AROUND WEST POINT

ACADEMIC NEWS

AROUND WEST POINT

ACADEMIC NEWS

The Journey to Give Back: Aldhizer receives Thomas Young Award 

As West Point continues to produce multiple research projects to advance the Army warfighter, cadets at the U.S. Military Academy are constantly at work reaching technological breakthroughs that make those advancements possible. Class of 2021 Cadet Thomas Aldhizer is one of many cadets using his passion for physics to develop contingency measures to potentially safeguard the lives of Soldiers on the battlefield. Aldhizer has spent most of his tenure at West Point defining theories related to lessening the variability of swinging when a casualty is being hoisted up into a Medevac helicopter. This year, the fruits of his labor finally came with the Thomas Young Award for outstanding research in physics....

Combating Terrorism Center studies terrorism worldwide

On Sept. 11, 2001, as Americans watched the Twin Towers crumble and a plane crash into the side of the Pentagon, the word terrorism suddenly...


West Point Cadets return to class in a myriad of ways

Standing in front of his class in Bartlett Hall, Lt. Col. Corey James begins to write a chemistry equation on the board. He has already gone...


Cadets learn to be resilient during two-week course

When describing the Master Resiliency Training course that he and 41 of his fellow cadets took over a recent two-week period, Class of 2021...


West Point cadets conduct new Army Rifle Qualification Test

As the first target pops up during the new Army Rifle Qualification Test, the U.S. Military Academy cadets taking part fire one round each...


SFAB team teaches patrolling skills to cadets

The sound of gunfire echoed through the woods at Camp Buckner as cadets worked together to neutralize an enemy. The bullets may have been...


SFAB team learns new skills from West Point Negotiation Project

Huddled around an easel in Barth Hall at the U.S. Military Academy’s Camp Buckner, Staff Sgts. Patrick Jenkins and Seth Glover worked to mak...


Flexibility key for planners during challenges of CST scheduling

Flexibility is a word not just used to describe the dexterity of a gymnast or a highly-skilled athlete, it also pertains to the mental swift...


Why cyber? A strategic force to shape the future

A very young organization in comparison to most of West Point, the Army Cyber Institute was founded in 2012 and has been conducting research...


Task Force Ramrod ready to make an impact while conducting summer training at West Point

Cadet Summer Training at the U.S. Military Academy will be conducted differently than in previous years in many ways this summer, but one th...