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Wreaths Across America, a family tradition for West Point & civilian communities

Several years ago, a truckload of over 5,000 balsam tree branches was about to go to waste, but Morrill Worcester knew exactly how to put th...


Firsties reflect on Army-Navy rivalry before last game as cadets

Saturday, the cadets in the U.S. Military Academy's Class of 2020 will try to do something few have done in the academy's history-beat Navy ...


SWAT-C brings cadets, midshipmen together for greater good

When the U.S. Military Academy's close combat team faced off against the U.S. Naval Academy this past weekend in Quantico, Virginia, each te...


West Point Cadet Earns Rhodes Scholarship

Class of 2020 Cadet Daine Van de Wall, Class of 2020, of West Friendship, Maryland, was the only U.S service academy recipient among the 32...


DFL Spanish hosts Chile's Ambassador to the U.S. for lecture

DFL Spanish hosts Chile's Ambassador to the U.S. for lecture...


Commissary, Exchange & MWR to expand patron base starting Jan. 1, 2020

The Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs combined efforts to allow Commissary and Exchange use beyond its current patron base. Startin...


Cadets unseal their futures at Branch Night

The intensity of anticipation and excitement reached its peak Nov. 13 at the U.S. Military Academy when 1,089 Class of 2020 cadets held a se...


Cadet IWG specializes in building foundational combat skills

The Irregular Warfare Group conducts specialized training throughout the year geared toward building on the foundational skills learned duri...


West Point Class of 2020 receives branches through new Market Model Branching System

During a ceremony Nov. 13, 1,089 members of the Class of 2020 at the U.S. Military Academy received their assignments for which branch of...


West Point Middle School honors veterans during WWII-themed play

Students, faculty and staff of West Point Middle School participated in their 13th annual Veterans Day assembly Nov. 7, which featured over...