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  • Housing Services Office offers assistance to new arrivals

     The PCS summer season is approaching fast across the military, a time when servicemembers and their Families prepare to make their next big move to a new duty station. Although servicemembers and Department of Defense civilian employees are assigned sponsors when transferring, the Housing Services Office is a tool that can assist those with questions during this transition.

     “The HSO mission is to provide assistance and counseling to servicemembers, t...
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    Posted on Friday, 12-Mar-2010 17:29 PM

  • Housing construction progresses

    Posted on Tuesday, 16-Mar-2010 17:22 PM

  • Participants take on indoor triathlon

    The Family and Morale, Welfare and Recreation Fitness Center began its first indoor triathlon March 1-6, when participants signed up for the event. The person with the fastest time receives a free entry in the 5K/10K event in May.

    The indoor triathlon consists of a 4,000-meter row, 10-mile-bike ride, and 3-mile run, in succession.

     “We decided to have this event to incorporate it with the Fittest Loser event,” Andrea Wells of the FMWR  Fitn...
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    Posted on Sunday, 14-Mar-2010 22:24 PM

  • West Point celebrates Black History Month

    While the majority of festivities supporting Black History Month at West Point concluded in February, one event had to be rescheduled due to a snowstorm Feb. 26.

     Attendees gathered at Cullum Hall Sunday for an evening of fellowship and celebration during the annual observance, which was highlighted by guest speaker William Wheeler, a Tuskegee fighter pilot and recipient of the Congressional Gold Medal.

     After taking a poll of everyone in t...
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    Posted on Sunday, 14-Mar-2010 22:42 PM

  • In Memoriam: Oldest Buffalo Soldier dies

    Walter Hight, 101, of Bridgeport, Conn., formerly of Highland Falls, died Feb. 27 at North Bridge Healthcare Center in Bridgeport.

     The son of Emmet and Mary Hight, Walter was born Jan. 1, 1909 in Warren Plains, N.C.

     Hight, a retired Army officer, was the oldest living Buffalo Soldier at the time of his death and a World War II veteran.

     Survivors include his loving niece Dorothy Williams of Bridgeport.

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    Posted on Sunday, 14-Mar-2010 22:46 PM

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    • Only the strong survive IOCT

      At least twice in their 47-month experience, West Point cadets gauge their strength, speed, agility and endurance in the Indoor Obstacle Course Test. The Cow class participated in its second IOCT Feb. 9.

      The IOCT is designed to evaluate a cadet’s muscular strength and
      endurance, agility, coordination, balance, anaerobic capacity and decision-making skills under pressure, according to Dr. Jeffrey Coelho, Professor, Director of Instruction/Director of Mili...
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      Posted on Monday, 22-Feb-2010 15:03 PM

    • Cadets glean insight from leadership lecture

      The earthquake relief effort in Haiti demands the leadership of a myriad of governments, support agencies and non-governmental organizations. Included in that latter list is Save the Children, whose chief executive offi cer, Charles MacCormack, spoke to an audience of future leaders Feb. 11 at Robinson Auditorium.

      MacCormack provides vision to the organization which addresses the needs of children in the U.S. and around the world. Save the Children employs 7,000 p...
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      Posted on Monday, 22-Feb-2010 15:04 PM

    • Ice Rescue Training

      West Point firefighter Matt Labrise throws a safety line around Fire Chief CJ Krieger while Krieger simulates being a victim who has fallen through the ice Feb. 5. The fire department was conducting their annual ice rescue training on Popolopen Lake at Camp Buckner. Each firefighter goes through a series of progressive steps in classroom training and practical exercises to become certified at the state level in accordance with the National Fire Protection Association to perform an ice rescu...
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      Posted on Monday, 22-Feb-2010 15:12 PM

    • Sunday school—West Point’s oldest ongoing cadet activity

      Kim McDermott and Plebe Joseph Sterr teach Catholic Sunday school to community youths Jan. 31 at Thayer Hall. Sunday school is a tradition at West Point dating back to the Warner sisters, who taught Sunday school to cadets and taught them to become Sunday school teachers. Many cadets volunteer for this service to the community.

      taught Sunday school to West Point cadets in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, began the long tradition of Sunday school teaching at...
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      Posted on Monday, 22-Feb-2010 15:15 PM

    • Model UN Team repeats success at Harvard National Conference

      The West Point Model United Nations team poses for a victory photo in front of the George Washington statue in Boston Common. The team participated in the 56th session of the Harvard National Model UN Conference Feb. 11-14.

