Fort Sill

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) speaks to reporters following a tour of Fort Sill on Friday. ERIS SWANSON | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) speaks to reporters following a tour of Fort Sill on Friday. ERIS SWANSON | SOUTHWEST LEDGER

U.S. Sens. Mullin, Wicker tour Fort Sill

Eric Swanson
Thursday, August 24, 2023
FORT SILL — A recent fact-finding trip brought two members of the U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee to Fort Sill. U.S. Sens. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) and Roger Wicker (R-Mississippi) spoke to military leaders Aug. 18 about the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024. The U.
One of last year's cooks grills a batch of hotdogs for the annual Military Appreciation Day event on Fort Sill. This year's event will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8. PROVIDED

One of last year's cooks grills a batch of hotdogs for the annual Military Appreciation Day event on Fort Sill. This year's event will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, June 8. PROVIDED

Military Appreciation Day celebration slated for July 8

Tim Farley
Monday, July 3, 2023
FORT SILL — Soldiers and their families will be recognized for their service July 8 during Military Appreciation Day at Fort Sill. The annual event will be held 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Lake Elmer Thomas Recreation Area. A free catered lunch will be served from 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Fourteen immigrants from 12 countries who enlisted in the U.S. Army take the oath of citizenship to become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Sill. CHRISTINE GARDNER | FIRES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

Fourteen immigrants from 12 countries who enlisted in the U.S. Army take the oath of citizenship to become American citizens during a naturalization ceremony at Fort Sill. CHRISTINE GARDNER | FIRES CENTER OF EXCELLENCE

14 Fort Sill soldiers become U.S. citizens

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, April 17, 2023
FORT SILL — Fourteen new soldiers from a dozen countries became U.S. citizens in a naturalization ceremony before they graduated from Army basic training at Fort Sill on April 13.
Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper

Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper

Sill’s Kamper remains suspended

Mike W. Ray Staff Writer
Monday, April 10, 2023
FORT SILL – Maj. Gen. Kenneth Kamper remains suspended from his position as commanding general of the U.S. Army Fires Center of Excellence and of Fort Sill, pending the outcome of an investigation by the Department of the Army’s Inspector General. Kamper was temporarily suspended on Feb.
Raytheon’s 50-kilowatt laser has been chosen for the U.S. Army’s directed energy short-range air defense system on a Stryker combat vehicle. The Army will initially outfit a platoon’s worth of the system. Artist rendering courtesy of Raytheon

Raytheon’s 50-kilowatt laser has been chosen for the U.S. Army’s directed energy short-range air defense system on a Stryker combat vehicle. The Army will initially outfit a platoon’s worth of the system. Artist rendering courtesy of Raytheon

Fort Sill to receive new laser weapons

Jen Judson – Defense News
Thursday, January 20, 2022
WASHINGTON — The first set of Stryker combat vehicles equipped with 50-kilowatt laser weapons will be delivered to a unit of Army soldiers at Fort Sill by the end of September, according to the head of the service’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office.
Hilliary Communications managing partner Dustin Hilliary addresses the audience during a press conference Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn Lawton-Fort Sill. The company announced that it has been approved to provide high-speed internet at Fort Sill. | Eric Swanson/Ledger Photo

Hilliary Communications managing partner Dustin Hilliary addresses the audience during a press conference Tuesday at the Hilton Garden Inn Lawton-Fort Sill. The company announced that it has been approved to provide high-speed internet at Fort Sill. | Eric Swanson/Ledger Photo

Hilliary Communications project will bring high-speed internet to Fort Sill

Eric Swanson
Thursday, January 6, 2022
LAWTON – Hilliary Communications is launching a $5 million project to bring high-speed internet to Fort Sill soldiers and their families, the company announced Tuesday, Hilliary recently gained approval from Fort Sill command and other U.S.
Airplanes at Fort Sill Courtesy of army.mil

Airplanes at Fort Sill Courtesy of army.mil

Fort Sill: Birthplace of Army aviation

Debi DeSilver Managing Editor
Thursday, December 9, 2021
Fort Sill’s 1st Aero Squadron took off from Columbus, New Mexico, late in the afternoon on March 19, 1916, to participate in Brig. Gen. John J. “Black Jack” Pershing’s Mexican Punitive Expedition, ordered by President Woodrow Wilson.
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