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West Point child signs National Letter of Intent to Brown University

Jael-Marie Guy, daughter of Sgt. 1st Class Diontae Guy and Army veteran of 12-years, Mary-Joy Guy, signed her National Letter of Intent to play soccer at Brown University in front of her family, friends, school administrators, coaches and teammates in the James I. O’Neill High School Library on the evening of Nov. 20, 2024....

West Point announces new Aerospace Engineering major

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point is thrilled to announce its newest academic major — Aerospace Engineering! This program expands on the existing aerospace minor within the Mechanical Engineering program. It will provide cadets with innovative knowledge in aeronautical and astronautical engineering as they prepare for future warfare in a rapidly evolving world. ...

Cadets honored for athletic excellence, warrior ethos in receiving Hal Moore Award

Class of 2025 Cadets Gabriella Sorrentino and Isaiah McNeilly were chosen as the recipients of the 2024 Lt. Gen. Hal Moore Athlete of Excellence Award and received their accolades during a ceremony Nov. 14 in the Haig Room....

Cashman’s honored as they retire after 39 years serving cadets, community

After 39 years of dedicating themselves to managing Morgan Farm, coaching the U.S. Military Academy Cadet Equestrian Team, caring for the Army mules, helping build a world-class equestrian center and serving the West Point community in several different capacities, the husband and wife team of Peter and Sherry Cashman will soon drive off into the sunset of retirement to their new home in Aiken, South Carolina....

West Point cadets join IET locations, ROTC cadets, other academies in DOD’s brain health initiative

In supporting the Department of Defense and the Army’s Warfighter Brain Health Initiative, members of the U.S. Army Office of the Surgeon General (OTSG) spent two days, Nov. 4-5, 2024, testing the baseline cognitive assessments of U.S. Military Academy first-class cadets....

Community honors veterans, places flags at each West Point Cemetery headstone

More than one hundred members of the West Point community came out in full force to honor veterans during an American Flag planting event on Nov. 7 at the West Point Cemetery....

The Deadline for the SOSH Run is Near!

West Point locals, you are welcome to be part of a cheering crowd at Central Area as cadets taking the International Relations course will either make a mad dash, calmly stroll, or conduct a comedic procession to deliver their papers to their instructor before deadline during the Sosh Run on Nov. 14, 2024....

Celebrate the spirit of the season: Halloween activities at West Point

(Editor's note: Due to a small number of registrants, the Halloween Costume 5K Race has been cancelled on Oct. 30.) In celebrating the spirit of the season, it’s time for Halloween activities at West Point beginning Oct. 24. It all starts with a Pumpkin Patch event from 1:30-4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at West Point Family Homes at 126 Washington Road. ...

Semi-annual water system flushing begins Oct. 21

Attention West Point Community! Mark your calendars: the semi-annual flushing of the water system starts on 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭. 𝟐𝟏. ...

Herrera receives Nininger Award, emphasizing importance of leading from the front

For the first time in its 19-year history, the Alexander R. Nininger Award for Valor at Arms was presented to a U.S. Military Academy international graduate. A Class of 2013 graduate, Philippine Army Maj. Floren P. Herrera, humbly accepted the award during a ceremony in the Cadet Mess Hall on Oct. 10, 2024....