Army contractor indicted on bribery

A civilian contractor from Georgia is accused of trying to bribe an Army official in Kuwait in order to win business. Federal prosecutors say 41-year-old Terry Hall's companies received more than 20 million dollars in military contracts. They claim he delivered or transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars to at least one Army official to get the business. Hall was arrested last week near his Fairburn home. At a detention hearing in Atlanta today, court officials decided he would stay in custody until an appeal is heard in U.S. District Court in Washington, which the grand jury handed down today's indictment.

Ft. Benning unit deploying to Iraq, Kuwait

Nearly 70 soldiers from Fort Benning will deploy to Iraq this week. The deployment comes after four soldiers from the base were killed in fighting in Baghdad over the weekend.

Base Public Affairs Office spokesperson Elsie Jackson told GPB News the maintenance battalion soldiers would provide support and logistics for combat units in Iraq and Kuwait. Family members will see the troops off at the base's Lawson Army Airfield on Wednesday.

The Defense Department announced Tuesday that Iraqi insurgents killed three Ft. Benning troops in a roadside bombing and shooting attack on Saturday. A forth soldier was hit and killed from small-arms fire on Sunday. Both attacks took place in the Baghdad area.

21 troops from the base have been killed in the conflict this year.

Ft. Benning unit returns from Kuwait

The Army reports that about 70 soldiers of the 233rd Heavy Equipment Transport platoon are set to return from Kuwait at 2:30 a.m. on Friday, May 4.

The soldiers shipped out in September 2006. This was the unit’s fifth deployment since 2002.

The 233rd provides ground transport services, the army's Public Affairs Office says.