To understand what the future cyber threat may look like, people need to think outside-the-box to allow for a flow of new and interesting ideas. Threatcasting is a methodology that provides this opportunity for government, DOD, public, private, industry and academia to come together and brainstorm the different possible futures to help provide ways to mitigate and combat future threats. ...

In 1993, Mogadishu, Somalia was caught in the violent political conflict of the Somali Civil War. Over 400 U.S. service member operators had commenced the mission, ‘Operation Gothic Serpent’ with the principal task of capturing a Somalian military officer, Mohamed Farrah Aidid, and his key lieutenants, convicted by the Unified Task Force for his attacks against United Nation troops in 1992. ...

“Today, you have an opportunity to hear from two extraordinary noncommissioned officers who happen to be Medal of Honor recipients,” Commandant Brig. Gen. Curtis Buzzard said as he expressed his excitement for guest speakers Sgt. Maj. Thomas Payne and Sgt. Maj. Matthew Williams, who imparted insight on their military career and practical leadership advice to cadets on behalf of the Modern War Institute Commandant’s Speaker Series at West Point on March 17, 2021, in Eisenhower Hall Theatre. ...

“A cadet will not lie, cheat or steal, nor tolerate those who do,” are words to live by within the Cadet Honor Code meant to cultivate the moral-ethical expectations of the future leaders of character at West Point. However, humans are not infallible to temptation and bad judgment can sometimes take over even the most well-intentioned of persons. ...

“It’s an ever-evolving process with this type of technology,” Lt. Col. James Schreiner, an associate professor in the Department of Systems Engineering, said explaining the nuances of the latest virtual aviation training technology at West Point. This new technology is augmenting and improving how the Army trains Soldiers for flight school at Fort Rucker, Alabama.   ...

Lt. Col. Erica Mitchell is the critical infrastructure and key resources research group chief for the Army Cyber Institute and an assistant professor in the Electrical Engineering and Computer Science department at the U.S. Military Academy. She graduated from West Point with a B.S. in American Legal Systems in 2001, commissioned as a Signal officer and later transitioned to Information Systems Management officer. ...

“They say that math is a language in which God wrote the universe. And so you have to be proficient in math to be proficient in science,” Col. Corey Gerving, a U.S. Military Academy professor in the Department of Physics and Nuclear Engineering, said as he explained how important a role science plays in the advancement of military strategy. ...

James Gagliano has carried a valuable lesson with him that he learned 37 years ago as a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point....

Class of 2021 Cadets Evan Walker (left) and Tyrese Bender earned Rhodes scholarships in an announcement Nov. 21, 2020. The two cadets will study abroad for their master’s degrees at Oxford Unversity in England. Daine Van de Wall, first captain and U.S. Military Academy Class of 2020, was the last cadet to receive a Rhodes scholarship. The last time the academy produced two Rhodes Scholars in a year was in 2014. Born and raised in Rowlett, Texas, Walker is an Operations Research major and was the Cadet Basic Training regimental commander last summer. While at Oxford, she will read for a Master in Philosophy in Comparative Social Policy with a focus on the intersection between policy and inequalities in the workplace and their influence on social inclusion and mobility for racial and gender minorities. From San Antonio, Bender, who is currently the deputy brigade commander, is an Engineering Management major at West Point and he will pursue a Master of Science in Computer Science in Sociology and Evidence-Based Social Intervention and Policy Evaluation at Oxford. ...

How do a leaders know when they’ve made the right choice before the results prove them right? What does it take to effectively lead Soldiers, or to make a decision you know is right even when detractors say otherwise? For cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, these are questions that typically arise as the years go by and as cadets steadily reach the end of their tenure at the academy and prepare for big Army. ...