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WPAOG Hosts Alumni Night at the Theater
By Jane Anderson, WPAOG Staff On the traumatic day of 9/11, a small Canadian town opened its homes and hearts to 7,000 stranded travelers when their planes were forced to land. On April 6, 2025, WPAOG hosted West Point graduates and their guests for an evening at Eisenhower Hall that included a social hour, dinner,…
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Leveraging West Point for Innovation
Starting on R-day, all new cadets begin to internalize the adage “collaborate to graduate,” which includes forming shared experiences with their classmates and eventually bonding with fellow alums while serving domestically or abroad (and even at the Army-Navy Game). The West Point experience develops this spirit of collaboration in all graduates.
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Bustamante ’96 Appointed President of Nevada Region at Howard Hughes Holdings
Howard Hughes Holdings Inc. announced the appointment of real estate industry veteran Jose Bustamante ’96 as President of the Nevada Region, where he will lead the acclaimed 22,500-acre Howard Hughes community of Summerlin in Las Vegas.
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75th Annual Class of 1971 SCUSA
October 2-4, West Point welcomed more than 200 undergraduate students from over 100 universities and 20 countries at the 75th Annual Class of 1971 Student Conference on U.S. Affairs (SCUSA).
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Podcast: Inside West Point’s Center for Enhanced Performance with COL Darcy Schnack ’96 & Dr. Kat Longshore
In this episode, we delve into the transformative work of West Point’s Center for Enhanced Performance (CEP), focusing on their key programs that support cadet success in performance psychology, academic excellence, and athletic coordination.
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Eyes Right: No Excuse
Throughout the entirety of my first year at West Point, these were the only four acceptable answers to any question. I collided with this new reality a generation ago, on Reception Day in June 1992. A cadet wearing a red sash told me to learn only these four responses during Beast Barracks.
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West Point’s Combating Terrorism Center: Now More than Ever
The Combating Terrorism Center at West Point (CTC) has been featured in the pages of West Point magazine before; however, those articles came at a time when counterterrorism played a central role in national security and in the lives of graduates.
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Celebrating 20 Years: The Master Teacher Program
The United States Military Academy is investing in faculty development. On May 13, 2024, the Master Teacher Program (MTP) celebrated two important milestones: completing 20 years in existence and surpassing 1,000 graduates.
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Harnessing USMA’s Intellectual Capital
Established by Brigadier General Shane Reeves, Class of 1996, as the 15th Dean of the Academic Board, the West Point Press is his number one priority. The Press embodies and advances the Academy’s mission and core values by publishing intellectual capital for students, scholars, and key leaders around the world.
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West Point Academics Transform to Address Future Warfare Challenges
As the battlefield continues to rapidly evolve, the U.S. Military Academy at West Point has launched two transformations to prepare graduates to lead now and through the next evolution of warfare.
