Tag Archives: Army
![Army Reserve 2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks, of Oxford, Miss., wins the bronze medal in the men's pole vault at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 15, 2016. Army photo by Tim Hipps](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019014809im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/10/sam-kendricks-rotator-183x108.jpg)
2nd Lt. Sam Kendricks proved at the Olympics that he’s a soldier first by stopping mid-run to pause for the national anthem.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator
Tagged Army, Ash Carter, National Anthem, Olympics, paralympics, Pentagon ceremony, pole vault, Rio, Sam Kendricks, sports
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![Photo courtesy of Eric Kettani](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019014809im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/09/e7cd96_a9844a642a70befee2e6a6f189a66e79-183x108.jpg)
Eric Kettani, a former Naval Academy graduate and NFL player, gives his thoughts on the new rule which affects service academy athletes.
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Posted in DoD News, Rotator
Tagged Air Force, Army, Eric Kettani, Marine Corps, National Football League, Navy, NFL
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![Sgt. Jose Arroyo, a competitor with the Marine Corps Shooting Team, fires his M16A4 service rifle during the section match May 17, 2016 at Puckapunyal Military Area, Victoria, Australia. The event is part of Australian Army Skill at Arms Meeting 2016, a competitive marksmanship event that evaluates the shooting skills of the competitors. The section match consisted of two running portions and two firing portions where teams were evaluated on both skill and swiftness as a marksman.](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019014809im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/05/160517-M-MB894-203-183x108.jpg)
From the military services and around the DoD, here’s your Daily SITREP for Thursday, May 26, 2016.
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![Maarten Vossen places flowers at the grave of his adopted soldier, U.S. Army Pfc. James Wickline, at Margraten American Cemetery in the Netherlands. Photo courtesy of West Virginia Veterans Memorial](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019014809im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/05/vossen-at-gravesite-183x108.jpg)
It’s not easy to recreate the life of someone who died decades before you were born, but for one Dutchman, honoring a U.S. soldier from WWII has been his mission.
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Posted in DoD News, Education, Memorial Day, Military Families, Military History, Rotator
Tagged Ageless Friends, Army, Dutch, James Wickline, Maarten Vossen, Margraten, Marijn Poels, Morgantown, Netherlands, Netherlands American Cemetery, Operation Market Garden, West Virginia, World War II
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![U.S. Army Capt. Kristen Griest smiles at friends and family as she waits with her classmates from Army Ranger School Class 08-15 to graduate at Fort Benning, Ga., Aug. 21, 2015. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Steve Cortez](https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/web/20161019014809im_/http://www.dodlive.mil/files/2016/04/griest-smiling-183x108.jpg)
Army Capt. Kristen Griest continues to break barriers. After being one of the first women to earn the Ranger tab, she’s now the Army’s first female infantry officer.
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Posted in DoD News, Force of the Future, Inside the DoD, Military History, Rotator
Tagged Army, Army Rangers, infantry officer, Kristen Griest, Lisa Jaster, Maneuver Captain's Career Course, military police, military women, Shaye Haver
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