Fort Leonard Wood

New Hospital Being Built At Fort Leonard Wood To Better Serve Soldiers And Families

Jonathan Ahl

Soldiers, their families and veterans near Fort Leonard Wood in the Ozarks will have a new place to receive medical care. Construction on a $400 million,…

Maj. Gen. Donna Martin is the first woman and third African American to lead Missouri's Fort Leonard Wood.

Government, Politics & Issues

Fort Leonard Wood To Get A New Commander

Jonathan Ahl

Updated June 18 with new leadership being appointed at Fort Leonard Wood The first woman to lead Fort Leonard Wood is getting a new position and will be…

Provided photo from Fort Leonard Wood, taken April 2020

Health, Science & Environment

Fort Leonard Wood Asks For Help To Enforce Social Distancing

Jonathan Ahl

Unlike other areas of Missouri where health officials believe the peak of coronavirus passed more than a week ago, Fort Leonard Wood has yet to see the…

Online screen shot from 4/22 virtual town hall meeting

Government, Politics & Issues

New Recruits Again Arriving At Fort Leonard Wood

Jonathan Ahl

The U.S. Department of Defense announced Wednesday that it is lifting the suspension of new recruits going to basic and advanced training at bases like…

Gov. Mike Parson signs the legislation that has Missouri recognize professional licesnes of military spouses that move into the state. 4-21-20

Government, Politics & Issues

Missouri Allows Professional License Reciprocity For Military Spouses

Jonathan Ahl

Updated at 4 p.m. with Gov. Mike Parson signing the billSome spouses of military members will have an easier time finding a job when they move to…

Government, Politics & Issues

Military Families Wait To See Their Loved Ones Who Graduated From Fort Leonard Wood

Jonathan Ahl

Hundreds of soldiers who graduated from training at Fort Leonard Wood should be at their next post, but travel restrictions due to the coronavirus have…

Maj. Gen. Donna Martin spoke on Facebook Live about the confirmed coronavirus case at Fort Leonard Wood 03-25-20 screenshot from Facebook

Health, Science & Environment

Confirmed Coronavirus Case At Fort Leonard Wood Won’t Slow Down Training

Jonathan Ahl

FORT LEONARD WOOD — Maj. Gen. Donna Martin returned to Facebook on Wednesday in what was billed as a virtual town hall meeting to praise the procedures in…

Maj. Gen. Donna Martin spoke at a virtual town hall meeting on Facebook to talk about Fort Leonard Wood's response to coronavirus (Facebook screen capture from 03-18-20)

Government, Politics & Issues

Fort Leonard Wood Continues Troop Training But Limits Movement As Coronavirus Intensifies

Jonathan Ahl

Maj. Gen. Donna Martin took to Facebook on Wednesday to hold a virtual town hall meeting on Fort Leonard Wood’s response to coronavirus concerns, and…

One of the 30 seat regional jets that began serving the airport at Ft. Leonard Wood when Contour Airlines took over the service in Feburary 2019 01-08-19

Economy & Business

New Airline At Fort Leonard Wood Starts Off Slow But Is Still Providing Hope For Growth

Jonathan Ahl

FORT LEONARD WOOD — Passenger counts at the Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport were down from February through October of 2019 compared to the…

A soldier at Fort Leonard Wood is tested for TBI using the experimental Brain Scope, part of research going on at the base and Phelps Health in Rolla. 12/5/19

Health, Science & Environment

Fort Leonard Wood And Rolla Are At The Center Of Cutting-Edge Research On Traumatic Brain Injury

Jonathan Ahl

Diagnosing traumatic brain injury faster so treatment can start right away is the focus of a $5 million research project centered at Fort Leonard Wood and…