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West Point Graduates Selected for Promotion to Captain
Join us in congratulating the most recent West Point graduates selected for promotion to the rank Captain in the Regular Army.
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Sobchak ’92 and Crew Win Finisterre Division of Newport Bermuda Sailing Race
In June, Frank Sobchak ’92 and his team won the Finisterre Division of the historic Newport Bermuda Race, the oldest regularly scheduled ocean sailing race in the world.
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COL McClain ’02 Selected Mission Commander of NASA SpaceX Crew-10 Mission
As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 mission, four crew members are preparing to launch for a long-duration stay aboard the International Space Station.
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LA 2028 Olympic Committee Names Hoover ’83 New CEO
The organizers of the 2028 Summer Olympics have reached far outside the sports world for their new chief executive, hiring Reynold Hoover, West Point Class of 1983.
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Cooper ’23 Crowned Miss USA
Miss Michigan Alma Cooper ’23 was named the winner of the 73rd Miss USA pageant, which was held at Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on August 4.
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Overcoming Obstacles: Redesigning the IOCT
Due to potential future renovations of Hayes Gymnasium, the Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center is seeking an alternative space to house the Indoor Obstacle Course Test (IOCT) for several years. The test became a stand-alone graduation requirement beginning with the Class of 1977.
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Sullivan ’20, US Women’s Rugby Sevens Team Wins Historic Bronze Medal
The U.S. women’s rugby team won the bronze medal at the Paris Olympics on July 30, defeating 2016 gold medalists Australia in the bronze medal match, and taking home Team USA’s first-ever Olympic medal in the sport.
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Podcast: West Point Olympians with Tom Lough PhD ’64 and LTC (R) Craig Gilbert ’78
Join us for an inspiring conversation with Tom Lough and Craig Gilbert, two Olympians and West Point graduates, who share their journeys of athletic and military excellence.
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“Duty, Honor, Country” Meets “Faster, Higher, Stronger”
Every living graduate is familiar with General Douglas MacArthur’s famous dictum: “Every cadet an athlete.” MacArthur, Class of 1903, introduced this philosophy when he became West Point Superintendent in 1919, realizing the importance of physical fitness and intramural athletic programs in the wake of the modern warfare he witnessed in World War I.
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West Point Graduates Honor Fallen Heroes On 80th Anniversary of D-Day
In June 2024, LTC (R) Hank R. Fore ’78 joined other members of the Long Gray Line, along with veterans from around the globe in honoring the fallen during the 80th Anniversary of D-Day. This anniversary is likely the last major anniversary that World War II veterans will still be able to attend. In honor of this momentous occasion and those that lost their lives on the beaches of Normandy, several West Point graduates did a static-line parachute jump out of a World War II-era C-47.
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