Jack Lowe

During Turbo Distribution at the Port of Tacoma, the 140th Movement Control Team played a vital role in cargo reception and distribution. They integrated with joint partners to refine port-opening and cargo movement under realistic conditions.

The 140th Movement Control Team, led by CPT Jack Lowe, secured 100% accountability for 2,700+ pieces of equipment redeploying from Korea. Using Portable Deployment Kits, they synchronized with SDDC at the Port of Tacoma to sharpen power projection.

CPT Jack Lowe, operations officer assigned to 53rd Movement Control Battalion, 593rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, speaks on the commemoration of 9/11 held alongside Polish firefighters and Soldiers on Forward Operating Site Powidz.

Graduates of color say they are still experiencing the brunt of discrimination at the nation's top military schools.

Some graduates of color from the nation’s top military schools who endured what they described as a hostile environment are left questioning the military maxim that all service members wearing the same uniform are equal.

On June 25th, 2020, a group of West Point graduates released a 40-page policy proposal, relating stories of overt racial abuse, telling of disparate and severe punishments compared to white cadets, and recommending multiple policy solutions.

A West Point official said the inspector general’s review “will be all-encompassing."

Former West Point cadets submitted a 40-page proposal to create an "Anti-Racist West Point."

"I was told that I was going to rob someone because I was Black," one West Point cadet wrote. "A student made a noose ... as a joke."

Retired Capt. Mary Tobin, a West Point graduate, is mentor to some recent alumni who wrote an open letter to academy leaders. They're part of a long legacy of Black cadets addressing systemic racism.

Watch The Yard interviewed sociology major Jack Lowe, Polemarch of Kappa Alpha Psi’s Kappa Mu Chapter at West Point. At 21, Lowe uses his leadership to improve student life and serve his community while preparing for his future in the digital age.