FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo. (AP) -- The Fort Leonard Wood Army base in south-central Missouri is expected to lose 1,000 soldiers by October 2015.
Base spokeswoman Tiffany Wood confirmed the cuts to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch ( http://bit.ly/1bORfSF ). She says it is part of budget cuts throughout the U.S. military.
Maj. Gen. Leslie Smith, who oversees Fort Leonard Wood, discussed the cuts Wednesday at a town hall meeting on the base. Wood says Army officials told base leadership two weeks ago about the cutbacks.