To discover breakthroughs in engineering and give way to innovation in the military, the Warfighter Innovation and Science and Engineering (WISE) Challenge is the competing grounds in which the U.S. Naval, Coast Guard and Air Force Academies showcased projects they developed within the realm of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) throughout the academic year. As the U.S. Service Academies worked hard on their respective projects to win first prize, creating a distinct, pioneering technology that is service-specific or joint mission-related was their ultimate goal and was displayed on Monday at West Point. ...
The streets of Little Haiti gave him his bearings. He knew the neighborhood well enough, at a young age, to avoid the stereotypical traps that landed his father in prison and kept his old friends stuck in the slums of Miami. ...
The Academy Research Council and the Center for Enhanced Performance presented the 2021 Outstanding Pitch Award to three cadets April 13 at the Jefferson Hall Library. ...
Where does creative genius come from to produce artistic brilliance? It commences in the moment where ingenuity strikes from the deep recesses of the mind to the juncture when originality becomes an intellectual asset. For every artist of any form, the diligent work of the craft is worth every bead of sweat from the brow when the world positively recognizes the invested, exceptional outcome. ...
How do you host what is traditionally a four-day, on-site conference at West Point during a global pandemic? Through a virtual Microsoft Teams event, of course. ...
The Microsoft Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS), in coordination with the U.S. Military Academy, performed a multi-day data collection exercise to enhance and train the IVAS device Squad Immersive Virtual Trainer (SiVT) AI-powered environmental mapping and device positional-tracking technology March 18-22 and April 8-12 at Range 16....
Raw emotions energized the moment as an ample number of shared memories synergized the atmosphere in reflecting on a 39-year military career and 43 years since arriving at the U.S. Military Academy. In honoring an exceptional and genuine person and a unique professional experience, the Corps of Cadets bid farewell and celebrated the Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb with a Corps Farewell Banquet April 15, 2021, at the Cadet Mess Hall. ...
“Every time I would listen to great leaders speak they would always say that experts become masters, not by pulling off the fanciest moves but by mastering the fundamentals,” Class of 2021 Cadet John Sweeney, the U.S. Military Academy Black team leader, said a day before the world’s premier 52nd Sandhurst Military Skills Competition began. Yet, unbeknown to himself and the 44 teams that competed this year, he and the rest of USMA Black would be holding the Reginald E. Johnson Memorial Saber marking his team’s victory on Saturday at the U.S. Military Academy. ...
Sandhurst 2021 final standingsTo return to Sandhurst page click here1.USMA Black2.USMA Gold3.F14.North Georgia5.Saint John’s6.Embry-Riddle7.Louisville8.USAFA9.B410. BYU11. Gonzaga12. Texas A&M13. A414. James Madison15. USNA16. D317. D218. Marquette19. G420. D121. South Florida22. Lehigh23.Stephen F Austin24.G325.E426.Slippery Rock27.E128.Oregon State29.Austin Peay30.William & Mary31.E332.D433.H434.H135.I236.USCGA37.F238.E239.B240.C241.USMAPS42.F343.C144.A3 (DNF)To return to the Sandhurst Page Click here...
Day two of Sandhurst has kicked off! Today teams will move through the obstacle course and M-4 Range before ending on "The Crucible" The teams have been grouped based on standings after day one. Like golf the top teams start the day last. Group 11 - USMAPS, F3, C1 Group 10 - E2, B2, C2, F2 Group 9 - I2, William and Mary, D4, H1 Group 8 - Oregon State, E3, H4, Coast Guard Group 7 - University of South Florida, Austin Peay, E4, H4 Group 6 - Slippery Rock, E1, G3, G4 Group 5 - Lehigh, Marquette, D1, D3 Group 4 - Navy, James Maddison, A4, D2 Group 3 - Louisville, Gonzaga, Texas A&M, B4 Group 2 - St. John (MN), North Georgia, Air Force, Embry-Riddle Group 1 - BYU, F1, USMA Gold, USMA Black Return to Sandhurst Page ...