A shooter wounded five soldiers at Fort Stewart before being apprehended by law enforcement on Wednesday, the US military base said.

"All Soldiers were treated on-site and moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment," said a post by the official Facebook page of the base, which is located in the southern state of Georgia.

The base went into lockdown shortly after law enforcement were dispatched to respond to the incident, according to the post, which said the shooter was now in custody, but provided no details about their identity or potential motive.