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Seeing the Big Picture
Newly promoted Colonel Russell Lemler ’01, who arrived at West Point last fall to serve a third tour in the Department of Behavioral Sciences and Leadership (BS&L), has a thorough grasp on the mission of the Academy. This understanding comes after a 23-year career as a Field Artillery officer, most recently serving as the commander…
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The Long Gray Line’s Memory
Thro’ the years of a century (and a half) told, the Association of Graduates has been preserving the memory of the Corps of an earlier day.
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Endurance Builds Champions and Leaders: West Point Triathlon Team
All graduates know that it takes endurance to make it through the rigorous 47-month experience at West Point. Similarly, as any athlete knows, successfully competing in a triathlon takes incredible endurance.
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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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Living Life, Giving Life
This spring, Colonel David Ashley ’97 (Retired) is planning to climb Makalu, the fifth-highest mountain on Earth, with an elevation of 27,838 feet.
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Company Athletics Produces Future Leaders
Today, Doctor Howard A. “Skip” Burris III ’81, President and Chief Medical Officer of the Sarah Cannon Research Institute in Nashville, Tennessee and recently the President and Chairman of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, is recognized nationally and internationally as a leader in the fight against cancer. Burris was also a member of Company…
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Expanding Horizons: West Point’s Enhanced Military Training
In the summer of 2024, West Point’s Department of Military Instruction (DMI) launched a series of training programs to enhance cadet education. DMI introduced six new Military Individual Advanced Development (MIAD) opportunities and two Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) experiences, broadening the scope of cadet training beyond traditional air assault and airborne courses.
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SCPME Introduces New Character AIADs
The Simon Center for the Professional Military Ethic (SCPME) implemented two new Academic Individual Advanced Development (AIAD) opportunities this past summer: one domestic, one international. Both AIADs offered cadets the opportunity for experiential learning and reflection during their 10-day character experiences.
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Popping the Glass “Bubble”
In August, seven cadets graduated from the Special Forces Combat Diver Qualification Course (CDQC) at the Special Forces Underwater Operations School in Key West, Florida, completing what is one of the most elite training courses in the military. Notably, two of the seven—Cadet Megan Cooper ’25 and Cadet Clara Sabo ’25—became the first women from…
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Memories of the Melt
This year marks the 25th West Point Association of Graduates’ Class Ring Memorial Program, colloquially known as the “Ring Melt.” The Ring Melt has forged connections that Debbie Edelen ’92, WPAOG’s Director of Class Services, has described as a “visible and everlasting bond, illuminating the strength and commitment to Duty, Honor, Country of a Corps…
