Every goal, every mission, every meaningful act starts with our feet firmly planted on the ground. Then we look up into the infinite and tell ourselves we'll figure out ways to fly. The U.S. Military Academy Army Rocketry and Engineering Sciences team proved that as they secured a first-place victory in two award categories during the virtual 2023 NASA Student Launch Ceremony on June 6, 2023....

West Point history traces Flirtation Walk, originally called “Chain Battery Walk,” back to the Revolutionary War. Located on the northeast lower riverbank of the U.S. Military Academy, the trails’ original purpose can be traced back to the Revolutionary War, allowing access to the Continental Army defenses. ...

The U.S. Military Academy hosted the Greater Hartford Chapter of the 82nd Airborne Division Association to honor Lt. Gen. James “Jumpin’ Jim” Gavin on the 79th anniversary of the D-Day invasion June 6 at the West Point Cemetery. ...

The West Point Summer Leaders Experience began June 3, 2023, for approximately 500 rising high school seniors. SLE is a weeklong program that immerses potential cadet candidates into the academic, military, physical training and social life of West Point cadets....

Approximately 50 fifth graders from the West Point Elementary School took a field trip to Bartlett Hall May 31 to experience a science adventure with professors and instructors from the Chemistry and Life Sciences and Physics and Nuclear Engineering Departments....

Before they received their diplomas, tossed their hats into the air at Michie Stadium and pinned their gold bars as commissioned second lieutenants on May 27, U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023 Cadets Mark Nylund and Cade Cunningham teamed up to compete in the daunting 16th annual Lt. Gen. Robert B. Flowers Best Sapper Competition from April 21-24 at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri....

To reflect on something is to give deep thought to experiences that may have left a profound effect on you. For the cadets of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023, they faced numerous obstacles during their tenure at West Point and before their arrivals to USMA, which they were forced to overcome – whether it was personal, academic or physical – while building a character base as future military leaders....

Michie Stadium trembled with excitement as family and friends roared at the site of the graduating class triumphantly marching onto the field during the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony on May 27 at West Point....

The U.S. Military Academy honored one of its remarkable graduates, retired Col. Ralph Puckett Jr., with a Medal of Honor Plaque Unveiling Ceremony in the Inchon Sallyport May 23, 2023, at West Point. The event was hosted by USMA Superintendent Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland....

The U.S. Military Academy celebrated the efforts of the 18th Eisenhower Leader Development Program cohort at the Haig Room in Jefferson Hall as 17 officers received their diplomas, marking the successful completion of the ELDP Masters of Arts Program, where they completed their Master's Degree in Social-Organizational Psychology (Leader Development) from Teachers College, Columbia University on May 19, 2023....