Military leaders must make timely, high-quality decisions on a regular basis. That process will become increasingly challenging in the fast-paced and dynamic environment of cyberspace and the broader information domain. ...

The cyber battlefield is growing faster, larger and more complex, and future Army operators/analysts will need to keep pace to be effective. ...

The U.S. Military Academy hosts the 24th Annual Projects Day Research Symposium. Cadets from all West Point Academic Departments showcase their intellectual capital and their important work with faculty and external collaborators, providing an opportunity to strengthen their role in the academic community, to exercise self-reflection to deepen their knowledge base, and to celebrate bold innovation. May 4, 2023, U.S. Military Academy, West Point. ...

The COVID-19 pandemic brought many supply chain weaknesses to the forefront. ...

The Hudson Room of the West Point Club resembled a think tank on April 14, 2023, as cadets and students from Vassar College, Bard College, and Yale University gathered in small groups around tables engaged in deep conversation. The subject? Grand strategy....

This year, the West Point Negotiation Conference brought together 100 cadets from West Point, the U.S. Air Force Academy, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, the Reserve Officer Training Corps, and the Royal Military College of Canada, to partake in building and refining negotiation skills from April 12-14, 2023, at the U.S. Military Academy. The event also featured sage advice from industry moguls Mr. Jonathan Hughes of Vantage Partners, Mrs. Indra Nooyi, Former President and CEO of PepsiCo, and Mr. Derek Falvey, President of Baseball Operations for the Minnesota Twins. ...

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. ...

West Point Dean of the Academic Board Brig. Gen. Shane Reeves visited Bavaria, Germany, from March 15-20, 2023, in conjunction with serving as the guest speaker for the Founders Day celebration held at Edelweiss Lodge and Resorts in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. ...

On March 20, 2023, the Austrian Ambassador to the United Nations, Ambassador Alexander Marschik, and the Austrian Maj. Gen. Juergen Ortner visited the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. As part of the visit, they were guest lecturers to all of the LG204 classes on a wide range of topics, including Austrian history, security policy, the UN, the Austrian perspective on neutrality, and Austrian military partnerships. ...

With more than 20,000 active-duty troops in Alaska and more service members operating at Thule Air Base in Greenland, a snowstorm or below-freezing temperatures are not the only weather forecasts the Army, Air Force, and Space Force have to contend with. Solar energetic particles and radio blackouts caused by the sun are just a few types of space weather patterns that can disrupt how service members perform in the field. Moreover, a forecast of space weather in the form of the enchanting aurora borealis can dramatically hinder a military operation. ...