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Class of 2023 cadets receive results during Branch Night

Eisenhower Hall was filled with exhilaration on Dec. 1 as Branch Night kicked off without a hitch, with cadets tearing open their envelopes, revealing the document that held the symbol of the branch they will serve as officers. ...

Cadet flyfishing club: Hook, line and sinks Navy

The Cadet Fly Fishing Club was all in to hook, line and sink Navy as it participated in the second annual Army-Navy Flyfishing Competition on the South Branch of the Raritan River in New Jersey in early November. ...

West Point hosted Health Benefits Fair

West Point hosted the Health Benefits Fair, which provides the opportunity for retirees and federal employees to get information regarding health care plans, on Nov. 17 at Eisenhower Hall. ...

USMA Math professor earns DOD-wide recognition for promoting STEM education, outreach in 2022

Lt. Col. Andrew Lee, assistant professor in the Department of Mathematical Sciences, recently received the Department of Defense’s Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Advocate of the Quarter Award for the third quarter in Fiscal Year 2022....

Community Connections helps families with special needs enjoy their environment

The doors open as energetic teenagers enter the West Point Bowling Alley, thunderous laughter fills the air, and a group of boys enjoys one final evening together before their friend moves away. ...

Honoring veterans during parade, WPMS program

The West Point Middle School Fine Arts Department presented a Veterans Day program titled “Sounds and Stories of Our Nationˮ on Nov. 8 at the WPMS. ...

Costumes, antics and fun during SOSH Run

Every semester, U.S. Military Academy cadets continue the tradition of the Social Sciences Run by finding creative, unusual and comedic ways of turning in their SOSH papers when they are due. ...

West Point cadets named Rhodes Scholars

Two U.S. Military Academy cadets were among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholarship awardees named Saturday. Class of 2023 Cadets Kai Youngren and Margaret Williams will study at the University of Oxford in the fall of 2023. ...

Cadets display mettle, receive Hal Moore Award

Friends and family gathered in the Thayer Award Room to celebrate the well-earned success of Class of 2023 Cadets Skye Williams and William Rankin as they received this year’s coveted Lt. Gen. Harold “Halˮ G. Moore Warrior Athlete of Excellence Award on Nov. 9 at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

Planting for the future at Constitution Island

With the help of a generous grant from the Daughters of the United States Army, West Point chapter, and a dedicated group of volunteers, the gardens at Constitution Island remained in full bloom this season....