The words “Lean Six Sigma Black Belt” may inspire thoughts of an extreme Greek form of combatives training or a new fad diet, but rather, it is a tiered certification standard for a process improvement methodology to increase efficiency and cut costs across organizations. ...

Army Sgt. Jesse “Johnnie” D. Hill, 20, of Highland Park, Mich., killed during the Korean War, was accounted for May 19, 2020 and landed in Los Angeles Aug. 9 escorted by his nephew, Capt. Richard Ortmann (above), Department of Physical Education instructor at West Point. ...

Command Sgt. Maj. Michael Coffey, U.S. Military Academy command sergeant major, and Master Sgt. Eric Engstrom, Company E-3 tactical noncomissioned officer, presented Task Force Soldiers from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, with powder blue medallions and certificates during the Sgt. Audie Murphy Induction Ceremony on Friday at the Cadet Fine Arts Center. ...

In an effort to stay poised and ready to confront potential threats, the staff at the Keller Army Community Hospital exercised a mass casualty/decontamination scenario testing their emergency operation plan to receive casualties on July 22 at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

On May 21, 2021, history was made at the U.S. Military Academy, even though it occurred at the White House in Washington, D.C. On that day, retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., received the Medal of Honor from President Joe Biden in a ceremony. ...

West Point Family Homes is proud to announce that three of its residents — Evelyn Sorenson, MacKenzie Deekens and Jeffrey Prosperie — have received funding for the 2021-22 academic year through the Balfour Beatty Communities Foundation. ...

The area near Times Square was full of cheer and very festive as service members from the U.S. Army convened there Monday to celebrate the U.S. Army’s 246th birthday in New York City. The Commandant of Cadets, Brig. Gen. Mark Quander, represented West Point at the event....

A wreath-laying ceremony to honor Lt. Gen. James Gavin, U.S. Military Academy 1929 graduate, at his gravestone took place Friday at the West Point Cemetery. ...

About 40 children from the West Point Strong Beginnings pre-kindergarten class graduated June 3 at the Stony Lonesome Child Development Center. ...

The motto of the Boys and Girls Clubs of America reveals in four simple words — Great Futures Start Here — the foundation built in an environment that empowers young adolescents to reach their full potential while becoming responsible, caring and productive citizens of the world. ...