Army major, dubbed ‘Killa K,’ convicted of smuggling guns to GhanaAn Army major stationed at Fort Liberty, North Carolina, was convicted of smuggling weapons to West Africa and lying to a grand jury.By F.T. Norton, The Fayetteville Observer25 hours ago
This Fort Liberty unit is being deactivated — againA civil affairs battalion based at Fort Liberty will deactivate this summer. Here's what to know.By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer3 weeks ago
Meth, gang, night club: Fort Liberty leader faces multiple chargesThe charges include bringing meth into the U.S. and engaging in online activities in support of a criminal gang in Mexico.By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer3 months ago
Lighten the load: The Army’s plan to save time by shedding excess gearTo save time and ditch unneeded gear, the Army recently began a pilot program to expedite removing excess equipment from unit inventories.By Todd South3 months ago
National Guardsman arrested in alleged murder-for-hire plotA National Guardsman allegedly planned a murder-for-hire plot against a man involved in a 2016 crash that took the life of the soldier’s mother.By Jonathan Lehrfeld4 months ago
Please return LT’s Humvee. This is no longer funny. Stop.A satirical imagining of events after an M1165A1 Humvee was (really) stolen from Fort Liberty’s Mott Lake training area between Nov. 7 and Nov. 8.By Davis Winkie4 months ago
Fort Liberty families start reaching settlements with housing providerFort Liberty military families have started to reach settlement agreements with the post's housing provider after a lawsuit was filed in 2020.By Rachael Riley, Fayetteville Observer4 months ago
Keep soldiers out of our creek, farm owners tell Fort LibertyThere must be something in the water.By Jon Simkins5 months ago
Going to Work: 82nd Airborne Division changes commandersThe 82nd Airborne Division said farewell to Maj. Gen. Christopher LaNeve, while welcoming back Brig. Gen. Patrick Work back.By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer5 months ago
Why an Army veteran created an app to rate barracks, dining facilitiesA new app for mobile devices developed by an Army Reserve veteran this year ranks military barracks and dining facilities on a star system similar to Yelp.By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer6 months ago
82nd Airborne Division veterans remember Grenada 40 years laterOperation Urgent Fury lasted for about 50 days on the island of Grenada in 1983, but wasn't without losses.By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer6 months ago
Fort Liberty private housing lawsuit inches toward settlementA lawsuit was filed in June 2020 against affiliates of Fort Liberty's housing provider. Here's the latest on the case.By Rachael Riley, The Fayetteville Observer7 months ago