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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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Ft. Leonard Wood soldier dies while training at rifle range

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. FT. LEONARD WOOD, Mo. – A soldier at Fort ...
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Fort Leonard Wood soldier killed while training on rifle range, Army says

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — An 18-year-old Fort Leonard Wood soldier from California suffered a fatal injury Friday morning while training on a rifle range, Army officials said. The soldier, assigned to ...