DEVENS — Established in 1868, Memorial Day has become a fixture of the American calendar. Meant to honor and remember military personnel that lost their lives in service to the United States of ...

Devens, Massachusetts – Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Lindsey Halter and Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Kelli Harr relinquished responsibility of Fort Devens Reserve Forces Training Area (RFTA) to their ...

DEVENS — Have you ever wondered if you could rewrite history? Go back in time and change the whole direction of a war? The community is welcome to the Annual Miniature Game Day from 10 a.m. until 3 ...

AYER — The history of Fort Devens begins in 1917, when the U.S. declared war on Germany. Faced with amassing an army to match the forces already fighting in Europe, the U.S. Congress instituted a ...

The Fort Devens Museum will host a special open house Saturday, from 10 am. to 4 p.m., at 94 Jackson Road, No. 305, Devens. The event is free for all and will feature new exhibits, refreshments, a ...

Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Share on Reddit Share on LinkedIn Share via Email Celebrations for the centennial began on Thursday, Sept. 8, with volunteers clearing overgrowth and planting ...

DIFFERENT THESE DAYS. IN DEVENS, SIGNS OF THE PAST ARE EVERYWHERE, EVEN ON THE SPRAWLING GROUNDS OF THE RED TAIL GOLF COURSE. AN OLD MILITARY GUARD TOWER STANDS. WATCH HERE AT THE 18TH HOLE. JOHN ...

Nearly two decades have passed since the U.S. Army closed Fort Devens as an active military installation. Usually, when the federal government has announced base closures — or even telegraphed to the ...

An agreement between the three towns that the old Army base straddles is just the first step in efforts to lift a longstanding housing cap there Nearly everyone agrees the vast former Army base at ...

As a US Army ROTC cadet from Dartmouth who trained at Fort Devens in summer camp, and later as a civilian Pentagon official with oversight of the Army’s housing and real estate, I read Jon Chesto’s ...