Class of 2022 Cadet Katherine King (left) is using an Xbox controller to test a robotic module known as an “omni tank” she helped build while Lt. Col. Steven Crews (right), an assistant professor in the Civil and Mechanical Engineering department at West Point, oversees the process during the Academic Majors Open House Feb. 3. ...

Lt. Col. Erica Mitchell is the critical infrastructure and key resources research group chief for the Army Cyber Institute and an assistant professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at the U.S. Military Academy. She graduated from West Point with a B.S. in American Legal Systems in 2001, commissioned as a Signal officer and later transitioned to Information Systems Management officer. ...

Class of 2021 cadets rejoiced during the annual Post Night ceremony on Feb. 3 as all of the first class cadets got to decide, based on the branch they selected and the order of merit, where their first Army duty station will be and became one step closer to graduating from the U.S. Military Academy. After commissioning as second lieutenants and completing their Basic Officer Leader Course, cadets will assume their first command post for about the next three years. ...

U.S. Military Academy Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb salutes former President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s grave during the commemoration of FDR’s 139th birthday Jan. 29 in Hyde Park, N.Y. The wreath laying ceremony is an annual event that takes place in the rose garden at the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum. However, the celebration was scaled down this year due to the pandemic. FDR entered the presidency at the height of the great depression and led the country during World War II. Roosevelt was president from 1933-45 and died during his unprecedented fourth term in office. ...

West Point is one of the few installations where officers outnumber the enlisted, and for cadets receiving a noncommissioned officer’s perspective on Army life is key to developing them as leaders of character. With a small NCO-to-officer ratio, Command Sgt. Maj. Sam Crislip, senior enlisted advisor for the Army Cyber Institute, took initiative and found a new opportunity to provide more NCO perspective and leadership for cadets. ...

In spite of all of the challenges of 2020, it was a great year for cadets and faculty who pursued the opportunity to present their research and capstone projects at the peer-reviewed International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition in November. ...

“They say that math is a language in which God wrote the universe. And so you have to be proficient in math to be proficient in science,” Col. Corey Gerving, a U.S. Military Academy professor in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, said as he explained how important a role science plays in the advancement of military strategy. ...

The tradition of the Army-Navy Ball Run has been ongoing since the early 1980s. This year, the Army West Point Marathon team was scheduled to trek the game ball the approximately 170-mile route it takes to the “City of Brotherly Love,” which is the regular home for “America’s Game,” the Army-Navy Game. However, with the COVID-19 pandemic still posing a serious threat, Saturday’s game was moved to the U.S. Military Academy for safety concerns and when the announcement came a little over a month ago of the location change, the cadet leaders of the marathon team came up with a concept to continue the ball run.  ...

From Nov. 30 through Dec. 5, the U.S. Military Academy centered two research efforts on technology to gather important data with USMA cadets and U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School cadet candidates as the primary targets while other USMA personnel voluntarily participated.  ...

Despite enjoying the academic journey the U.S. Military Academy provides, cadets are always faced with difficult trials when navigating the education system of West Point. Whether it’s dealing with COVID-19, family emergencies or other issues that stagnate the process leading to graduation, the remaining 21 Class of 2020 cadets showed resiliency and courage as they made their way to Robinson Auditorium in Thayer Hall to participate in their graduation ceremony on Dec. 10. ...