army and specialized military. 85 years ago it opened for the first time to train soldiers ...
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Sapper Leader Course: forging elite combat-ready engineers since 1985

Of the four permanent individual skill tabs authorized for wear by the U.S. Army, one is earned exclusively at Fort Leonard ...
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18-year-old soldier dies in rifle range training accident at Fort Leonard Wood, officials say

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMOV/Gray News) - Army officials at Fort Leonard Wood said a soldier died while training on a rifle range Friday. Officials with the U.S. Army training center said an 18-year-old ...