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Corps of Cadets spend weekend training outside of classroom

The Corps of Cadets successfully completed an Academic/Commandant Training Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, through a wide variety of events including a timed ruck march (above), weapons assembly/disassembly, operations orders, functional fitness, room clearing and rifle qualification to name a few events. ...

Through struggle and strife, Flowers finds academic success

Over 10 years ago, a garden that was once a vacant lot stood out amongst the rugged housing and concrete dwellings that lined the residential streets of Back of the Yards in Chicago. ...

Wormuth absorbs West Point culture, attends Flipper Dinner

The U.S. Military Academy welcomed the Secretary of the Army Honorable Christine Wormuth as she spent two days absorbing the culture of West Point, speaking with various cadets, faculty and staff, and attending the Henry O. Flipper Award dinner as a keynote speaker last week. ...

Cadets celebrate Yearling Winter Weekend Banquet

Class of 2024 cadets arrived at Washington Hall adorned in their full-dress uniforms with some female cadets outfitted in evening gowns as they eagerly awaited the start of the Yearling Winter Weekend Banquet Friday at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

Reed speaks at Class of 1952 Lecture

The Department of Social Sciences hosted its Class of 1952 Distinguished Lecture with the Honorable Jack Reed, U.S. senator from Rhode Island, as the guest speaker, Friday at Eisenhower Hall. The audience of the Corps of Cadets, staff and faculty heard Reed speak on topics ranging from the health and stability of American democracy to the strategic competition among the United States, Russia and China during his talk. ...

Firsties chose their first duty location during Post Night

The U.S. Military Academy Class of 2022 chose their first Army assignment during Post Night Feb. 8 at various locations at West Point. During Post Night, cadets selected their U.S. Army posts that they will report to upon commissioning and graduating from the Basic Officer Leaders Course. ...

Secretary of the Army visits West Point

Christine Wormuth, the 25th U.S. Secretary of the Army, visited West Point, Feb. 9-10. Wormuth, met with West Point cadets and senior leaders during her visit. She toured many of the academic and sports facilities while learning more of the current state of affairs at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

Part II: Firsties celebrate 100 nights to graduation

The U.S. Military Academy celebrated 100th Night on Feb. 5 at Washington Hall and Eisenhower Hall Theatre. ...

West Point hosted NATO Workshop to revise outdated strategies

Senior NATO officials looked to West Point to organize and lead a workshop to help revise the outdated NATO Strategic Concept. ...

West Point AOG partners with HFIS, FMCSD to CONNECT

The West Point Association of Graduates, in partnership with the Highland Falls Intermediate School (HFIS) and the Fort Montgomery Central School District (FMCSD), launched CONNECT, an after-school program that provides HFIS students with high-quality experiences that support academics and interests, on Feb. 1, 2022....