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. ...

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. ...

“In a joint effort, the Combating Terrorism Center and the Department of Chemistry and Life Science at West Point have assembled some of the best and brightest thinkers in the counterterrorism, policy and scientific communities around the world for their perspectives and analysis on the evolution of the biological threat picture.” — Paul Cruickshank, Combat Terrorism Center Sentinel Editor-in-Chief. ...

On July 1, most people were focused on their Fourth of July plans, but not select cadets from West Point, the Reserve Officer Training Corps and Soldiers from Task Force Leader. They watched with excitement as UH-60 Black Hawks came into view near South Dock. ...

New cadets anxiously stand in a cloud of gas that emanates through the air protected only by a protective mask....

West Pointʼs community members gathered at The Plain to play host to over 1,200 new cadets who enjoyed a dayʼs rest during the Ice Cream Social, also known as New Cadet Visitation Day, on Sunday at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

U.S. Military Academy cadets perform rappelling operations from UH-60 Black Hawks and the Height tower during Air Assault School training June 29 at the South Dock Rappelling Site. ...

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. ...

Learning how to fire a weapon was a nerve-racking experience for the new cadets as they received an education on how to fire an M-4 Carbine rifle between July 6-13 at Washington Hall. ...

Planning and prepping never stop at West Point as the cadet cadre organized the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School Reception Day experience for future cadet candidates on Monday. ...