Fort McCoy Garrison Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Chad Holder and Command Sgt. Maj. James Riddle, U.S. Army Garrison-Fort McCoy, talk with Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Kirkman and Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Caires from the Non-commissioned Officer Academy at Fort McCoy, WI.
Elements of the NCOA Basic Leader Course were highlighted in this segment, focusing on tenant units at Fort McCoy. Fort McCoy’s NCOA develops agile, adaptive, and effective enlisted leaders of character, competence and commitment. These leaders will serve as the standard bearers for future generations to meet the demands of the Army.
(U.S. Army Video by Kevin Clark/Fort McCoy Multimedia-Visual Information Office)
FORT HOOD, Texas — Soldiers and veterans of 2nd Battalion, 5th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division, gathered April 10 in front of the battalion headquarters to honor eight Soldiers who lost their lives 22 years ago during some of the fiercest fighting of the Iraq War.
The ceremony commemorated the events of April 4, 2004 — known as “Black Sunday” — when what began as a routine patrol in Sadr...
