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CLS, PANE join forces to provide science adventure, discovery for WPES fifth graders

Approximately 50 fifth graders from the West Point Elementary School took a field trip to Bartlett Hall May 29 to experience a science adventure with professors and instructors from the Chemistry and Life Sciences (CLS) and Physics and Nuclear Engineering (PANE) Departments....

Graduation Week -- Everything you need to know

Close to 1,025 cadets are expected to graduate from the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2024 and be commissioned as second lieutenants in the U.S. Army on May 25. ...

West Point hosts wreath laying ceremony to honor Kosciuszko

The U.S. Military Academy hosted the commemoration of the 278th birthday of Tadeusz Kosciuszko with a wreath-laying ceremony on May 4 at the location of Kosciuszko’s monument....

West Point honors military, civilian retirees during parade

The U.S. Military Academy Corps of Cadets paraded in honor of the 50th annual Retiree Appreciation Day on May 4 on The Plain. ...

Ribbon cutting ceremony opens new section of West Point Cemetery

It was a project where its completion was 10 years in the making, but through exceptional work and numerous adjustments throughout, the reclamation project added 30 years’ worth of new capacity to the West Point Cemetery....

West Point participates at Grant Wreath Laying in New York City

Several members from the U.S. Military Academy, including the U.S. Corps of Cadets Regimental Staff performing honor guard duties, the West Point Band performing Taps, West Point Military Police Color Guard firing salutary volleys, and Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves speaking and laying the wreath on behalf of President Joseph R. Biden during the Ulysess S. Grant Wreath Laying Ceremony to celebrate his 202nd birthday....

West Point Hosts the 2024 Special Olympics

It was a festive affair as 750 athletes from the Hudson Valley, New York City, Long Island, and Capital Region competed in this year's annual Special Olympics hosted by the U.S. Military Academy April 20 at Shea Stadium. ...

West Point SHARP hosts Walk A Mile, community wears denim to support sexual assault, harassment survivors

The West Point Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention (SHARP) team hosted the Walk A Mile in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) April 24 at the Beat Navy Tunnel and sidewalk area along Eisenhower Hall....

Walk A Mile to empowerment takes place April 24

The West Point Sexual Harassment Assault Response Prevention (SHARP) team hosts the Walk A Mile in observance of Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month (SAAPM) from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 24 at the Beat Navy Tunnel, adjacent to Eisenhower Hall, which is also offering a resource fair. ...

USMA Orienteering Club hosts USA Orienteering National Ranking Event

The U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club hosted a sanctioned USA Orienteering National Ranking Event (NRE) at Camp Shea on April 13 and Lake Frederick and Bull Pond Recreation Area on April 14....