News Room
Subscribe to receive daily emails via Feedblitz
-
COL Curtis King ’96, ADA Commandant, Promoted to Brigadier General: A Triumph for Leadership at Fort Sill
Colleagues, friends and family gathered in celebration for the promotion ceremony of COL Curtis W. King ’96 to Brigadier General at Fort Sill Oklahoma’s Training Support Facility Feb. 23, 2024.
-
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 Point Women (WPW) group, including Casey Moes ’99.
-
West Point Hosts 2024 McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character
West Point is hosting undergraduate students from across the globe this week for the annual McDonald Conference for Leaders of Character (MCLC). The conference, made possible by the vision and resources of founding benefactors HON Bob McDonald ’75 and Diane McDonald, provides cadets and attendees from different backgrounds the opportunity to take part in team-based experiential and analytical exercises to bolster leadership skills, foster critical thinking and collaboration, and explore strategies to address global issues.
-
A Message from the Superintendent
Duty, Honor, Country is foundational to the United States Military Academy’s culture and will always remain our motto. It defines who we are as an institution and as graduates of West Point. These three hallowed words are the hallmark of the cadet experience and bind the Long Gray Line together across our great history.
-
Jackson ’02 Receives SAR War Service Medal
Sons of the American Revolution Pittsburgh Chapter member Robert E. Jackson ’02 received the SAR War Service Medal in grateful recognition for his two tours of active duty service in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as a U.S. Army Officer.
-
Podcast: Warrior of Innovation with Kathy Hildreth ’83, 2024 WPAOG DGA Recipient
In this episode, MAJ Nargis Kabiri ’10 sits down with the extraordinary Kathy Hildreth ’83, Managing Director & Principal for M1 Support Services and 2024 WPAOG Distinguished Graduate Award recipient.
-
VA Announces Historic Expansion of Veteran Health Care
Veterans Affairs announced that all Veterans who were exposed to toxins and other hazards while serving in the military — at home or abroad — will be eligible to enroll directly in VA health care beginning March 5, 2024.
-
Esterly ’24 Preps to Complete Swimming Feat
Cadet Erica Esterly ’24, who made news in 2021 for swimming the New York Open Water (NYOW) 20 Bridges Race, a 28.5-mile lap around the island of Manhattan, is one challenge away from completing the Triple Crown of marathon open water swimming.
-
West Point Writing Fellows Program Dedicated to Honor MG (R) John H. Stokes, Jr. (1918)
To recognize and pay tribute to his father’s lifetime of service and achievement, COL (R) John H. Stokes III ’57 and his wife, Mary Beth Ziegler-Stokes, have endowed the Writing Fellows Program, a component of the West Point Writing Program, which will now be named the MG John H. Stokes, Jr. (1918) Fellows Program in honor of his father.
-
Weliver ’85 Assumes New Position at Dewberry Focused on DOD, VA Clients
Scott Weliver ’85 has been named vice president and executive client manager for the departments of Defense and Veterans Affairs at Dewberry.
Subscribe to get cadet news or grad news delivered to your inbox daily around 4:30 EST when a new story is posted. We use Feedblitz for email delivery, which is separate from the WPAOG email system and preferences.
Searchable PDFs for past Grad and Cadet News.
Share stories and photos for a chance to be featured on the website!
Add our feed to your Feedreader of choice
Media Contact
Danielle Sweet
Director of Online Services
webgal@wpaog.org