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Roland completes military aviation career with final flight

Water droplets fell upon the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Roland taxied for the last time as a military aviator. Exiting the cockpit, Roland gave a wave of gratitude to dozens of family members and colleagues as he stepped out of his first airframe, for the final time. He gave a hearty “thank you” to the fire department for supporting the “Wash Ceremony,” which is a time-honored tradition where an arch of water washes over the helicopter as the crew taxies together for the last time at Stewart Air Base on July 15. ...

West Point welcomes new GC during Garrison COC

Friends, faculty and staff gathered at Buffalo Soldier Field to participate in the U.S. Army Garrison West Point Change of Command ceremony on Friday at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

Task Force Leader leads Fourth parade

Maj. Trevor Wiegers, the Task Force Leader executive officer in support of Cadet Summer Training, leads a group of TFL Soldiers in the Independence Day parade July 4 in Highland Falls, N.Y. ...

West Point celebrates Independence Day with music, fireworks

The West Point Band’s field music group, The Hellcats, marched the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2026 into Trophy Point Amphitheater on Saturday for West Point’s annual Independence Day celebration....

Perata assumes command of Keller Army Community Hospital

Col. Brianna M. Perata assumed command of the West Point Health Service Area and Keller Army Community Hospital, West Point, from Col. Amy L. Jackson, during a ceremony Friday at KACH. ...

Gilland becomes West Point’s 61st Superintendent

Friends and family gathered at the superintendentʼs residence to watch as the former superintendent, Gen. Darryl A. Williams, relinquished command of the U.S. Military Academy to the 61st Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, during a change of command ceremony on Monday at West Point. ...

West Point’s emergency manager attends symposium

George Gilbert, West Point’s Emergency Manager, attended the 24th annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium held June 6–9 at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland....

Task Force Leader Soldiers respond to emergency

After dropping a Soldier off at the Westchester County Airport during the early morning of June 16, two Soldiers came across a head-on collision causing a fire that partially consumed a car. ...

West Point honors those who gave the ultimate sacrifice

Col. Evangeline Rosel (left), the West Point Garrison Commander, Lt. Col. Donald Williamson (right), the West Point Garrison Chaplain, and Spc. Dylan Bocash, member of the West Point Military Police Company, presented a wreath in front of Battle Monument during the Memorial Day Observance May 30 at Trophy Point. ...

Lafayette’s visit to West Point honored with historical marker

Jérémie Robert (above right), consul general of France in New York, helped unveil a new historical marker (above) commemorating the 1824 and 1825 visits to West Point of Maj. Gen. Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolution....