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Originally from Hopkins, South Carolina, Woodrow Portee started working as a busboy in 1961 when there was a cafeteria on Fort Jackson. He worked many positions throughout the years, all the way up to stock room manager. He took a brief break after his first retirement in 1997, but came right back to working at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service a few months later

Fort Jackson kicks off the annual Army Emergency Relief fundraising campaign Feb. 25-26 at Century Lanes on post.

If you live in Fort Jackson on-post housing you may have noticed construction happening at 5629 Imboden Street. A fire completely destroyed Unit C last May while the adjoining units, A, B, and D received major smoke damage.

Last week, the pilot program made its way to Victory Hall, as key stakeholders at Fort Jackson, including brigade and battalion command teams, unit ministry teams and behavioral health providers, came together to advance their work as partners in caring for Soldiers.

This past week, 18 Soldiers from all across the installation came together for three days to see who would win Fort Jackson’s Drill Sergeant of the Year, Noncommissioned Officer of the Year and Soldier of the Year. They competed in many events including the Army Combat Fitness Test, an obstacle course, and a 12-mile ruck, just to name a few.

Whether you are looking for information about how to control your emotions; need help understanding your Thrift Savings Plan account; or want to be better at couponing, the Leader-Workforce Development Series has something to help Fort Jackson’s Department of the Army Civilians.

Fort Jackson’s social media management recently called on the Families of Initial Entry Training Soldiers to be wary of a different scam – a hoax where fake links to training graduations are posted on unofficial Facebook pages.

Members of the Fort Jackson community gathered at the NCO Club Feb. 4 to “pray for the nation, our Soldiers, Family members, and civilians,” as part of the National Prayer Breakfast.