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West Point Society of Annapolis Honors Exchange Cadets
On September 1, 2026, 33 members and guests of the West Point Society of Annapolis (WPSOA), including five members of the 50-Year Affiliation Class of 1978, conducted an Affirmation Dinner and Ceremony for the ten exchange cadets from the Class of 2028. The exchange cadets are at the U.S. Naval Academy for the Fall 2026…
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Class of 2028 Cadets Take Affirmation Oath at Air Force Academy
Hosted by the West Point Society of Pikes Peak, ten members of the USMA Class of 2028 participating in an exchange semester at the U.S. Air Force Academy took the Affirmation Oath alongside members of their 50-Year Affiliation Class of 1978, strengthening the bond between generations of the Long Gray Line.
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Class of 2027 Ring Weekend Connects Generations
On August 21, during a ceremony at Trophy Point, cadets from the Class of 2027 received their West Point class rings.
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Class of 2027 Cadet Leadership Positions
West Point has selected members of the Class of 2027 to lead the Corps of Cadets during the 2026–27 academic year, with Elizabeth Fetter named First Captain and Brigade Commander.
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Old Grads March Back with West Point Class of 2030
Embodying “Duty, Honor, Country” in every step, Old Grads marched alongside the Class of 2030 as the newest members of the Long Gray Line completed their 12-mile journey from Lake Frederick to West Point, marking the culmination of Cadet Basic Training and the start of their first academic year at the Academy.
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West Point Cadets Research Encrypting, Decoding Drone Feeds
Then-Cadet Ananya Ganesh ’26 did not expect to be a math major. Then-Cadet Babe “BK” Kwasniak ’26 was planning to study history. Together, they are using one of the most counterintuitive concepts in mathematics to solve one of the Army’s most pressing drone vulnerabilities.
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Cadets Develop Ethical Scoring Software for Autonomous Weapons
Class of 2026 Then-Cadets Boston Graf, Maksymilian Olszowka and Elizabeth “Ezra” Bardales labored on a capstone project, a philosophy-centric venture as part of the Department Law and Philosophy, focusing on the “Training Ethical Employment of Lethal Autonomous Weapons Systems,” or TEELAWS.
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West Point Cadets Develop Innovative Weapon Upgrade
Cadets at the U.S. Military Academy are enhancing battlefield adaptability with a new weapon mount that increases the versatility of the Army’s next-generation M250 automatic rifle. In support of the 2026 Projects Day Research Symposium focus on supporting the warfighter, cadets in the Small Caliber Weapon Mount capstone design team developed solutions for real-world applications.
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West Point Swarm Trooper Research Advances Autonomous Landmine Detection
As unmanned aerial vehicles continue to shape the landscape of war, a team of West Point cadets collaborated at the cutting edge of autonomous study through the Swarm Troopers research project in the lead-up to the Projects Day Research Symposium, April 23 at the U.S. Military Academy. This research aims to use drones to conduct…
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From Sport to Soldier: West Point Cadet Research Explores Performance Under Stress
As a Division I wrestler, Class of 2026 Then-Cadet Cole Stone developed an interest in human performance through training and weight cutting for competition. That curiosity deepened two years ago during a treadmill run, sparking a question about the limits of the human body and how lessons from combat sports could apply to Soldiers operating in…
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