Congressman Mark Alford represents Northwest Missouri and has been busy between the Armed Services Committee and helping to pass the bipartisan-supported federal housing bill that became law this month. He is also pushing to protect Ft. Leonard Wood. He explains his...
(FORT LEONARD WOOD, MO) — New military housing construction is underway at Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood. Colonel Steve Bartley says of the 1,800 homes on the installation, most were built before or during the Vietnam War era. Col. Bartley says during the...
As Fort Leonard Wood’s new hospital prepares to open next spring, the base’s commanding general recalls the battle to keep the medical center from being downgraded to a clinic. Major Gen. Christopher Beck said the proposal at the time was routine and included several...
The new hospital at southern Missouri’s Fort Leonard Wood will open its doors in just over four months. The army base announced Monday that the new General Leonard Wood Community Hospital will open on April 7th. Colonel Angela Diebal-Lee is the hospital’s commanding...
Missouri U.S. Senator Eric Schmitt is urging federal officials to designate Fort Leonard Wood in southern Missouri as a training site for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Schmitt made the comments during a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing in...
