West Point’s AVRAD (Autonomous Vehicle Research and Development) Team took second place in the Self-Drive Challenge of the 28th annual Intelligent Ground Vehicle Competition (IGVC) held June 4-7, 2021....

Family, friends and distinguished guests gathered at the U.S. Military Academy for a Change of Responsibility and Investiture Ceremony to celebrate the new Dean of the Academic Board on Friday on The Plain. ...

How do you host what is traditionally a four-day, on-site conference at West Point during a global pandemic? Through a virtual Microsoft Teams event, of course. ...

Raw emotions energized the moment as an ample number of shared memories synergized the atmosphere in reflecting on a 39-year military career and 43 years since arriving at the U.S. Military Academy. In honoring an exceptional and genuine person and a unique professional experience, the Corps of Cadets bid farewell and celebrated the Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb with a Corps Farewell Banquet April 15, 2021, at the Cadet Mess Hall.  ...

To understand what the future cyber threat may look like, people need to think outside-the-box to allow for a flow of new and interesting ideas. Threatcasting is a methodology that provides this opportunity for government, DOD, public, private, industry and academia to come together and brainstorm the different possible futures to help provide ways to mitigate and combat future threats. ...

In 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia was caught in the violent political conflict of the Somali Civil War. Over 400 U.S. service member operators had commenced the mission, ‘Operation Gothic Serpent’ with the principal task of capturing a Somalian military officer, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and his key lieutenants, convicted by the Unified Task Force for his attacks against United Nation troops in 1992. ...

“Today, you have an opportunity to hear from two extraordinary noncommissioned officers who happen to be Medal of Honor recipients,” Commandant Brig. Gen. Curtis Buzzard said as he expressed his excitement for guest speakers Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne and Sgt. Maj. Matthew Williams, who imparted insight on their military career and practical leadership advice to cadets on behalf of the Modern War Institute Commandant’s Speaker Series at West Point on March 17, 2021, in Eisenhower Hall Theatre. ...

“A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do,” are words to live by within the Cadet Honor Code meant to cultivate the moral-ethical expectations of the future leaders of character at West Point. However, humans are not infallible to temptation and bad judgment can sometimes take over even the most well-intentioned of persons. ...

“It’s an ever-evolving process with this type of technology,” Lt. Col. James Schreiner, an associate professor in the Department of Systems Engineering, said explaining the nuances of the latest virtual aviation training technology at West Point. This new technology is augmenting and improving how the Army trains Soldiers for flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama.   ...

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. ...