Robert Sodergren, a purple heart recipient and Vietnam veteran, assists members of the West Point Military Police Honor Guard in folding the American flag during a retreat ceremony Sept. 30 at the flag pole on Trophy Point. The U.S. Military Academy hosted members of the National Purple Heart Honor Mission #2 as part of an effort to bring attention to combat wounded veterans and their families. ...
The Corps of Cadets participated in the annual Tunnel to Towers 5K run on Sunday in New York City....
Commandant, Brig. Gen. Mark Quander, disseminated 16 Centurion Pins to the cadet sports competitive club captains during a ceremony Monday at the Cadet Mess Hall. ...
Future Army Soldiers, from the Albany Recruiting Battalion, take the Oath of Enlistment Sept. 7 at the Trophy Point Amphitheater. ...
The grills were fired up, hot dogs and burgers were served and beverages were guzzled as cadets and U.S. Military Academy staff and faculty gathered to witness the Boxing Rumble Sept. 10 at West Point’s central area. ...
In order to enhance the Army’s defense capabilities against malicious cyber attacks, the U.S. Military Academy facilitated an eight-week summer internship program designed to provide real-world futuristic cyber research experience to Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets at the Army Cyber Institute. ...
Teach youth about preparedness As you plan ahead for an emergency, it is important that you discuss potential hazards with your children. Make sure they understand what might happen and what their job is during an emergency. ...
The West Point Association of Graduates honored the 2020 and 2021 recipients of the Distinguished Graduate Award on Sept. 11 during alumni exercises that included an alumni wreath laying ceremony at the Sylvanus Thayer Statue. ...
In 2019, the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft was primed for departure. The mission would mark the 60th expedition to the International Space Station and U.S. Military Academy Class of 1998 graduate and National Aeronautics and Space Administration Astronaut Andrew Morgan’s first spaceflight, Morgan said. ...
In keeping with the 2021 National Preparedness Month theme, the second step in the preparedness process is to build a kit. ...