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West Point Cadets Earn Prestigious National Scholarships and Fellowships
This spring, several outstanding West Point cadets from the Classes of 2025 and 2026 earned some of the nation’s most prestigious academic honors, including the Knight-Hennessy, Barry, Truman, and Hertz Scholarships. These awards will send cadets to top institutions like Stanford, Oxford, and Caltech, and support others in attending medical school. Their success highlights West…
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Cadets Develop Anchoring Device in Project To Help Military Readiness in Arctic Environment
One of this year’s highlighted projects was the “All-Terrain Arctic Anchor” led by the cadet team of Class of 2025 CDTs Christian Bault, Nicholas Buffardi, and Liam McCarthy and advised by Dr. Gregory Freisinger, associate professor in the Department of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.
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West Point Cadets Help Innovate Soldier Kit Designs
Innovation is embedded in the DNA of cadet leadership and academic exploration. A cadet-led research initiative aimed at enhancing Soldier mobility and comfort by optimizing tactical gear recently demonstrated this commitment, yielding impactful results for both soldier readiness and the future of warfighting.
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West Point Cadets Pilot Drone Innovation for Medical Resupply
A team of cadets at the U.S. Military Academy, supported by researchers from the Robotics Research Center (RRC), are researching drone technology to improve medical resupply operations in difficult and austere environments. Guided by Robotics Research Engineer and Project Advisor Jordan Beason, the effort originated from an operational request by Keller Army Community Hospital to…
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West Point Class of 2026 Cadets Named Goldwater Scholars
Cadets Hojin Han, Drew Howman, and Johnathan Pinc, Class of 2026, have been announced as Goldwater Scholars by the Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Foundation. West Point has earned 18 Goldwater Scholarships since competing in 2018.
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West Point Cadets Walk the Ground Where History Was Made
Over spring break, West Point cadets stepped out of the classroom and into the heart of history, traveling across Europe to study the events they’ve long analyzed in textbooks—this time, on the very ground where they happened.
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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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Thomas Selected to CSC Academic All-District Team; Finalist for All-America
Army West Point Football’s linebacker CDT Andon Thomas ’26 has been selected to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team, as announced by the organization on January 7. Thomas has also been selected as a CSC Academic All-America® finalist and will advance to the national ballot to be voted on by CSC members. First-, second-…
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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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Jacobs, Heckel Jr., Thomas & Wallace Named Scholar-Athletes of the Month by Center for Enhanced Performance
The Army West Point Athletics Association’s Academic Support team has selected its scholar-athletes for the month of November, recognizing Women’s Rugby firstie CDT Erin Jacobs, Golf firstie John Heckel Jr., Football cow Andon Thomas, and Volleyball firstie Kingsley Wallace.
