Class of 2026 cadets rejoice during A-Day Parade
After six exhausting weeks of facing many physical and mental challenges, Cadet Basic Training is complete. The U.S. Military Academyʼs Class of 2026 was officially accepted into the Corps of Cadets on Saturday on The Plain. ...
New cadets assemble ‛Tent City’ as they prepare for their final FTX
More than 1,200 new cadets descended on Lake Frederick during March Out on Aug. 3 to assemble their tents, bivouacs and organize their equipment in preparation for the remaining key Soldier skills tests as part of their final Field Training Exercise that includes Mountaineering, Leader Reaction Course and the Long Gray Line Starts Here event. ...
Five members of Class of 2022 graduate
Friends and family gathered at Eisenhower Hall to celebrate the triumph of five Class of 2022 cadets as they battled their way through arduous circumstances to receive their diplomas and commission as second lieutenants during their Class of 2022 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony Aug. 4 at the U.S. Military Academy....
New cadets receive praise, cheer during March Back, complete CBT
Family, friends and West Point community members filled the streets from Washington Gate to the end of Washington Road as more than 1,200 Class of 2026 cadets marched about 12 miles, known as March Back, from Lake Frederick to the academyʼs central area marking an end to Cadet Basic Training (Beast) on Monday at the West Point. ...
Soldiers work toward SAMC induction, earn honor
Members of the West Point Sergeant Audie Murphy Club (SAMC) welcome the newest members (standing, fourth through sixth from the left) of the SAMC July 29 at Jefferson Hall. ...
A miracle is born at West Point
Capt. Kelvin Riddle, a tactical officer at the U.S. Military Academy, knew his wife would eventually give birth to their fourth child, Hudsyn Claire Riddle. However, he did not foresee how that unique birth would transpire, for Lindsey Riddle would give birth under painstaking circumstances that would speak to the virtue and unyielding strength of motherhood. ...
Cadets enhance tactical skills through CLDT drone training
Improving data collection and communication methods on the battlefield is an ever-evolving process at the U.S. Military Academy. Because of this, professors in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science lent their robotics expertise to cadets to expand their training in battlefield tactics through the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) during Cadet Leadership Development Training from July 26-28. ...
Learning to launch
New cadets from the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2026 receive familiarization training with the M320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM) during Cadet Basic Training July 21 at West Point. ...
‛Connecting the community’ with NLO, community fair
On July 20, West Point hosted the annual Community Fair and New Leader Orientation. Organizations within the local area gathered at Eisenhower Hall and connected new community members to local resources and activities....
DOD awards West Point $925K to pilot advanced energy security, resilience system
The U.S. Military Academy is leading the way toward meeting the Army’s goal to strengthen water and energy resilience on its installations. ...