Staff Sgt. Paul Schmich received a Purple Heart Jan. 15 after being wounded nearly 14 years ago during an improvised ...

The Army on Monday, Sept. 8 identified a soldier killed on rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood military base in the Missouri Ozarks late last week. Private Andrey Okunev, an 18-year-old National Guard ...

The 2025 holiday season saw America’s military blood supply drop drastically and the Fort Leonard Wood Blood Donor Center ...

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 ...

Loretta Streichert, a 22-year active-duty Army soldier and USO volunteer, has been selected as the 2025 USO Volunteer of the ...

An 18-year-old basic training soldier from California was killed during rifle training at Fort Leonard Wood on Friday morning, officials at the Missouri Army training installation said Monday. Pvt.

Each of Missouri’s U.S. senators is asking the Trump administration to make Fort Leonard Wood in Pulaski County an ICE training center. Sen. Josh Hawley sent a letter last week to Homeland Security ...

The Missouri senator said that Fort Leonard Wood, a large military installation with a long history of training soldiers and military law enforcement, should be used to help ICE. Sen. Josh Hawley is ...

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. (KY3) - Pulaski, Laclede, Texas, and Phelps Counties make up the Fort Leonard Wood region, an area notable for its ties to the only army installation in the state. But it’s not just ...

Fort Leonard Wood began construction Wednesday for 56 new homes for military families. According to a news release from the U.S. Army base, the new homes will be located on Cable Street, which is ...

The U.S. Army has identified the 18-year-old soldier who died Friday after an incident on a rifle range at Fort Leonard Wood as Pvt. Andrey Okunev. (Anthony L. Taylor/U.S. Army) The U.S. Army has ...

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — Army officials have identified the 18-year-old Fort Leonard Wood soldier who suffered a fatal injury Friday while training on a rifle range. Pvt. Andrey Okunev of California ...