West Point hosts Mission Command Conference, commemorates anniversary of "Thunder Run"

Twenty years ago, on April 14, 2003, the U.S. military launched a lightning-fast assault on Baghdad, known as the “Thunder Run.” This pivotal battle was a significant moment in the Iraq War. To commemorate the anniversary and provide a capstone event for the cadets taking MX400, Officership, the U.S. Military Academy hosted a Mission Command Conference on April 5-6, 2023, at West Point....

West Point Parachute Team takes competitive Interservice Academy Meet victory

The West Point Parachute Team hosted an Interservice Academy Meet with the U.S. Air Force Academy and U.S. Naval Academy parachute teams from April 13-15, 2023, at the Parade Field on The Plain. ...

The West Point Aviation Club hosts the annual Interservice flight competition

The West Point Aviation Club hosted the annual Interservice flight competition at the 2nd Aviation Detachment hangar from 14-16 April, 2023. The event, modeled on National Intercollegiate Flying Association rules, featured pilots from the Military Academy, Coast Guard Academy, and Naval Academy competing in both flight and ground events. ...

Football Prepares For Spring Game on April 21

The annual Army West Point football team's Black vs. Gold Spring Game is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, April 21, 2023....

USMA Prep School candidates follow cadets, learn about opportunities during "Shadow a Cadet Day"

Cadet candidates from the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School spent the day following U.S. Military Academy cadets during the “Shadow a Cadet Day” on April 12, 2023, at West Point. ...

West Point hosts Joint Service Academy Cybersecurity Summit as industry, government collaborate to defend against cyber threats

The date was May 8, 2021, and the Colonial Pipeline Company announced it halted its operations due to a ransomware attack, which disrupted critical supplies of gasoline and other refined products throughout the east coast of the United States – most notably, the southeast part of the U.S. ...

USMA hosts Inter-Service Academy Parachute Competition April 14-15

For the first time since 2019, the U.S. Military Academy will host the Inter-Service Academy Parachute Competition on April 14 from 4-6 p.m. and on April 15 from 9-6 p.m. at the U.S. Military Academy parade field. ...

USMA hosted the 62nd annual COSAS

The U.S. Military Academy hosted the 62nd annual Conference of Service Academy Superintendents (COSAS) from April 2-5, 2023, to enable constructive collaboration and shared understanding of operational and strategic challenges common to the five service academy programs....

Students learn, receive insight during the McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character

With the theme focused on 'influence without authority,' this year's McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character welcomed a large contingent of leaders from other industries and nations to share with cadets, midshipmen and college students their perspectives on leading with character from March 30-April 2, 2023, at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

USMA conducts full Force Protection Exercise with outside agencies

In today’s world, the threat of an active shooter is unfortunately becoming all too common. Schools, workplaces and public spaces have all been targets of these horrific attacks, leaving devastation in their wake. ...

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