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Part II: Firsties celebrate 100 nights to graduation

The U.S. Military Academy celebrated 100th Night on Feb. 5 at Washington Hall and Eisenhower Hall Theatre. ...

West Point hosted NATO Workshop to revise outdated strategies

Senior NATO officials looked to West Point to organize and lead a workshop to help revise the outdated NATO Strategic Concept. ...

West Point AOG partners with HFIS, FMCSD to CONNECT

The West Point Association of Graduates, in partnership with the Highland Falls Intermediate School (HFIS) and the Fort Montgomery Central School District (FMCSD), launched CONNECT, an after-school program that provides HFIS students with high-quality experiences that support academics and interests, on Feb. 1. ...

NIH awards USMA, CUNY SPH grant to establish first AI, center for nutrition

As a math professor at the U.S. Military Academy, Dr. Diana Thomas begins her day every morning at 4 a.m. going through standard emails, but on this day, she would receive an email that would change her, and her teamʼs lives forever....

Firsties enjoy 100 nights before graduation with banquet, show

Following the banquet in the Cadet Mess Hall, the night’s festivities continued at Eisenhower Hall Theatre, where cadets staged a live production in front of an audience. Traditionally known as the 100th Night Show, cadets performed skits they had written and rehearsed that reflected on their past experiences throughout their tenure at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

West Point Chapter of NIA celebrates annual Infantry Ball

The West Point Chapter of the National Infantry Association hosted the 18th annual Infantry Ball Friday at Eisenhower Hall. ...

USMA contingent travels to Hyde Park to honor FDR

U.S. Military Academy Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves (left) salutes former President Franklin D. Rooseveltʼs grave during the commemoration of FDRʼs 140th birthday Sunday in Hyde Park, N.Y. ...

Ring Melt links Class of 2023 to past

One after another, these golden symbols of Duty, Honor, Country were gently placed in the unique crucible centered on the table. The table was neatly arranged with the photos and information of every single donor. The ringʼs donor or its representative then came to the position of attention and saluted, and for many of these donors, it was their final roll call. ...

Class of 2023 takes time to celebrate, reflect at 500th Night

Five hundred. For the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023, 500 is the number that marks how many days the class has remaining until graduation and commissioning as Army officers. Cadets, currently in their cow year, celebrated 500th Night with a formal banquet Saturday inside Washington Hall. ...

West Point celebrates the incoming USCC CSM

Command Sgt. Maj. Robert Craven extended greetings and salutations to staff and faculty at Crest Hall as he assumed his new position as the 26th command sergeant major of the U.S. Corps of Cadets during an assumption of responsibility ceremony on Friday at the U.S. Military Academy. ...