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Orienteering club hosts annual national competition

Participants sprint to the finish of the 42nd annual West Point National Ranking Event (NRE), hosted by the West Point Orienteering Club, Saturday at West Point....

USMA faculty members team up to finish Top 10 at Best Ranger Competition

It is a fierce, grueling competition that is not for the faint of heart who may lack the ability to overcome the physical onslaught and environmental obstacles that face each participant who aimed for the top prize of being the best Ranger in the U.S. Army. ...

West Point hosts scouts during Scout Master’s Camporee

The grassy fields abounded with colorful tents, sizzling grills and kids donning war paint as they engaged in various activities during the Scout Master’s Camporee, which took off without a hitch Saturday at Lake Frederick....

Astronaut, USMA grad Kimbrough shares space experiences with cadets

After spending six months traveling at more than 17,000 mph at nearly 220 miles above the Earth, Col. Shane Kimbrough is finally back on some familiar ground. Kimbrough, a U.S. Military Academy Class of 1989 graduate, returned to West Point to give an in-depth lecture on his experience on the International Space Station. ...

SOSH Run fun takes place again at West Point

Every semester, U.S. Military Academy cadets continue the tradition of the Social Sciences Run by finding creative, unusual and comedic ways of turning in their SOSH papers when they are due....

MacArthur’s speech still inspires after 60 years

The Corps of Cadets conducted a special dinner at the Cadet Mess Hall April 14 as a prelude to the 60th anniversary of Douglas MacArthurʼs Duty, Honor, Country speech (above) delivered at West Point in 1962....

West Point men’s and women’s team handball win national championship

Army West Point men’s team handball (West Point Black team) won its 14th consecutive USA Team Handball Collegiate National Championship April 10 in Chapel Hill, N.C. ...

USMA martial arts hosts first Taekwondo Kids Day event

The Army martial arts team hosted a fun and informative seminar called Taekwondo for Kids Day for the West Point community March 19 at Eisenhower Hall. In addition to basic Taekwondo and self-defense techniques, the cadets helped instill taekwondo’s core values of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit. ...

West Point MPs represent at Yankee Stadium

The West Point Military Police Honor Guard took part in pre-game ceremonies Friday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y., before the New York Yankeesʼ home opener versus the Boston Red Sox. ...

USMA hosts the Army Cycling Classic, Army places third

The U.S. Military Academy hosted the return of the Army Cycling Classic April 9-10 at Shea Stadium....