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Army Cadet Dies
During Fort Knox Training

Jul 28, 2025 9:52 AM CDT

Army Cadet Dies During Fort Knox Training

ROTC cadet from Rutgers reportedly collapsed during land navigation exercise

(Newser) - A 22-year-old Army Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) cadet from New Jersey has died unexpectedly during a training exercise at Fort Knox, casting a somber shadow over summer training camp. Neil Edara, who joined the ROTC program at Rutgers University in 2021, was participating in a summer camp as...

Musk Would Be Among the Few to Ever Check on Fort Knox Gold

Fort Knox Has Had Few Visitors

Feb 23, 2025 10:00 AM CST

Fort Knox Has Had Few Visitors

One inspection followed rumors the gold was gone

(Newser) - President Trump says Elon Musk will be looking at Fort Knox, the famous depository in Kentucky for American gold reserves, to make sure the gold is still there. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says that there is an audit every year and that "all the gold is present and accounted...

Elon Musk's Next Target May Be Fort Knox

Elon Musk: I'm 'Looking
for the Gold at Fort Knox'

Feb 18, 2025 6:32 AM CST

Elon Musk: I'm 'Looking for the Gold at Fort Knox'

DOGE may try to get access to the highly secretive government locale

(Newser) - DOGE is making inroads at the Treasury , the Social Security administration , the IRS , and a slew of other government entities—but can it get into Fort Knox? Elon Musk said Monday the famous gold repository is on his radar, reports the Hill . "Looking for the gold at Fort Knox,...

Sailor Killed, Others Injured
in Fort Knox Accident

May 17, 2013 11:15 AM CDT

Sailor Killed, Others Injured in Fort Knox Accident

It involved a Humvee during training, but details unclear

(Newser) - A Navy sailor was killed and several others were hurt in a tactical training exercise at Fort Knox in Kentucky, military officials say. The six sailors assigned to the group were riding in a Humvee when the accident happened Wednesday night, though exactly what happened remains under investigation. Fort Knox...

Soldier Charged in
Fort Knox Murder

Apr 5, 2013 8:41 AM CDT

Soldier Charged in Fort Knox Murder

Marquinta Jacobs allegedly fired a .45-caliber handgun, killing civilian employee

(Newser) - A soldier apprehended yesterday in Tennessee was charged with murder in the shooting death of a civilian employee at Kentucky's Fort Knox a day earlier. The FBI said in a court filing that Marquinta E. Jacobs fired a .45-caliber handgun at the victim, "striking him several times."...