LTG(R) Ken Tovo '83 Guest Lectures SOSH Cadets
LTG(R) Ken Tovo '83 & Dr. Melissa Lee guest lectured a West Point Department of Social Sciences class on political violence. The conversation was motivated by their interesting Irregular Warfare...
View ArticleLandry '51 Named Butler County Veteran of the Year
USAF LT Barney Landry '51 “stood out” among the other worthy nominees for Butler County Veteran of Year because of his five-and-a-half decades of continuous service to his country and his community....
View ArticlePL300 Instructors Including Casares '09 Conduct an Engagement on Leadership
PL300 Instructors from the BS&L Department presented an LPD on leadership during organizational change at the request of the KACH command team. There was about 80 attendees including civilians and...
View ArticleListen to Terry Hill ’92 and Alex McKindra ’93 on the WPAOG Podcast
This episode features an interview with Terry Hill ’92 and Alex McKindra ’93, Managing Directors and Co-heads of Veteran Initiatives at JP Morgan Chase commercial banking. Together, they lead efforts...
View ArticleElliott Rodgers '97 Joins Foot Locker as Chief Operations Officer
Elliott Rodgers '97 joins the Company as Executive Vice President and Chief Operations Officer, effective December 1, 2022, and will oversee supply chain, information technology, and procurement. Mr....
View ArticleLTC Jaster '00 Discusses New Book & Experiences that Shaped Her
LTC Lisa Jaster '00 joined an elite order of Americans when she graduated from the United States Military Academy with the Class of 2000. From there, she assumed the myriad responsibilities of an Army...
View ArticleFrom Officer to Doctor of Nuclear Knowledge with MAJ Rahon '06
MAJ Jill Marie Rahon '06, a U.S. Army nuclear and countering weapons of mass destruction officer, is earning her Doctor of Philosophy in nuclear science and engineering at the prestigious Massachusetts...
View ArticleCucchiara '07 Announed as One of Five 2022 Bernard D. and Louise C. Rostker...
Five Syracuse University doctoral candidates recently received letters stating that they are being awarded financial support for their research projects through the Bernard D. and Louise C. Rostker...
View ArticleBang '93 Encourages Army to Pursue Sensor-Related Artificial Intelligence Effort
The Army’s second-in-charge for acquisitions, Young Bang '93, is encouraging the service to leverage more AI and ML applications, Mixon shared. Bang '93, a West Point graduate and former Army captain,...
View ArticleTom Carhart ‘66 Featured in Michigan Today
Tom Carhart '66 remembers the day he and his wife drove their Volkswagen into Ann Arbor for the first time. It was the fall of 1970. He’d spent months in combat in Vietnam. After leaving the Army he’d...
View ArticleFrom West Columbia to West Point Grad BG Phariss '94 Promoted to Brigadier...
In the 1970s and ’80s, BG Ray Phariss '94 was a regular kid growing up in West Columbia. He enjoyed sports and sang in the choir, but one conversation changed his life. While in junior high, he visited...
View ArticleDanny Lafayette '77 has been appointed Board Chairman at BWH Hotel Group
BWH Hotel Group® today announced that its Board of Directors has elected Danny Lafayette as Board Chairman for 2023. Lafayette, who previously served as Vice-Chairman of the Board of Directors, brings...
View ArticleJoseph Zengerle ’64 its Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient from Tudor Society
The William Tudor Society held their annual meeting from November 17th – 19th at the Hotel Thayer. The Society’s members are West Point graduates who are also attorneys or law school students. The...
View ArticleBG Reeves '96 Publishes Article about Educating Future US Army Officers to...
Is the United States Army ready to succeed on the battlefields of tomorrow? At the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, we have long understood that success in warfare requires a professional military...
View ArticleCOL Matthew Rogers ’98 Retires
Last month, West Point Department of Math celebrated COL Matthew Rogers ’98 retirement and his 24 years of service. A native of San Jose, California and a 1998 graduate of West Point, COL Rogers '98...
View ArticleThree West Point Graduates to Serve on a Service Academy Advisory Committee
Congressman Brian Higgins named nine local residents to serve on a service academy advisory committee. The panel met December 4 to interview local high school students applying to one of the US service...
View ArticleScout Ventures Appoints Ian Folau '06 as Newest Operating Partner
Scout Ventures, a venture capital firm focusing on funding frontier and dual-use technologies built by hard-to-access founders, is pleased to announce the addition of Ian Folau '06 as Operating Partner...
View ArticleCMP Welcomes New Board Chair and CEO Gerald O'Keefe '81
Gerald O’Keefe '81, former Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Board Vice Chairman, has recently assumed the role of Chairman and CEO – following the retirement of previous Chairman Judy Legerski this...
View ArticleBe Thou At Peace: COL(R) Francis K. Newcomer Jr. ’39, Oldest Living Graduate
Be Thou at Peace COL(R) Francis K. Newcomer Jr. ’39. WPAOG sadly announces the death of West Point’s oldest living graduate, Colonel Francis K. Newcomer Jr. ’39, USA Retired, at 105 years old. BG(R)...
View ArticleMG(R) Richard Mark Toy ’96 and Bruin Engineer Takes Helm of Yorba Linda Water...
Over his decorated 35-year career in the US Army, MG(R) Richard Mark Toy '87 has served the country in active combat zones and overseen its Corps of Engineers’ massive water resources before retiring...
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