Cadets complete field training April 11, 2025, at Fort McCoy, Wis. They are among more than 70 other cadets from seven universities completing field training. ROTC training leaders said the training was a combined field training exercise. Senior ROTC schools from across Wisconsin as well as from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan came together to train on small unit tactics, troop leading procedures, and land navigation. This was the last large-scale training exercise for the third-year cadets prior to their formal assessment at Fort Knox, Ky., later in summer 2025. (U.S. Army Video by Scott T. Sturkol, Public Affairs Office, Fort McCoy, Wis.)
A Fort Knox Safety officer is calling on community members to keep safety in mind as they enjoy the spring and summer months. Jared Jones said while excessive alcohol consumption seems to have been a critical magnet for many of the accidents that have plagued the warmer weather in Kentucky, so has complacency.
Washington, IA native, Army Staff Sgt. Jared Draper has been decorated with the Army Commendation Medal for life saving actions during one of multiple drive-by shootings that took place in Radcliff, Kentucky in February.
