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Cadets serve children as role models, mentors through club

Forty-five minutes a week may not sound like much, but for the U.S. Military Academy cadets in the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America club...


WWII veteran shares stories, life lessons with West Point cadets

In the skies over France as part of the D-Day invasion at Normandy, retired Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth "Rock" Merritt's plane got lost...


Cadets research bioprinting to improve Soldier care in the future

When Lt. Col. Jason Barnhill traveled to Africa last summer, he took with him not only the normal gear of an Army officer, but also a 3D pri...


USMA Class of 2020 picks their future duty stations

Approximately 1,000 cadets from the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2020 received their post assignments Feb. 5. Post Night signifies one of...


West Point's first deer season under antler point restriction program

In 2019, the West Point Garrison initiated a five-year experiment altering the deer management program on the reservation. In October, a...


Class of 2022 celebrates YWW, Gen. Garrett speaks of leadership lessons

The U.S. Military Academy Class of 2022 held Yearling Winter Weekend Friday to celebrate what they have accomplished thus far and look ahead...


Twenge speaks to Class of 2020 on effects of smartphone usage

The U.S. Military Academy hosted Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego University, Jan. 31 as part of its Modern War Institute...


West Point's CMO center trains cadets to bridge civil-military divide

When U.S. Military Academy graduates commission in the Army starting as second lieutenants, their careers will likely take them combat zones...


West Point cadets develop first eSports club

A new cadet club at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point engages in electronic sports, also called eSports, and offers the same sense of...


USMA Class of 2021 celebrates 500 days until graduation

For over a century, 500th Night at the U.S. Military Academy has remained a traditional banquet symbolizing the amount of days the cow...