JROTC Employee Community Involvement

Writer – Savannah Bird

FORT KNOX, KY. — Due to their combined efforts in earning second place in the 2024 National Football League Flag Summit Awards, small market division category, 18 Fort Knox Directorate of Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Youth Sports and Fitness Program staff received additional recognition from the Fort Knox Garrison Commander and DFMWR Director during a ceremony held on Feb. 3.

Randy Moore, Fort Knox DFMWR Director, stated “I was so proud to find out that we had won second place for something we didn’t even realize we were competing for. The work they’re doing is really groundbreaking, so hats off to this team of fantastic youth advocates.”

The Fort Knox Youth Sports and Fitness program officially joined the NFL Flag League in 2022 under the small market division – for leagues with 300 players and under. In December 2024, Fort Knox Youth and Fitness Director Ryan Lewis was surprised that he was nominated and won second place out of 200 other similar programs nationwide.

Ryan Lewis, Fort Knox Youth Sports and Fitness Director, stated “This fun, non-contact program benefits our young people with physical movement, discipline, mental toughness and socialization, while learning the fundamentals of football and lessons in teamwork and sportsmanship. Today, we recognize all of the coaches who made the Youth Sports and Fitness Program’s dreams for the Fort Knox community a reality.”

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