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Local cadet graduates from West Point
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WEST POINT, N.Y. Cadet Taylor Hannah Staton, daughter of Mr. Roger and Missy Staton and Ms. Margo Staton of Ohio, graduated from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Saturday, May 22, 2021.
Staton graduated from Franklin Monroe High School, Arcanum, in 2016. While at West Point, she concentrated her studies in International History, minored in Terrorism Studies, with a focus in Systems Engineering. She was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Army within the Military Police branch.
The mission of the U.S. Military Academy is to educate, train, and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the nation as an officer in the United States Army.
Huizenga hosting information session for service academies
Sentinel Staff
The virtual event will be at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 26.
Students, parents and educators will have the opportunity to hear from representatives of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
Registration information and details on the service academy nomination progress are available on Huizenga’s website, huizenga.house.gov.
By Charles Pope, Secretary of the Air Force Public Affairs / Published May 25, 2021
WASHINGTON (AFNS)
Frank Kendall told the Senate Armed Services Committee May 25 that if he is confirmed as the 26th Secretary of the Air Force he will continue reshaping the Air and Space forces to confront near-peer adversaries such as China, nurture the Space Force’s successful evolution and ensure that Airmen, Guardians and their families are well served.
“If confirmed, my priorities would be straightforward and mirror precisely those articulated by Secretary of Defense (Lloyd)
Austin as they apply to the Department of the Air Force – taking care of our people, mission performance, and building teams. Our military is people first and foremost,” he told the committee.
Antiwar.com Original
Originally posted at TomDispatch.
From the dawn of recorded history, humans have been making war and rape has been part of it.
In ancient Greece, the rape of a woman was considered a property crime; that is, a crime against her father, husband, or master. But in war, rape was socially acceptable and the women of conquered lands were considered legitimate spoils to be made into wives, slaves, or concubines. Sexual violence in war remained rampant and only rarely forbidden over the thousands of years of conflict that followed. While men were sexually victimized in war, more often when