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West Point Parachute Team earns 32 medals at National Collegiate Parachuting Championships

The West Point Parachute Team participated in the National Collegiate Parachuting Championships and skydive training from Dec. 19-Jan. 2 in Elsinore, Calif. ...

Scene at MetLife, NYC area: Army-Navy Game environment

Army-Navy Game environment in photos .......

Brothers in Arms: Close siblings on opposing end of Army-Navy rivalry

When the Lowe brothers stand face to face, they each see the spitting image of each other as if either is looking into a mirror. Telling them apart is easier as they both dress in different operational camouflage patterns due to their respective military academy allegiances, but even with the Army-Navy rivalry at the forefront of their world, the close siblings are truly brothers in arms determined to serve admirably one day for each of their services. ...

More than just a game, post 9/11: Revisiting the 2001 Army-Navy Game

It was the year 2000 during the Army-Navy Game when Maj. Omari Thompson’s expectations fell short. Yet and still, even after 20 years, the memory is powerfully evocative for Thompson. For it was one of those nip and tuck college football games that added to the legendary, 122-year rivalry between the Army and Navy. ...

Holiday spirit arrives at West Point with Santa, tree lighting

The holiday season went into full throttle as West Point celebrated its annual holiday tree lighting ceremony, hosted by West Point Morale, Welfare and Recreation, Monday at the Exchange....

Family, friends honor fallen during Wreaths Across America ceremony

Morrill Worcester was 12 years old when he beheld the sacred headstones that abounded the grounds of the Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia. The headstones reflected the ultimate sacrifice made by the men and women who served in the military and took up arms to defend the Nation....

Branch Night: Class of 2022 receives branch notifications

The U.S. Military Academy Class of 2022 celebrated one of its most significant milestones at West Point thus far — Branch Night. On Dec. 2, 1,026 cadets assembled inside Eisenhower Hall Theatre in an event hosted by the Department of Military Instruction to discover what branch they will proudly serve upon graduating and commissioning in May. ...

Four cadets named Rhodes scholars

Four U.S. Military Academy cadets were among the 32 U.S. Rhodes Scholarship awardees named Nov. 21. Class of 2022 Cadets Hannah Blakey, Krista Flinkstrom, Veronica Lucian and Holland Pratt will study at the University of Oxford in the fall of 2022. ...

Cadets, undergrad students partake in SCUSA event

Cadets and various students from universities across the nation convened at Eisenhower Hall to attend the annual Student Conference on United States Affairs Nov. 3-6 at the U.S. Military Academy....

Companies fight for sports supremacy during fall brigade finals

The Department of Physical Education had its Company Athleticsʼ Fall Brigade Finals Nov. 8-9 at various locations in Central Area. ...