Astronaut, USMA grad Kimbrough shares space experiences with cadets
After spending six months traveling at more than 17,000 mph at nearly 220 miles above the Earth, Col. Shane Kimbrough is finally back on some familiar ground. Kimbrough, a U.S. Military Academy Class of 1989 graduate, returned to West Point to give an in-depth lecture on his experience on the International Space Station. ...
SOSH Run fun takes place again at West Point
Every semester, U.S. Military Academy cadets continue the tradition of the Social Sciences Run by finding creative, unusual and comedic ways of turning in their SOSH papers when they are due....
MacArthur’s speech still inspires after 60 years
The Corps of Cadets conducted a special dinner at the Cadet Mess Hall April 14 as a prelude to the 60th anniversary of Douglas MacArthurʼs Duty, Honor, Country speech (above) delivered at West Point in 1962....
West Point men’s and women’s team handball win national championship
Army West Point men’s team handball (West Point Black team) won its 14th consecutive USA Team Handball Collegiate National Championship April 10, 2022, in Chapel Hill, N.C. ...
USMA martial arts hosts first Taekwondo Kids Day event
The Army martial arts team hosted a fun and informative seminar called Taekwondo for Kids Day for the West Point community March 19 at Eisenhower Hall. In addition to basic Taekwondo and self-defense techniques, the cadets helped instill taekwondo’s core values of courtesy, integrity, perseverance, self-control and indomitable spirit. ...
West Point MPs represent at Yankee Stadium
The West Point Military Police Honor Guard took part in pre-game ceremonies Friday at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y., before the New York Yankeesʼ home opener versus the Boston Red Sox. ...
USMA hosts the Army Cycling Classic, Army places third
The U.S. Military Academy hosted the return of the Army Cycling Classic April 9-10, 2022, at Shea Stadium....
Independent review leads to ACFT revision
If you havenʼt heard yet, the U.S. Army announced another revision to its current Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT) on March 23. This revision came after an in-depth independent review by the RAND corporation and a three-year evaluation period with feedback from Soldiers and cadets across the force....
SAMC Induction
Sgts. 1st Class Zachary Utley (second from the left) and Megan Spurlock (second from the right) were inducted into the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club during a ceremony Friday in the Haig Room....
‛Superman’ writer, active-duty Soldier discusses storytelling, service in inter-departmental collaboration
In the collective American psyche, heroes loom large. Chief among them are two familiar figures who represent the ideals for which the nation strives: Superman and the American Soldier....