A week with the Army

In September I spent a week at Fort Leavenworth and Fort Leonard Wood for a military-media workshop. It's organized by the University of Kansas and funded by the McCormick Foundation.

Although I've covered the military for a few years now, it was certainly great to spend time with the Army, since most of my career has been spent covering a heavily Air Force town.

During the workshop, we attended briefings -- complete with powerpoints of course -- got up early for PT with NCOs at Leonard Wood and watched soldiers go through the obstacle course as part of their basic training.

Leavenworth is the intellectual center for the Army, similar to Maxwell for the Air Force.

Leonard Wood is a training base and is the home of training schools for military police, chemical and engineers.

I've posted some videos and pictures from the week. The videos are all from Leonard Wood and the obstacle course as well as the rifle/bayonet training. My camera battery died that day and I never got around to recharging it.

But, here's what I've got. Enjoy.