65th Infantry Regiment receives Congressional Gold Medal

Puerto Rican Soldiers who fought with the 65th Infantry Regiment through America's conflicts going back to World War II were presented the Congressional Gold Medal in a ceremony on Capitol Hill, April 13.

Hosted by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and other leaders from Congress, the Borinqueneers -- named after the original pre-Spanish word for Puerto Rico by the indigenous Arawak -- were honored for their pioneering military service, devotion to duty and their acts of valor since the unit's creation in 1920.

Even though the Borinqueneers were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal in 2014 by President Barack Obama, the design of the medal was not finalized until the summer of 2015.
Today's ceremony unveiled the single-cast medal in Emancipation Hall at the U.S. Capitol. Replica coins will now be presented to all living Borinqueneers.

 http://www.army.mil/article/165991/65th_Infantry_Regiment_receives_Congressional_Gold_Medal/

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The Army Offers Various Levels of Athlete Programs

The U.S. Army provides the tools and training to allow Soldiers with athletic prowess to succeed in international competition, and offers various programs through which those Soldiers can achieve their Olympic dreams.

 http://www.goarmy.com/events/army-athletes/army-sports-programs.html

Black Knights Claim Four Weekly Awards

 Following a 15-4 win over Boston University on Saturday, the Army West Point men's lacrosse team nearly swept all Patriot League weekly honors.

Nate Jones was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week and the Rookie of the Week after his five-goal performance against the Terriers. Classmate AJ Barretto took home his first weekly award as he was voted the conference's Goalie of the Week. Rounding out the award winners was senior Austin Schultz, who earned Defensive Player of the Week.

http://www.goarmywestpoint.com/news/2016/4/11/mens-lacrosse-black-knights-claim-four-weeky-awards.aspx

NCO named women's coach of year by USA Wrestling

 In front of more than 11,000 cheering fans, April 9, at the U.S. Olympic Team Trials for wrestling, Army Staff Sgt. Aaron Sieracki was recognized as women's coach of the year.

The assistant wrestling coach for the Army's World Class Athlete Program was voted the honor by USA Wrestling officials, athletes and fellow coaches. Over the past year, Sieracki has coached several Army women to championships.


http://www.army.mil/article/165892/NCO_named_women_s_coach_of_year_by_USA_Wrestling/

Rangers are highly trained, rapid response special operations Soldiers.

Ranger Tab

The Ranger tab is worn by those elite Soldiers that have passed the Ranger School. Rangers are highly trained, rapid response special operations Soldiers. Find out what it means to be a Ranger. See what it takes to EARN THE RANGER TAB.

 

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The Best Ranger Competition 2016, is the 33rd anniversary of this grueling competition

From the very beginning, the objective was clear: the competition should place extreme demands on each buddy teams’ physical, mental, technical and tactical skills as Rangers. The standards of performance were to test the mettle of those Ranger-qualified Soldiers who dared to compete. The Best Ranger Competition was named in honor of Lt. Gen. David E. Grange Jr., former Ranger instructor and Ranger department director, and who, at one time, commanded Fort Benning, Ga., the 2nd Infantry Division, and the U.S. Sixth Army.

 http://www.army.mil/ranger/bestranger.html?from=hp_spotlight