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Learning to launch

New cadets from the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2026 receive familiarization training with the M320 Grenade Launcher Module (GLM) during Cadet Basic Training July 21 at West Point. ...

‛Connecting the community’ with NLO, community fair

On July 20, West Point hosted the annual Community Fair and New Leader Orientation. Organizations within the local area gathered at Eisenhower Hall and connected new community members to local resources and activities....

DOD awards West Point $925K to pilot advanced energy security, resilience system

The U.S. Military Academy is leading the way toward meeting the Army’s goal to strengthen water and energy resilience on its installations. ...

West Point cadets take their autonomous robot to NASA

Army Astrobotics, West Point’s first lunar robotics team, secured a slot as a top-48 team in the NASA LUNABOTICS Robotic Mining Competition. As part of the honor, the team traveled to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida, in May to put their robot, “Pathfinder,” to the test. ...

NYPD instructs Soldiers on close quarters battle

Soldiers from the 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat team, 101st Airborne Division collaborated with the New York Police Departmentʼs (NYPD) Emergency Service Unit (ESU) to learn the nuances of close-quarters combat on July 14-15 at the U.S. Military Academy....

Roland completes military aviation career with final flight

Water droplets fell upon the UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter as Chief Warrant Officer 5 Joseph Roland taxied for the last time as a military aviator. Exiting the cockpit, Roland gave a wave of gratitude to dozens of family members and colleagues as he stepped out of his first airframe, for the final time. He gave a hearty “thank you” to the fire department for supporting the “Wash Ceremony,” which is a time-honored tradition where an arch of water washes over the helicopter as the crew taxies together for the last time at Stewart Air Base on July 15. ...

West Point welcomes new GC during Garrison COC

Friends, faculty and staff gathered at Buffalo Soldier Field to participate in the U.S. Army Garrison West Point Change of Command ceremony on Friday at the U.S. Military Academy. ...

West Point provides indepth bio threat analysis for Army

“In a joint effort, the Combating Terrorism Center and the Department of Chemistry and Life Science at West Point have assembled some of the best and brightest thinkers in the counterterrorism, policy and scientific communities around the world for their perspectives and analysis on the evolution of the biological threat picture.” — Paul Cruickshank, Combat Terrorism Center Sentinel Editor-in-Chief. ...

Future leaders develop skill set during Air Assault School

On July 1, most people were focused on their Fourth of July plans, but not select cadets from West Point, the Reserve Officer Training Corps and Soldiers from Task Force Leader. They watched with excitement as UH-60 Black Hawks came into view near South Dock. ...

New cadets learn how to survive chemical attack during CBT

New cadets anxiously stand in a cloud of gas that emanates through the air protected only by a protective mask....