ARMY ATHLETICS TURNS OVER FINANCIAL RECORDS FOLLOWING FOIA SUIT

Army West Point Athletic Association, the legal entity that administers the military academy’s Division I sports programs, has begun turning over the first batch of what could eventually be thousands of pages of financial and contractual records that it has previously refused to make public.

The academy’s intercollegiate sports arm had long snubbed Freedom of Information Act requests, claiming it is not subject to federal disclosure laws.

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WEST POINT DISCOVERS TIME CAPSULE IN MONUMENT BASE

WEST POINT, N.Y. – The U.S. Military Academy will open and unveil the contents of a nearly 200-year-old time capsule during a ceremony on August 28 at 10:30 a.m. in Robinson Auditorium at Thayer Hall.

The sealed lead time capsule measuring about one square foot was discovered in the Thaddeus Kosciuszko monument’s base during recent renovations. Academy officials determined the capsule was placed in the base of the Kosciuszko monument 26 years after the academy’s founding by cadets in 1828.

https://www.westpoint.edu/news/press-releases/west-point-discovers-time-capsule-monument-base

Flood Response, Community Support, Superintendent’s Message During Aftermath Of Recent Storm

As the U.S. Military Academy at West Point returned to normal operations and the clean-up of the storm from July 9 continues, we remain a strong community working together to ensure that all staff, faculty, cadets and family members within the West Point community are safe.

West Point Fire Department and Emergency Services Division have been instrumental with their support.

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West Point community being advised to lean on US Military Academy following devastating storm

The U.S. Military Academy is asking the West Point community to lean on them for support in the aftermath of Sunday’s storm.

Superintendent and Lt. Gen. Steven Gilland assures residents the academy is working with emergency workers both on and off West Point to clear roadways and assess infrastructure.

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