Over 4000 scouts and parents gathered at Lake Frederick with camping supplies ready to enjoy the 59th annual West Point Scout Camporee from April 21-23. Throughout the day, many scouts donned their face paint, getting into the spirit of camp festivities, playing football, frisbee and learning how to cast fishing poles from expert fishermen. Moreover, with about 200 cadet volunteers, the event had a variety of extracurricular activities like cadet/scout physical training, a helicopter display and fly-in exhibition, and demonstrations from the U.S. Corps of Cadet Clubs, among other activities. ...

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. ...

The West Point Middle School's military and military-connected scholars celebrated the Month of the Military Child on April 19 at the Middle School and Teen Program Center at West Point. ...

Twenty years ago, on April 14, 2003, the U.S. military launched a lightning-fast assault on Baghdad, known as the “Thunder Run.” This pivotal battle was a significant moment in the Iraq War. To commemorate the anniversary and provide a capstone event for the cadets taking MX400, Officership, the U.S. Military Academy hosted a Mission Command Conference on April 5-6, 2023, at West Point....

Cadet candidates from the U.S. Military Academy Preparatory School spent the day following U.S. Military Academy cadets during the “Shadow a Cadet Day” on April 12, 2023, at West Point. ...

The date was May 8, 2021, and the Colonial Pipeline Company announced it halted its operations due to a ransomware attack, which disrupted critical supplies of gasoline and other refined products throughout the east coast of the United States – most notably, the southeast part of the U.S. ...

For the first time since 2019, the U.S. Military Academy will host the Inter-Service Academy Parachute Competition on April 14 from 4-6 p.m. and on April 15 from 9-6 p.m. at the U.S. Military Academy parade field. ...

The U.S. Military Academy hosted the 62nd annual Conference of Service Academy Superintendents (COSAS) from April 2-5, 2023, to enable constructive collaboration and shared understanding of operational and strategic challenges common to the five service academy programs....

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. ...

In today’s world, the threat of an active shooter is unfortunately becoming all too common. Schools, workplaces and public spaces have all been targets of these horrific attacks, leaving devastation in their wake. ...