FORT KNOX, Kentucky –  Cadet Madalena Roberts, 2nd Regiment, Advanced Camp, from University of Pittsburgh has a 20 year plan. Cadet Summer Training is just one of the many stepping stones to achieving her goals.  The U.S. Army was not originally in the plan for Roberts, yet a comment from her dad changed the trajectory of her life. “I’ll never forget this,” Roberts said. “We were in the car on the way back from a college tour and he looked at me and he said, ‘You know, it would be really cool if you were a helicopter pilot.’”  The next week, [...]

Cadets with 1st Regiment, Advanced Camp, completed the Hand Grenade Assault Course at Fort Knox, Ky., June 9, 2024. Cadets practiced the course with members of their platoon before individually performing the graded portion. For many Cadets, the Hand Grenade Assault Course challenged their physical abilities, combining strategy and strength to throw the grenades into the targeted areas. For the graded portion, Cadets needed to hit all performance measures to pass under a ten minute time limit. Grenades were thrown from various positions, like standing, kneeling and lying down, with the goal of hitting targets of up to 35 feet away. [...]

Readiness, teamwork and communication are the driving forces behind Task Force Medical on Fort Knox, Kentucky.  “Role 1” tends to Cadets who need a higher level of care that regimental medics can provide. Ultimately, the goal is to resolve the medical issue on site and return Cadets to training as soon as possible.  “If they come back to our ‘Role 1’, we have shots and steroids we can give to the Cadets,” 2nd Lt. Elizabeth Ergil said. “This is step one of trying to return them to training because we don’t want them to miss out on any of those training [...]