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Cadets, undergrad students partake in SCUSA event

Cadets and various students from universities across the nation convened at Eisenhower Hall to attend the annual Student Conference on United States Affairs Nov. 3-6 at the U.S. Military Academy....

Companies fight for sports supremacy during fall brigade finals

The Department of Physical Education had its Company Athleticsʼ Fall Brigade Finals Nov. 8-9 at various locations in Central Area. ...

Close call, but all clear

On Tuesday morning, a slab of rock along the rock wall on Williams Road, the road behind Taylor and Mahan Halls near the train station at South Dock, fell into the road....

Cadets create, innovate for their WAR Capstone research

Last semester, Lt. Col. Steve Crews, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, mentored a capstone team of four cadets as they spent their academic year developing autonomous robots....

Macias, Mohamed earn Hal Moore Warrior Athlete awards

The Department of Physical Education recognized Class of 2022 Cadets Carter J. Macias and Mennat-Allah T. Mohamed with the Lt. Gen. Hal Moore Warrior Athlete of Excellence Award for their achievements and dedication to physical development on Nov. 10 at the Haig Room in Jefferson Hall. ...

Why do we choose to serve?

As Veterans Day is upon us, I find myself asking why I have yet to hang up my Army uniform after many years of service. As I contemplate our countryʼs present challenges, and hope for the future, my mind is drawn to what Iʼve learned about my fellow Soldiers and their families when I was the commander of the U.S. Army Garrison-Schweinfurt in Germany....

MWI hosted CSMs panel on building cohesive teams through trust

As part of the Commandant’s Speaker Series, the Modern War Institute hosted a panel discussion on “Building Cohesive Teams through Mutual Trust” on Oct. 21, 2021, at Washington Hall Room 5300. ...

West Point holds 2021 Conference on the Ethics of War and Peace

On Sept. 11, 2001, Americans observed as two planes crashed through the north and south towers at the World Trade Center, forever impacting life in the United States. ...

Families gather at West Point to be with cadets during Corps Family Weekend

On a weekend where Army West Point football played one of its biggest games of the season, about 1,300 families made the trip to West Point to spend a few precious moments with their beloved cadets. ...

West Point faculty member receives 2021 Nininger Award

It was Dec. 4, 2006, in the city of Ramadi in central Iraq, where Lt. Col. James Enos, received the worst news a company commander could hear. The news came over the radio — Pvt. 1st Class Roger Suarez had been killed in combat and Pvt. 1st Class Albert Nelson was severely injured. ...