Press Release_Soldiers inducted into Chemical Corps at Fort Leonard Wood

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. – Thirty-seven chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear Soldiers from Company B, 84th Chemical Battalion, were welcomed into the Chemical Regiment during a Regimental Induction Ceremony held Aug. 4 in the Chemical Memorial Grove.

Morning mist hung in the air for Soldiers filing past the war-torn tree trunk statue, touching it as they passed, linking them to all who have gone before them.

Engineers_dogs learning new tricks at Fort Leonard Wood

FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. – All engineer Soldiers train at Fort Leonard Wood, even the four-legged ones.

Fort Leonard Wood is home to the Combat Engineer Mine Detection Dog Handlers Course, where combat engineers are trained side-by-side with mine detection dogs, said Sgt. 1st Class John Martin, course noncommissioned officer in charge.