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West Point Changes Unescorted Visitor Requirements

By West Point Public Affairs

Date: Wednesday, Jul 17, 2019 Time: 0:08 EST RELEASE NO: 29-19
A security guard at the U. S. Military Academy checks a visitor's ID card. PHOTO BY BRANDON O'CONNOR/USMA PAO

WEST POINT, N.Y. – Starting July 22, 2019, non-Department of Defense visitors will be required to check in at the Visitor Control Center to be issued local access credentials to gain entry to the installation. These changes bring West Point into compliance with Department of the Army access control requirements.

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