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Skoufis and Eachus Honor Cadets on West Point Day
Senator James Skoufis (D-42nd District) and Assemblyman Chris Eachus (D-99th District) welcomed cadets and leadership from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to the Capitol on April 9 to commemorate West Point Day. This was the 73rd year of this annual tradition.
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Brooks ’99 Becomes New SMDC Deputy Commander for Operations
The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command welcomed its new deputy commander for operations during a transfer of operations ceremony at Peterson Space Force Base, Colo., on March 20, 2025. COL (Promotable) Donald K. Brooks ’99, who most recently served as the Space and Missile Defense Center of Excellence commandant, assumed duties from the…
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USARPAC General Clark ’88 Meets With Fellow Grad Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet ’99
GEN Ronald P. Clark ’88, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Pacific, held constructive meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet ’99 and top military leadership during a visit to Phnom Penh on February 24, 2025. In addition to the Prime Minister, Clark met with Minister of Defense General Tea Seiha, Royal Cambodian Armed Forces…
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Embracing the Future
“Artificial intelligence is better than none.” This old joke reflects a bygone era in the development of artificial intelligence (AI). Baked into the gag is the implication that the technology was flawed and of limited value. Today, however, AI commands significantly greater respect, as evidenced by the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics, awarded to John…
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WPSGC Holds 13th Annual Leadership & Ethics Seminar
The West Point Society of Greater Cincinnati held its 13th annual Leadership & Ethics Seminar for high school students on Friday, February 7, 2025. More than 150 students accompanied by high school faculty members from nearly 50 tristate area high schools participated. This was supported by more than 30 facilitators and staff from the WPSGC,…
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The West Point Coaches’ Character-Building Formula
Using an unwritten formula, West Point coaches have inspired and helped train thousands of cadets to become commissioned leaders of character. What principles would be on the West Point coach’s blueprint for character? It could start, “I am a West Point coach who coaches warrior athletes,” and would likely include an ethos about Duty, Honor,…
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USMA Orienteering Club hosts USA Orienteering National Ranking Event
The U.S. Military Academy Orienteering Club hosted a sanctioned USA Orienteering National Ranking Event (NRE) at Camp Shea on April 13 and Lake Frederick and Bull Pond Recreation Area on April 14.
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West Point Marathon Team Hosts Half Marathon to Honor Fallen Graduates
Hosted by the Army West Point Marathon team on March 17, the 2024 Fallen Comrades Half Marathon at West Point saw approximately 700 participants conquer a challenging 13.1-mile course in remembrance of 13 fallen West Point graduates.
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CDT Brigid Duffy ’26, West Point’s Two-Sport Wonder
CDT Brigid Duffy ’26’s athletic journey began at age 6 when she started kicking a soccer ball on the West Point campus, where she lived.
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15 West Point Women Endure 2023 RAGBRAI
When it began in 1973, the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) had less than 300 participants; this past summer, for its 50th anniversary ride, the approximately 500-mile, weeklong ride through the small and midsize towns in Iowa had tens of thousands of riders. Fifteen of those riders were members of the West…
