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West Point unveils statue of Ulysses S. Grant

Eye to eye across The Plain the two members of the Long Gray Line to serve as President of the United States will now stand as permanent ins...


West Point working toward cleaning up housing issues

Colonel Cecil Marson, West Point Garrison commander, is fully aware of the stakes at hand. When it comes to the housing at West Point and th...


The character of West Point and the heroes among us

The U.S. Military Academy's Cadet Creed inspires us to "have the courage to choose the harder right over the easier wrong." ...


Projects Day: The pinnacle of the academic year at West Point

With the United States fighting multiple wars throughout the world, it is nearly guaranteed that graduates of the U.S. Military Academy will...


West Point tests force protection measures during full-scale exercise

Early in the morning on April 24, gunshots rang out across the U.S. Military Academy. Cadets ran through central area as they were evacuate...


Vande Hei speaks to cadets on his International Space Station experience

Twenty years after joining the U.S. Military Academy faculty for a short stint as a physics professor, retired Col. Mark Vande Hei returned ...


Fulbright Scholarship to take Class of 2019 Cadet back home to Hungary

A path back home was the last thing Class of 2019 Cadet Stephen Gracza expected to find when he arrived at the U.S. Military Academy....


Irregular Warfare Group holds annual exercise

From April 23-26, the residents of Hyde Park, Staatsburg and Poughkeepsie had understandable cause for alarm. Young, military-aged males and...


Army Goes Back-To-Back To Claim Title Over Navy

For the second-straight season the Army West Point baseball team was crowned Patriot League champions after defeating rival Navy, 4-3, here ...


Athletes, coaches honored for character during Coach K Awards

U.S. Military Academy athletes and coaches competing at the corps squad, competitive club and company levels were honored Monday evening wit...