Photo by Thomas Ruyle | U.S. Army Inspector General Agency | 09.24.2025
Continental Army Maj. Gen. (Baron) Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben, The Inspector General of the Continental Army, leads Gen. George Washington’s Soldiers in a drill at Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, c. 1778, in this painting by Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911). Von Steuben, a former Prussian captain, was appointed in 1778 by Gen. George Washington as the Continental Army's fourth Inspector......
Photo by Thomas Ruyle | U.S. Army Inspector General Agency | 08.07.2025
Lt. Col. Jeffrey Kocian, an inspector general assigned to the 25th Infantry Division at Fort Shafter, Hawaii, earned the title of U.S. Army Officer IG of the Year for 2025. The 2025 competition was held virtually from Aug. 4-7, 2025. Competitors were tested in Inspector General procedures, regulations, history, and completed several scenarios based on the four functions of the Army IG System:......
Photo by Thomas Ruyle | U.S. Army Inspector General Agency | 08.07.2025
Jeffrey Johnson, a civilian inspector general assigned to the 81st Readiness Division in Columbia, South Carolina, earned the title of U.S. Army Civilian IG of the Year for 2025. The 2025 competition was held virtually from Aug. 4-7, 2025. Competitors were tested in Inspector General procedures, regulations, history, and completed several scenarios based on the four functions of the Army IG......
Photo by Thomas Ruyle | U.S. Army Inspector General Agency | 08.07.2025
Sgt. 1st Class Julissa Artis, an inspector general assigned to the Combined Arms Support Command at Fort lee, Virginia earned the title of U.S. Army Noncommissioned Officer IG of the Year for 2025. The 2025 competition was held virtually from Aug. 4-7, 2025. Competitors were tested in Inspector General procedures, regulations, history, and completed several scenarios based on the four......
Photo by Thomas Ruyle | U.S. Army Inspector General Agency | 08.01.2025
Graphic used as the logo for the U.S. Army 2025 Inspector General of the Year Competition. The 2025 competition was held virtually from Aug. 4-7, 2025. Competitors were tested in Inspector General procedures, regulations, history, and completed several scenarios based on the four functions of the Army IG System: Teaching and Training, Inspections, Assistance, and Investigations. (U.S. Army......
Photo by Thomas Ruyle | U.S. Army Inspector General Agency | 07.31.2024
A U.S. Army map depicts the front lines between the Allies and German forces on Dec. 19, 1944, the third day of the battle of the Bulge. The inset shows the advance of German units as they encircled much of the U.S. Army’s 106th Infantry Division. The division’s 422nd and 423rd Infantry Regiments surrendered, and approximately 6,000 U.S. Soldiers were taken prisoner that day. (Maps from......
Photo by Thomas Ruyle | U.S. Army Inspector General Agency | 05.22.2023
U.S. Soldiers and Army civilians stand for a group photo during the 2023 Worldwide Inspector general Conference at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, May 22, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Timothy Johnsey)...
Photo by Thomas Ruyle | U.S. Army Inspector General Agency | 05.22.2023
U.S. Army Col. Scott Kirkpatrick, the commandant of the Inspector General School, makes a point during a discussion during the Worldwide Inspector General Conference at Camp Robinson, Arkansas, May 22, 2023. (U.S. Army photo by Thomas Ruyle)...
