West Point facilitates hostage negotiation conference with law enforcement agencies
How do cadets prepare to deal with the mental and emotional pressures that come with guiding their Soldiers once they commission into the Army? How much self and situational awareness must a cadet build before tackling future emergencies that require psychological finesse?...
Recognizing accomplishments
Cadets, staff and faculty gathered to recognize the academic accomplishments of cadets and the educational and leadership contributions by the faculty during the Superintendent’s Awards Convocation Ceremony Aug. 12 at Eisenhower Hall. ...
PANE hosts ASCBC, provides tools to understand fundamental aspects of space
In collaboration with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, the U.S. Military Academy took a stance to ensure that cadets gained situational awareness of the importance of space operations to push the Army toward this emerging domain. ...
Dean views autonomous vehicle, meets research team
West Point’s AVRAD (Autonomous Vehicle Research and Development) Team took second place in the Self-Drive Challenge of the 28th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) held June 4-7....
West Point promotes, recognizes new Dean during COR ceremony
Family, friends and distinguished guests gathered at the U.S. Military Academy for a Change of Responsibility and Investiture Ceremony to celebrate the new Dean of the Academic Board on Friday on The Plain. ...
McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character reconnects in 2021
How do you host what is traditionally a four-day, on-site conference at West Point during a global pandemic? Through a virtual Microsoft Teams event, of course. ...
Corps of Cadets bid farewell, celebrate Brig. Gen. Jebb’s career
Raw emotions energized the moment as an ample number of shared memories synergized the atmosphere in reflecting on a 39-year military career and 43 years since arriving at the U.S. Military Academy. In honoring an exceptional and genuine person and a unique professional experience, the Corps of Cadets bid farewell and celebrated the Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb with a Corps Farewell Banquet April 15 at the Cadet Mess Hall. ...
Building relationships to combat future cyber threats
To understand what the future cyber threat may look like, people need to think outside-the-box to allow for a flow of new and interesting ideas. Threatcasting is a methodology that provides this opportunity for government, DOD, public, private, industry and academia to come together and brainstorm the different possible futures to help provide ways to mitigate and combat future threats. ...
Veterans speak on Somali Civil War during Mission Command Conference
In 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia was caught in the violent political conflict of the Somali Civil War. Over 400 U.S. service member operators had commenced the mission, ‘Operation Gothic Serpent’ with the principal task of capturing a Somalian military officer, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and his key lieutenants, convicted by the Unified Task Force for his attacks against United Nation troops in 1992. ...
Medal of Honor recipients provide insight to cadets
“Today, you have an opportunity to hear from two extraordinary noncommissioned officers who happen to be Medal of Honor recipients,” Commandant Brig. Gen. Curtis Buzzard said as he expressed his excitement for guest speakers Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne and Sgt. Maj. Matthew Williams, who imparted insight on their military career and practical leadership advice to cadets on behalf of the Modern War Institute Commandant’s Speaker Series at West Point on March 17 in Eisenhower Hall Theatre. ...