United States Military Academy
ARLINGTON, VA - MAY 20: Christine Phillips (2nd R), the widow of Staff Sergeant Francis G. Phillips, stands with her four-year-old daughter, Sophia Phillips, as a U.S. Army burial team carries an urn with Phillips' remains during a burial service at Arlington National Cemetery May 20, 2013 in Arlington Virginia. Phillips, from Meridian, New York was killed in combat in the Maiwand district of Afghanistan when the vehicle he was riding in was struck by an improvised explosive device.
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This kind of behavior goes against our army values and against the core values of West Point
We went to all the places he served, we went to his home town in Virginia and saw the place where he grew up and went to his wife's hometown in Maryland and to the Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
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West Point cadet from LI rescues stranded kayakers
Daniel Bleyl, of Tucson, Ariz., swam out into the river late Wednesday after hearing the kayakers' cries for help, the U.S. Military Academy said. Mo, a member of the Class of 2016, and Bleyl, a member of the Class of 2014, swam 300 to 400 yards to get to 5:48 PM Read more »
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Michael McClendon, West Point sergeant, secretly filmed female cadets, military academy says
company of 121 future officers, teaching them leadership skills, the statement from the academy said.The military academy did not offer specifics in its official statement on the investigation, but a New York Times report said there were a dozen victims. The Read more »
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Zaino: We need new institutional structures to fight sexual harassment
the military deals with such cases, including taking any that could carry a penalty of at least a year in prison out of the military chain of command.There's a similar problem in the New York State Assembly case -- an internal process subject to built-in conflicts Read more »
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LI home to a dozen U.S. Army generals
Joint StaffGraduated: Hofstra University Brig. Gen. Mark S. Martins, of Valley Stream Chief prosecutor, Office of Military CommissionsGraduated: West Point Lt. Gen. John W. Morgan III, of Freeport Commander, Force Command, NATOGraduated: University of Delaware Read more »
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Bruins connect with Army Rangers in playoff push
(AP) -- In the corner of the Boston Bruins' locker room, hanging from the hooks in Andrew Ference's stall, is a yellow running singlet with the team's "Spoked B" logo on the front.It's the same one Lucas Carr had on when he finished this year's Boston Mara Read more »
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Congress Steps Up Anti-Sexual Assault Efforts
findings. The developments on Capitol Hill came a day after Army officials said that a sergeant on the staff of the United States Military Academy at West Point had been accused of videotaping female cadets when they were undressed in the bathroom or the shower. 19 m ago from The New York Times Read more »
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West Point case adds to military sex abuse scandals
The military has been rocked by a series of arrests and incidents of sexual misconduct. But the news from the venerable U.S. Military Academy â where the motto is âDuty. Honor. Country.â â could be particularly embarrassing. The Army said Wednesday that a 7:29 PM from Pittsburgh Entertainment Read more »
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Historic division gathers for All American Review
By Sgt. Michael J. MacLeod, 1/82 Public Affairs Office FORT BRAGG, N.C. - More than 14,500 U.S. Army paratroopers gathered on a parade field here for a review of troops to cap off the 82nd Airborne Division’s celebratory All American Week, May 23. Maj. Gen 5:04 PM from DVIDS Read more »
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Governor Corbett Officially Nominates William Harner as Secretary of Education
School District in Mechanicsburg. He will begin working as acting education secretary on June 3. A graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Harner has a doctorate in educational leadership and master's degrees in education supervision and human 4:29 PM from PR Newswire Read more »
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China Renews Cyber Attacks Against U.S.
be highlighted? It should be remembered, though, that General Dempsey has previously stated that, “should China’s military be found to be behind hacks into the U.S. infrastructure, it would not necessarily be a ‘hostile act.’” It is therefore perhaps not surprising 3:30 PM from The Heritage Foundation Read more »
