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High school students get to see behind the curtain during West Point’s Summer Leaders Experience

With Reception Day for the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2027 fast approaching next week, generally a good portion of the new cadets will have never experienced West Point prior to stepping foot on the grounds for the first day of their 47-month USMA experience....

Three members of Class of 2023 graduate during June Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony

The U.S. Military Academy held a June Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony for three members of Class of 2023 at Crest Hall June 16 at West Point. ...

West Point welcomes new Commandant of Cadets

Brig. Gen. Lori L. Robinson assumed command as the 80th Commandant of Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy during the U.S. Corps of Cadets Change of Command Ceremony June 20 in Crest Hall. ...

82nd Airborne Division unit assists with West Point’s Cadet Summer Training

Paratroopers assigned to the task force, from the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, arrived recently to spend the summer at Camp Natural Bridge, a training area at the U.S. Military Academy, to assist with Cadet Summer Training (CST) 2023....

West Point Dean Discusses Mapping the Arctic, Helicopter Landing Zones with Geospatial Engineering Expert

“We need the ability to think spatially. From a physical geography and human geography standpoint, it’s knowing the people on the planet, their religion, their beliefs, what shapes them, and trying to see the world.” – Col. Will Wright, U.S. Military Academy’s Geospatial Information Science Program Director....

Cadets Compete In 2023 NASA Student Launch Competition and Claim First Place In Two Award Categories

Every goal, every mission, every meaningful act starts with our feet firmly planted on the ground. Then we look up into the infinite and tell ourselves we'll figure out ways to fly. The U.S. Military Academy Army Rocketry and Engineering Sciences team proved that as they secured a first-place victory in two award categories during the virtual 2023 NASA Student Launch Ceremony on June 6. ...

DPW's renovation project improves Flirtation Walk

West Point history traces Flirtation Walk, originally called “Chain Battery Walk,” back to the Revolutionary War. Located on the northeast lower riverbank of the U.S. Military Academy, the trails’ original purpose can be traced back to the Revolutionary War, allowing access to the Continental Army defenses. ...

West Point honors D-Day by hosting Gavin Ceremony, celebrating paratrooper commander

The U.S. Military Academy hosted the Greater Hartford Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association to honor Lt. Gen. James “Jumpin’ Jim” Gavin on the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion June 6 at the West Point Cemetery. ...

West Point welcomes rising high school seniors during first session of SLE

The West Point Summer Leaders Experience began June 3 for approximately 500 rising high school seniors. SLE is a weeklong program that immerses potential cadet candidates into the academic, military, physical training and social life of West Point cadets....

WPES fifth graders enjoy science adventure and discovery with CLS and PANE

Approximately 50 fifth graders from the West Point Elementary School took a field trip to Bartlett Hall May 31 to experience a science adventure with professors and instructors from the Chemistry and Life Sciences and Physics and Nuclear Engineering Departments....