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🦃🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from the 1st Infantry Division! 🍁🦃Today, we’re thankful for our Soldiers, Families, and the incred...
11/27/2025

🦃🍁 Happy Thanksgiving from the 1st Infantry Division! 🍁🦃
Today, we’re thankful for our Soldiers, Families, and the incredible community that stands strong with us every single day. Whether you're gathered around the table or miles apart, we hope your day is filled with good food, good company, and plenty of reasons to smile.
Stay safe, stay grateful, and enjoy the holiday! 🍽️❤️

Happy Thanksgiving 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division! Danger 6 served up the goods to Devil Soldier...
11/27/2025

Happy Thanksgiving 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division! Danger 6 served up the goods to Devil Soldiers spending the holiday away from home.

Out here in the grit and chaos of the front lines, the flag on my shoulder reminds me of every veteran who stood their g...
11/11/2025

Out here in the grit and chaos of the front lines, the flag on my shoulder reminds me of every veteran who stood their ground before me. Today, on Veterans Day, we honour the brave men and women whose courage shaped our path, whose sacrifice strengthened our nation, and whose spirit still carries us forward. Their service is our guiding star in the field, at home, and forever.

Got promoted to Brigadier General today here in Afghanistan, pretty surreal. Huge thanks to MG JT Thomson and CSM Mauric...
11/09/2025

Got promoted to Brigadier General today here in Afghanistan, pretty surreal. Huge thanks to MG JT Thomson and CSM Maurice Jackson for the support and for pinning me. Proud to be out here with the Soldiers of the 1st Cav.

Service is more than a duty—it's a way of life. Through every challenge, victory, and sacrifice, I’ve learned the true m...
11/09/2025

Service is more than a duty—it's a way of life. Through every challenge, victory, and sacrifice, I’ve learned the true meaning of honor, loyalty, and resilience. Proud to have served, and grateful for the lessons that will guide me in the next chapter. The uniform may come off, but the spirit of a soldier lives on. Always ready, always strong. 🇺🇸 .

🌍 Reflections on Service and Life Beyond 🌍As I look back on my years of service, I'm filled with a deep sense of pride a...
11/09/2025

🌍 Reflections on Service and Life Beyond 🌍
As I look back on my years of service, I'm filled with a deep sense of pride and gratitude. The journey has been long, often challenging, but always rewarding. Each mission, each day, has been a testament to the dedication, courage, and sacrifice of every man and woman I’ve had the honor to serve alongside. But as the chapter of active duty begins to close, a new one opens, filled with possibilities, new challenges, and opportunities to continue making a difference. The values instilled in me by the military, integrity, honor, and a commitment to something greater than oneself, will guide me into this next phase.

defines who we are as Soldiers and Leaders.For morning, Soldiers assessed their personal character strengths and d...
11/09/2025

defines who we are as Soldiers and Leaders.
For morning, Soldiers assessed their personal character strengths and discussed how understanding their own strengths, along with understanding the character of their teammates, supports a cohesive team built on mutual trust and understanding.
1st Infantry Division and Fort Riley Commanding General, MG Sims also dropped in for a visit and emphasized how understanding character traits develops the social, emotional, spiritual, and family domains of strength. Sustain to Victory! Duty First, People Always, All Else Follows!

No army can be greater than the quality of its soldiers. In addition to being a warrior, the soldier is a citizen, and w...
11/09/2025

No army can be greater than the quality of its soldiers. In addition to being a warrior, the soldier is a citizen, and with that citizenship comes the highest honor and responsibility: to serve and defend one’s country

The has announced that I will serve as the Office of the Chief of Staff, Army General Officer, following the Senate's ...
11/09/2025

The has announced that I will serve as the Office of the Chief of Staff, Army General Officer, following the Senate's confirmation of my selection for Major General on Oct 24 for the FY18 Army Competitive Category, Promotion Selection List.

I, and Col. Bryan Chivers, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade commander, pose for a photograph before a change of command cerem...
11/09/2025

I, and Col. Bryan Chivers, 1st Combat Aviation Brigade commander, pose for a photograph before a change of command ceremony at Illesheim Army Airfield, Germany, July 17, 2022. Sims had just awarded Chivers the Legion of Merit. The 1st CAB is on a rotational deployment to Europe in support of Atlantic Resolve. Atlantic Resolve maintains a rotational forward presence throughout Europe and enables deterrence and defense against threats from any direction at any time.

Soldiers honored our legacy at the Normandy Institute during the 81st D-Day Commemorations.At the 1st Infantry Divisio...
11/09/2025

Soldiers honored our legacy at the Normandy Institute during the 81st D-Day Commemorations.
At the 1st Infantry Division Commemoration Dinner, 101-year-old WWII and 8th Army Air Force veteran Mr. Lester Schenk, a B-17 ball turret gunner, was in attendance, inspiring all with his service and dedication.
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Soldiers honored our legacy at the Normandy Institute during the 81st D-Day Commemorations.
At the 1st Infantry Division Commemoration Dinner, 101-year-old WWII and 8th Army Air Force veteran Mr. Lester Schenk, a B-17 ball turret gunner, was in attendance, inspiring all with his service and dedication.
’llDefend.

Today the division welcomes three new members of the . Col. Douglas Sims, deputy commander of support forward; Col. Rob...
11/09/2025

Today the division welcomes three new members of the . Col. Douglas Sims, deputy commander of support forward; Col. Robert Whittle, deputy commander of home station and Col. James Gallivan, division home station chief of staff.

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