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Cadets recognized for their accomplishments at Awards Convocation

Staff, faculty and cadets gathered at Eisenhower Hall to celebrate the achievements of cadets during the Awards Convocation and Superintendent's Awards for Excellence and Achievement and Distinguished Cadet Awards Ceremony on May 19 at the U.S. Military Academy. From the 306th Infantry Award for Excellence in Men's Physical Fitness to the Maj. Gen. Francis Vinton Greene Memorial Award for the Highest Class Standing, staff and faculty extended a hearty congratulations to all cadets receiving awards for their outstanding achievements. ...

Making it official: USMA Class 0f 2022 pin on officer bars

New 2nd Lts. Josiah Spain (top), Alexa Zammit (left) and Isaac Hagberg (above) have their second lieutenant bars placed on their shoulders by family members and recite the oath to take official responsibility as officers in the U.S. Army Saturday at West Point. Photos by Jorge Garcia/PV, Elizabeth Woodruff/USMA PAO and Class of 2023 Cadet Tyler Williams...

USMA Class of 2022 participates in its last parade

The final parade and pass in review for the graduating U.S. Military Academy Class of 2022 took place Friday on The Plain. ...

Twenty-one officers, one NCO graduate Eisenhower Leader Development Program

The Eisenhower Leader Development Program starts with a competitive selection process at West Point. Every year, scores of senior captains apply to the program from across the Army, and only the officers with the strongest records of proven leadership and highest intellectual potential are selected. This year, 21 officers and one NCO graduated Friday in the Haig Room, to include two guest officers who participated in the ELDP: 1st Lt. Christos Tamouridis from the Greek Army and Maj. Kimberly Guest from the U.S. Air Force, and the first USMA NCO graduate, Sgt. 1st Class Donnie Seidle. ...

Honoring Thayer, alumni

Retired Col. Peter Russell, U.S. Military Academy Class of 1942 graduate and the oldest living graduate in attendance, watches as the Corps of Cadets march by during the Alumni Review Tuesday on The Plain. This is Russellʼs 80th class reunion. ...

Laundry facility keeping things clean at West Point since 1954

Nestled just inside Washington Gate, the West Point Logistics Readiness Center Cadet Laundry Facility has turned dirty laundry items into clean ones since 1954....

Task Force Leader ready to support Cadet Summer Training

Soldiers assigned to Task Force Leader, from the 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault), deployed May 10 to Camp Natural Bridge, a training area at the U.S. Military Academy to assist with Cadet Summer Training 2022. ...

Cadets modernize an ammo plant through robotics research

Before retiring in 2021, Bruce Jette, U.S. Military Academy Class of 1976 graduate, functioned as the assistant secretary of the Army (Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology). ...

Companies fight for bragging rights at Spring Brigade Finals

Cadet companies within the Corps of Cadets fought for bragging rights during the Spring Company Athletics Brigade Championships May 2 at Daly Field. ...

West Point celebrates Earth Day, Arbor Day

The Green Team Environmental Club, the Department of Geography and Environmental Engineering and the Department of Public Works teamed up to celebrate Earth Day and Arbor Day on April 27 outside of Pershing Barracks to plant a new Red Maple “Red Pointeˮ tree....