Here are recent headlines about the military in Kansas:Fort Leavenworth(All American Patriots) Military : Army Names New Walter Reed Deputy Commanding General: Army Vice Chief of Staff Gen. Richard Cody and Walter Reed Army Medical Center Commanding General Maj. Gen. Eric Schoomaker announced March 8 that Brig. Gen. Michael S. Tucker will become the new deputy commanding general of the Walter Reed Army Medical Center. … Brigadier General Tucker attended Command and General Staff College in 1991-92 and was then assigned as an Assistant Professor, United States Military Academy, West Point, New York.Fort Riley ¢ 1st Infantry Division(AP) Program to train security advisers is leaving Fort Riley: The military plans to move its training of advisers for Afghan and Iraqi security forces from Fort Riley to another Army installation within the next few years, the Kansas post’s commanding general says. Maj. Gen. Carter Ham said that the 1st Brigade, 1st Infantry Division, which began training the transition teams last year, will continue doing so for the “foreseeable future.” But the brigade also will be restructured so it can be deployed quickly overseas. The military hasn’t set a timetable for the move. Even with the change, the 1st Brigade would remain at Fort Riley.(KETV) Bulletproof Vests Sent To Iraq By Local Departments: PAPILLION, Neb. — The Sarpy County Sheriff’s Department packed a truck with about 55 bulletproof vests bound for Iraq. The vests have outlived their service life recommendation but still provide protection, according to Sgt. Bruce Meyer. “The troops that are in Iraq can use them for sitting on in their Humvees, to wear in the compound. They just give them additional protection when they don’t want to wear their 40- to 50-pound combat vests,” Meyer said. The vests were also collected from the Omaha Police Department. The vests will first go to Fort Riley before they are shipped out.