Fort Leonard Wood
Crisis Action Team provides unified effort to solve problems during emergency situations
By Ryan Thompson, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 7, 2025) — When a major incident occurs at Fort Leonard Wood that tests first responders’ capabilities to meet the community’s need for support, the Crisis Action Team may be called in to assist. According to Matt Mertz, installation emergency manager…
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3rd Chemical Brigade welcomes new commander during ceremony
By Melissa Buckley, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 3, 2025) — Col. Hector Montemayor relinquished command of the 3rd Chemical Brigade to Col. Kirsten McFarland during a ceremony July 1 in Nutter Field House. The reviewing officer for the ceremony, U.S. Army Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear School Commandant…
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Fort Leonard Wood AER campaign No. 1 in Army again
By Tiffany Wood, Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (July 2, 2025) — For the fifth year, Fort Leonard Wood’s Army Emergency Relief campaign is No. 1 in the Army and the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, garrison officials announced July 1. “We’re proud to announce that the Soldiers of…
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Vietnam War veteran from Missouri receives Purple Heart Medal 54 years after being injured
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. — It was March 12, 1971, in northern Vietnam’s Quin Tri, when the gun truck, “Proud American,” was struck by two B40 shoulder-fired rockets, destroying the vehicle, killing the driver and wounding Spc. 4 Nelson Allen as well as the vehicle’s officer in charge. Fifty-four years later, Maj. Gen. Christopher Beck,…
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