Gilland becomes West Point’s 61st Superintendent
Friends and family gathered at the superintendentʼs residence to watch as the former superintendent, Gen. Darryl A. Williams, relinquished command of the U.S. Military Academy to the 61st Superintendent, Lt. Gen. Steven W. Gilland, during a change of command ceremony on Monday at West Point. ...
New cadets integrate into West Point during R-Day
After they had parted ways with family and friends, the culture shock shook the young cadet candidate hopefuls to their core as they spent the day transitioning from civilians to new cadets during Reception Day Monday at the U.S. Military Academy. ...
West Point’s emergency manager attends symposium
George Gilbert, West Point’s Emergency Manager, attended the 24th annual Emergency Management Higher Education Symposium held June 6–9 at the National Emergency Training Center (NETC) in Emmitsburg, Maryland....
CFT cadets continue to gain confidence in the field
U.S. Military Academy Class of 2025 cadets build their confidence as they tackled the obstacles at the Marne Obstacle Course during Cadet Field Training June 3 at Camp Buckner. ...
Task Force Leader Soldiers respond to emergency
After dropping a Soldier off at the Westchester County Airport during the early morning of June 16, two Soldiers came across a head-on collision causing a fire that partially consumed a car. ...
Milestone complete! Class of 2025 cadets graduate CFT
At the end of a long, challenging month, the Class of 2025 cadets finally completed Cadet Field Training on June 12 with a CFT graduation and awards ceremony at Landing Zone Owl at Camp Buckner. ...
CFT cadets work on mortar range, team live fire
U.S. Military Academy Class of 2025 cadets receive familiarization instruction on firing mortars from Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 187th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team “Rakkasans,ˮ 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) during Cadet Field Training June 7 at West Point. ...
USMA Class of 2022 members graduate during June ceremony
Family and friends gathered at Eisenhower Hall to celebrate the triumph of (above from left to right) Class of 2022 Cadets Brooke Allen, Shelby Rotchford and Matthew Schirmer as they graduated and commissioned as second lieutenants on June 10, 2022, at the U.S. Military Academy. ...
Civilian instructors get immersed in cadet field experience
Normally, their uniforms are professional civilian attire, but for these few days in the late spring, they suited up in Army uniforms with tightly laced boots....
Cadet candidates receive insight on academy during SLE
High schoolers donned their war paint as they readied themselves for one insightful week of the West Point experience. Eager and ambitious, the young hopefuls explored what it meant to be a cadet while performing military and academic duties during the annual West Point Summer Leaders Experience between May 28-June 10 at the U.S. Military Academy. ...