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1LT Okheem Riley, USMA 2018, Body Recovered From Lake
The Riley County Police Department has identified Okheem Riley, 24, of Manhattan as the man who emergency responders found dead in Tuttle Creek Lake, which is near Manhattan in the Flint Hills of Northeast Kansas.
RCPD is investigating the death.
Officials said no foul play is suspected.
Army policy offering up to three-year service break
By Thomas Brading, Army News Service
A retention policy offering Soldiers a chance to take a break in service while receiving pay and benefits for up to three years is now a permanent program.
An Army trailblazer set her sights on a new target. The reaction highlights a deep rift.
Washington Post Article By Dan Lamothe
“Capt. Kristen Griest, who made history in 2015 as one of the first two women to graduate the Army’s famously difficult Ranger School, had avoided the media spotlight for years. But she decided to take a public stand when Army officials floated a plan to consider the test scores of men and women separately amid complaints about a gender gap. Women were disproportionately failing events requiring significant upper-body strength, causing an outcry among lawmakers.”
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Kristen Griest is from the USMA class of 2011
Army’s small helicopter of the future may have flown in Alabama today
By Lee Roop | lroop@al.com
“After long, grueling wars in the Mideast that pushed its current helicopters to the max and beyond, the Army is on a mission to upgrade to new helicopters with the latest innovations in technology and electronics.”