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Former Missouri congressman Ike Skelton troops the line Oct. 18, during a parade held in his honor, as this year’s Association of Graduates Sylvanus Thayer Award recipient.

Climbing Team Captain Cadet Christopher Price, Class of 2014, negotiates The Dangler in the Shawangunks on the Mohonk Preserve.

A view looking across Lusk Reservoir toward Black Knight Alley and Michie Stadium.

Freshman Candace Stewart tied the game 1-1 as Army went on to overcome a 1-0 deficit to defeat Lehigh, 2-1, in a pivotal Patriot League match Sunday, Oct. 15, at Clinton Field, West Point, N.Y. (Photo by Cordell Hoffer)

Cannons along Trophy Point reveal the colors of Fall at the U.S. Military Academy, Oct. 11-14, as many alumni return to West Point for Homecoming.

Welcome to the United States Military Academy

The United States Military Academy's mission is to educate, train and inspire the Corps of Cadets so that each graduate is a commissioned leader of character committed to the values of Duty, Honor, Country and prepared for a career of professional excellence and service to the Nation as an officer in the United States Army.

The Academy provides a superb four-year education, which focuses on the leader development of cadets in the academic, military, and physical domains, all underwritten by adherence to a code of honor.

Virtual Tour

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WWII vet shares historic mission

WWII veteran shares with West Point community

Russell Gackenbach was witness to history as a young second lieutenant and navigator on board the Necessary Evil, a B-29 bomber that accompanied the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing mission over Hiroshima, Japan, to end World War II. Read more...

2012 Sylvanus Thayer Award 2012 Thayer Award

Former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee, the Honorable Ike Skelton was presented the 2012 Sylvanus Thayer Award during a banquet in his honor Oct. 18 at Washington Hall. Read more...

Superintendent's Notes

"The US Military Academy is committed to sustaining excellence through our Army values, in our three pillars—military development, academics, and athletics—and in our people. We are also committed to adaptation and change so that we remain relevant and mission focused. Adaptation and change are benchmarks of any first tier institution. The Greek philosopher Heraclitus noted this in 500 BC when he stated that 'Nothing endures but change.' At USMA, change is a constant, with major efforts today in improving our infrastructure, and in advancing the developmental responsibilities of our cadets to prepare them to be leaders of character. Teaching our cadets to understand and manage change is an important goal here, essential to their future success in the volatile uncertain, complex and ambiguous contemporary operating environment."

Read more from West Point's Superintendent, Lt. Gen. David H Huntoon, Jr.

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