WASHINGTON (NNS) -- January 6, 2016 -- U.S. Naval Academy quarterback Midshipman 1st Class Keenan Reynolds accepted the White House Historical Association's inaugural Stephen Decatur Award, Jan. 5, at the Historic Decatur House in Washington, D.C. The award was named in honor of War of 1812 hero Commodore Stephen Decatur Jr., and presented on his 237th birthday. It … [Read more...]
First Female West Point Commandant of Cadets Assumes New Role
WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Jan. 6, 2016) -- For the first time in its history, the Army has installed a female officer as the commandant of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, or USMA, at West Point, New York. Brig. Gen. Diana M. Holland, herself a 1990 graduate of the school, assumed the role of commandant of cadets during a ceremony there, Jan. 5. She is the 76th … [Read more...]
Air National Guard Director Stanley E. Clarke Retires After More Than 34 Years of Service
JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. - January 5, 2015 - Air Force Lt. Gen. Stanley E. Clarke, director of the Air National Guard and a strong advocate of the Total Force Continuum as well as the State Partnership Program, retired Dec. 18, after more than 34 years of military service. During the ceremony at the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, former … [Read more...]
Old Guard Uses Mental Skills to Optimize Performance
ARLINGTON, Va. (Jan. 5, 2016) - Steady hands. Confidence. Selflessness. Composure. These are some of the qualities that enable the firing party to perform at its best, said Soldiers, who are assigned to Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment, better known as the Old Guard. The Old Guard recently received targeted training to help them sustain attention, … [Read more...]
Soldiers Test Robotics on ‘Battlefield’
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, HAWAII (Jan. 5, 2016) - Picture a hot summer day in Afghanistan, and a company of 25th Infantry Division Soldiers preparing to move to a new area of operation. Instead of using their legs and backs, these Soldiers are fortunate enough to have a small robot to help them on the battlefield. It could provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance … [Read more...]