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West Point Cadets Pilot Drone Innovation for Medical Resupply
A team of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, supported by researchers from the Robotics Research Center (RRC), are researching drone technology to improve medical resupply operations in difficult and austere environments. Guided by Robotics Research Engineer and Project Advisor Jordan Beason, the effort originated from an operational request by Keller Army Community Hospital to…
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USMA’s Graduate Scholarship Program Named the Brigadier General Peter M. Dawkins 1959 Scholars Program
The West Point Association of Graduates is proud to announce that West Point’s Graduate Scholarship Program is now named the Brigadier General Peter M. Dawkins 1959 Scholars Program. Many at West Point and beyond know the name Pete Dawkins as the winner of the 1958 Heisman Trophy. However, BG (R) Pete Dawkins ’59 has distinguished…
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West Point Graduates Reenact Battle of Lexington on 250th Anniversary
Thousands gathered in Massachusetts to watch a reenactment of the Battle of Lexington and Concord and the famous “shot heard around the world,” which started the Revolutionary War 250 years ago. The current day Lexington Minute Men (LMM), a company of reenactment volunteers including West Point Graduates COL (R) Ralph Gerenz, USAFR ’60, Steve Delity…
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Pre-Med Cadets Train with Grads at Walter Reed
30 Cadets from the West Point Pre-Medical Society got the opportunity to visit Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Uniformed Services University (USU) on April 17-19.
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West Point Graduates Mitchiner ’20, Madden ’21 Take Best Sapper
West Point Cadet Team Places Fifth The team of West Point graduates CPT James “Tyler” Mitchiner ’20 and 1LT George Madden ’21 from the 75th Ranger Regiment, Fort Benning, Georgia, finished first in this year’s Best Sapper competition. Coming off CPT Matthew Cushing’s ’17 back-to-back wins in 2024 and 2023 with his teammate CPT Joseph…
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Army Golf’s Heckel Jr. Named Patriot League Men’s Player of the Year
Senior team captain CDT John Heckel Jr. ’25 added another Patriot League postseason award to his trophy case as he was named the 2025 Patriot League Player of the Year following the championship tournament at Bucknell.
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Podcast: Honor Bound Hustle with Louis Gelinas ’11
In this episode, Louis Gelinas, West Point Class of 2011, shares how his Army leadership experience helped shape his entrepreneurial journey as Director of Product at Rivet, a workforce management platform for trade contractors.
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Civil & Military Engineering Places First
On April 12-13, the Civil and Military Engineering Club hosted the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Upstate New York-Canada Student Symposium. Cadets from ten schools gathered to compete in a variety of civil engineering competitions.
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Kościuszko Honored During Annual Ceremony With Newly-Restored Monument
Every year since 2004, the American Association of the Friends of Kociuszko at West Point, Inc. has held a ceremony to honor the life of BG Tadueusz (Thaddeus) Kosciuszko at West Point. However, this year’s ceremony, on April 26, 2025, was a special one. It was the first since its reconstruction and restoration.
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West Point Graduates Celebrate Founders Day in Alaska
On March 28, the West Point Society of Alaska—West Point’s most northern society—hosted its annual Founders Day event. Phil Hokenson ’06 served as the host, and COL Gene Palka ’02, the Director of Cadet Activities, was the guest speaker. The event was held at the historic Pioneer Hall in Fairbanks, which dates back to the…
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