Drivers encountered delays entering the military installation in Columbia, South Carolina, and the backups caused a traffic ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A new system at Fort Jackson caused major slowdowns Wednesday morning along Interstate 77. The base ...

The city quickly surrendered. And with that, Fort Jackson’s guns fell silent — forever. In two centuries of standing guard, that April 1862 morning was Fort Jackson’s lone brush with battle.

Following his time at Fort Campbell, Main was sent to Baumholder, Germany; Fort Johnson (formerly Fort Polk), Louisiana; and finally Fort Jackson, where he fulfilled his dream of becoming a drill ...

A soldier who went missing during a training exercise at Fort Jackson is dead, the U.S. Army said Wednesday. Staff Sgt. Jaime Contreras, 40, was found unresponsive at about 11:20 p.m. Monday, Army ...

Contreras was a drill sergeant candidate, according to the Army. The exercise started at about 10 a.m. Monday, according to Brig. Gen. Jason Kelly, Fort Jackson’s commanding officer.

1 / 5 Show Caption + Fireworks explode over Fort Jackson's Hilton Field during its annual fireworks display held July 4. The Independence Day celebration drew more than 30,000 spectators to post.

COLUMBIA, S.C. — For the second time in the last eight days, a drill sergeant assigned to Fort Jackson has been found dead on the fort. Staff Sgt. Zachary L Melton, 30, a drill sergeant with the ...

A second drill sergeant has been found dead at Fort Jackson in South Carolina in a little over a week. Army Staff Sgt. Zachary L. Melton, 30, was found unresponsive in his car Saturday after he ...