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BSA, GSA honor fallen by planting flags at WP Cemetery

Members of the Boy Scouts of America and Girl Scouts of America planted flags at each headstone in the West Point Cemetery May 26 to honor those who served and those who died in service to the United States....

WPES students receive lessons in The House of PANE

Energetic and curious students from the West Point Elementary School went on a school field trip to visit the U.S. Military Academy on May 25 at Bartlett Hall....

Task Force Leader training validation

In preparation for its upcoming mission to support the U.S. Military Academy with Cadet Summer Training 2022, Task Force Leader participated in a training validation provided by the Department of Military Instruction from May 16-19. ...

Cadets recognized for their accomplishments at Awards Convocation

Staff, faculty and cadets gathered at Eisenhower Hall to celebrate the achievements of cadets during the Awards Convocation and Superintendent's Awards for Excellence and Achievement and Distinguished Cadet Awards Ceremony on May 19 at the U.S. Military Academy. From the 306th Infantry Award for Excellence in Men's Physical Fitness to the Maj. Gen. Francis Vinton Greene Memorial Award for the Highest Class Standing, staff and faculty extended a hearty congratulations to all cadets receiving awards for their outstanding achievements. ...

Making it official: USMA Class 0f 2022 pin on officer bars

New 2nd Lts. Josiah Spain (top), Alexa Zammit (left) and Isaac Hagberg (above) have their second lieutenant bars placed on their shoulders by family members and recite the oath to take official responsibility as officers in the U.S. Army Saturday at West Point. Photos by Jorge Garcia/PV, Elizabeth Woodruff/USMA PAO and Class of 2023 Cadet Tyler Williams...

USMA Class of 2022 participates in its last parade

The final parade and pass in review for the graduating U.S. Military Academy Class of 2022 took place Friday on The Plain. ...

Twenty-one officers, one NCO graduate Eisenhower Leader Development Program

The Eisenhower Leader Development Program starts with a competitive selection process at West Point. Every year, scores of senior captains apply to the program from across the Army, and only the officers with the strongest records of proven leadership and highest intellectual potential are selected. This year, 21 officers and one NCO graduated Friday in the Haig Room, to include two guest officers who participated in the ELDP: 1st Lt. Christos Tamouridis from the Greek Army and Maj. Kimberly Guest from the U.S. Air Force, and the first USMA NCO graduate, Sgt. 1st Class Donnie Seidle. ...

Honoring Thayer, alumni

Retired Col. Peter Russell, U.S. Military Academy Class of 1942 graduate and the oldest living graduate in attendance, watches as the Corps of Cadets march by during the Alumni Review Tuesday on The Plain. This is Russellʼs 80th class reunion. ...

Laundry facility keeping things clean at West Point since 1954

Nestled just inside Washington Gate, the West Point Logistics Readiness Center Cadet Laundry Facility has turned dirty laundry items into clean ones since 1954....

Task Force Leader ready to support Cadet Summer Training

Soldiers assigned to Task Force Leader, from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), deployed May 10 to Camp Natural Bridge, a training area at the U.S. Military Academy to assist with Cadet Summer Training 2022. ...