      The country of Niger was well-represented by the West Point Model United Nations Team at the 56th session of the Harvard National Model UN Conference Feb. 11-14.

      When the West Point team participated last year at the ...
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      Posted on Monday, 22-Feb-2010 15:16 PM

    • Cub Scout Pack 23 awards new rank badges to Scouts

      Cub Scout Pack 23, based at West Point, held its Blue and Gold Banquet and Advancement Ceremony March 5 at the West Point Middle School auditorium. During the ceremony, Pack 23 awarded new rank badges to 45 Cub Scouts while bridging seven others up to Boy Scouts.

       “Blue and Gold is our opportunity to celebrate Scouting and formally recognize the great things our boys have been doing since the summer,” Capt. Brian Koyn, Cubmaster for Pack 23, said. “When (the younge...
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      Posted on Friday, 12-Mar-2010 17:57 PM

    • Cadet’s ambition led to UAV venture

      A little ambition and a whole lot of air space was all Cow Michael Weigand needed to succeed in an independent project that received some attention recently at the ShmooCon Hacker Convention in Washington, D.C.

       Among the techno talks and presentations on subjects ranging from WiFi security to cryptography, Weigand offered something a little bit different.

       His was a convincing presentation where anyone with a little resourcefulness could b...
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      Posted on Sunday, 14-Mar-2010 22:30 PM

    • Elementary School celebrates the Winter Olympics

      While most people made plans to watch the opening ceremonies of the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada, Feb. 12, community members got a head start watching elementary school children celebrate physical fitness and the Olympics by performing dances from countries such as Germany, Italy, Canada, Great Britain and the U.S., complete with a torch runner.

      “We celebrate the Olympics every two years in some way,” Joanne Woodworth, West Point Elementary School teacher, said. “This year we ...
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      Posted on Friday, 19-Feb-2010 15:17 PM

    • The curtain prepares to open on ‘Forged’

      With so many things based on tradition in military culture, the Class of 2010 is about to embark on a new way of life this summer like every class before them. However, before they can continue on the path of becoming officers in the U.S. Army, there are a few more milestones they must get through.

      One such formality occurs this weekend with 100th Night, which marks approximately 100 days until the class graduates.

      At 7:30 p.m. Friday, the opening of the 100th Night show “F...
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      Posted on Friday, 19-Feb-2010 17:10 PM

    • Standardized rifle marksmanship program could go Armywide

      An advanced rifle marksmanship concept developed at Fort Benning, Ga., based on “lessons learned” in Iraq and Afghanistan, might be instituted across all Army training centers later this year, officials said.

      Colonel Terry Sellers, operations officer for the Maneuver Center of Excellence, said Combat Familiarization Fire, or ARM 6, has not been formally added to the Army program of instruction, but that could happen around May as part of an overall POI review. New lesson plans are b...
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      Posted on Friday, 19-Feb-2010 17:06 PM

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    • News Notes September 17, 2009

      Christine Guedri, Ph.D. and Dept. of Foreign Languages Portuguese assistant professor, received a Rotary International fellowship from Rotary District 7210 for $10,000. She was sponsored by the West Point-Highland Falls Rotary Club. Guedri was invited to teach Spanish at the University of Jordan by the president of the institution  and will use the grant to design an educational-based service project in which she will work with refugees. She also will be available to assist West Point cad...
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      Posted on Monday, 06-Jul-2009 17:14 PM

    • News Notes February 12, 2010

      • DENTAC gives dental readiness praise

      Dental Command would like to give kudos to Medical Command and the U.S. Military Academy Band for achieving the highest levels of dental readiness among West Point units during the first quarter of fiscal year 2010. Also, DENTAC wants to remind everyone that February is National Children’s Dental Health Month.

      During the last week of February, DENTAC personnel will visit the elementary school to present dental hygiene information to th...
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      Posted on Friday, 12-Feb-2010 10:28 AM

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