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WPFD hosts open house, offers poster contest to students

The West Point Fire Department hosts a Fire Prevention Open House for the community from 4-6 p.m., Oct. 8, at 1204 Commissary Road (H Lot)....

AIAD exposes cadets to 2025-26 academic theme

This summer, West Point cadets stepped out of the classroom and into one of the world’s most strategically vital regions, the Indo-Pacific. Working alongside U.S. Army Pacific (USARPAC) units and partners across locations like South Korea, Japan, Singapore and Hawaii, cadets contributed to real-world military challenges, reinforcing the Academy’s 2025-26 academic theme: “Projecting Lethality: Addressing the Multidimensional Challenges in the Indo-Pacific.”...

United States Military Academy launches the Department of Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering

To meet the Army’s scientific and technical demands for future warfighting, the U.S. Military Academy is transforming the Department of Chemistry and Life Science into the Department of Chemical and Biological Science and Engineering (CBSE)....

West Point expands academic modernization with development of Department of History and War Studies

West Point is transforming the Department of History into the Department of History and War Studies, a department charged with producing graduates who understand both history and the past, present, and future of war, strategy, and warfare....

West Point Continues Academic Modernization to Meet Future Warfare Demands

As modern warfare grows more complex, West Point continues its transformation to develop leaders who can think, adapt, and innovate across all domains....

Cadets build poise through adversity on CFT confidence courses

The saying “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” describes the experience of West Point cadets, who have built on their strengths and leadership abilities through summer training. ...

U.S. Military Academy Class of 2025 thrives on its way to earning diplomas, commissions

“Together We Thrive” is a motto the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2025 lived and thrived by, as 1,002 members – 82% of those who entered on Reception Day four years ago – graduated on May 24, 2025, at Michie Stadium in front of family, friends, academic and military mentors....

Cadet Cyber Team/EECS squad places second at NSA Cyber Exercise

U.S. Military Academy cadets from the Cadet Cyber Team and Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS) Department represented West Point in an inter-academy National Security Agency (NSA) Cyber Exercise competition virtually and in-person at the Maritime Conference Center from March 31-April 2, 2025, in Linthicum Heights, Maryland. ...

USMA honored during annual West Point Day in event

The New York Legislature honored the U.S. Military Academy during the 73rd annual West Point Day in Albany on April 9, 2025, at the State Capitol Building in Albany, New York....

LA28 CEO & West Point Grad offers leadership wisdom

Retired Lt. Gen. Reynold Hoover, former NORTHCOM deputy commander and FEMA chief of staff, described it as a startup with the visibility of a Fortune 100 company and a $7.1 billion budget to raise -- and “that’s a challenge.”...