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West Point in boxing spotlight
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The U.S. Military Academy hosted its first professional boxing program, titled
“Ring City USA,” which was nationally-televised through Twitch and NBC
Sports April 22 at Hayes Gym in the Arvin Cadet Physical Development Center.
The boxing event included professional bouts and fights with Army West Point
boxing members competing against each other in exhibition matches. A total
of eight cadets competed against each other in a four-bout matchup. Class
of 2021 Cadets Lawrence Shepherd and Shane Ferry (above) faced off in the
second match with Ferry coming out the fight victorious. Class of 2021 Evan
Walker and Class of 2023 Skye Williams (left) went toe-to-toe in a high-speed
chess match. Walker applied enough pressure to get a split-decision victory
over Williams in the third cadet bout. See page 3 for a story on professional
boxer Daniel Bailey, a former Soldier and All-Army boxing champion, who
fought and won at the event. Photos by EliZabeth Woodruff/USMA PAO
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West Point celebrates Earth Day, Arbor Day with tree planting
West Point observed a combined Earth Day
and Arbor Day celebration April 22. Dirt
Man, Dirt Woman and cadets from the Green
Team Environmental Club (right and above)
assisted in planting a tree in front of the
Dental Clinic at Building 606. The Directorate
of Public Works Management Agronomist
Phil Koury and his team created a space and
provided a tree for the planting. Dean of the
Academic Board Brig. Gen. Cindy Jebb read
an Arbor Day proclamation while cadets,
staff and faculty from the Department of
Geography and Environmental Engineering
attended the event. Arbor Day began in 1872
as West Point has been a Tree City USA town,
as declared by the Arbor Day Foundation,
since 1998. Photos by Eric S. Bartelt/PV
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Journey to fourth fight: Bailey scored KO during West Point’s pro boxing event
Story and Photos by Jorge Garcia
The streets of Little Haiti gave him his
bearings. He knew the neighborhood well
enough, at a young age, to avoid the stereotypical
traps that landed his father in prison and kept his
old friends stuck in the slums of Miami.
“I grew up in a projects building and
got food stamps. My father is still in prison,
but I never use those moments in my life
as excuses,” Daniel Bailey, former Soldier
turned professional boxer, said with a prideful
smile. “I always told myself because of my
circumstances, ‘I had to work harder.’”
The hard work paid off as Bailey took one-
step closer to facing top competition when he
fought Luis Alvarado in a four-round bout in
the Junior Lightweight category (130 pounds).
He scored his third knockout victory out of
four fights in 18 seconds at Hayes Gym as part
of the U.S. Military Academy’s first hosted
professional boxing program titled, “Ring City
USA,” which was nationally-televised through
Twitch and NBC Sports on April 22.
“I’m very proud to perform at West Point in Daniel Bailey, former Soldier and All-Army boxing champion turned pro boxer, took one-step closer to reaching his
front of cadets because being in the military is goal in becoming a world champion when he scored his third knockout victory out of four fights in 18 seconds over
something special and it shows that I’m on the Luis Alvarado in a four-round bout in the Junior Lightweight category (130 pounds) April 22 at Hayes Gym.
right track with my pro career,” Bailey said. “I cultural biases. Bailey was the only black nonsense approach to teaching fighters. Some contribute more to what the Army represented
was fortunate to serve my country as a Soldier fighter in a Latino dominant gym and because of the coaches felt his methods were too stern, for the country.
and honestly, now that I’m a pro boxer, I’m of this, aspects of his training came with Latino but Bailey accepted Nazario’s coaching style After competing and winning four All-
happy to show the cadets and Soldiers at West coaches and fighters using their bilingualism believing that adapting to strict training tenants Army Boxing Tournaments during his tenure
Point that I’m not even tapping into my talent. as an advantage against Bailey during sparring would make him more mentally resilient, he in the Army, Bailey and his leadership felt he
It’s all hard work.” sessions, he said. added. was ready to represent the United States in the
It took 13 years of hard work and dedication “Some of the Latino coaches who’d work in “Angel got fired for being too hard on the Olympics.
to overcome the biases and prejudices meant the gym would tell me what punches to throw fighters,” Bailey added. “Again, I didn’t mind “We all have an opportunity to join the
to break his spirit as a young novice. From giving me instructions in the corner during Nazario’s strict teaching style. I just followed military, but most people choose not to,” Bailey
receiving tutelage from various coaches and sparring,” Bailey explained. “But I was sparring him to Showtime Boxing Gym and that’s said. “I always visualized myself representing
competing in the amateurs throughout his the son of one the Latino coaches at the gym and where I found myself in a more Puerto Rican my country on both levels because at the time I
adolescent and teenage years, to sparring against he was giving me specific instructions and then dominant gym and learned the Puerto Rican was a Soldier and I thought it would also be the
world class champions as a pro, Bailey, now he would tell his son what I was going to throw style of boxing.” right thing to serve my country in the Olympics.
at the age of 24, meditated on his journey and so that his son would learn how to counter me.” As time passed in the Showtime Boxing Unfortunately, I didn’t qualify.”
learned in his fourth pro fight what it meant Bailey wondered for some time how some Gym, Bailey added that Nazario eventually cut His ambitions for glory in the Olympics
to be resilient and tenacious while exuding a of the Latino sparring partners were always ties with Bailey to prepare the former undisputed escaped his grasp. After six years of service in
warrior’s spirit. three steps ahead of him. Some of the bilingual middleweight world champion, Jermain Taylor, the Army, Bailey finally decided to elevate his
His reflection took him back to the year spectators, trainers and fighters saw what was for his upcoming matches. position in the sport and become a pro boxer.
2010. Bailey was 13 years old when he entered happening but chose to remain silent. This did Soon after, Bailey enrolled in the Police His contract with the Army ended and he left
the Metro Day Boxing Gym. He was in awe not discourage Bailey. Athletic League of North Miami Boxing and his amateur career behind after 85 fights with
of the spirited athletes training, committing “Over time, they saw that I was still coming later in the 5th Street Boxing Gym where he a record of 70 wins and 15 losses, he added.
themselves to a grueling but rewarding sport. to the gym working hard and eventually a Latino trained until he was 18 years old. Bailey said it didn’t take long to earn
The challenge to wrap his hands, don the coach pulled me aside and said, ‘We’re going While training at 5th Street Boxing Gym, the respect of prominent pro fighters. Since
leather gloves and compete gave him hope for help you train and get better,’” Bailey said. he attended two Army World Class Boxing the beginning of his journey as a pro, he has
the future. “There were some coaches who treated me fair Program Tournaments. gained the respect of current world champions
The rhythmic bounce of a speed bag, the but didn’t know what was going on. People who “It’s crazy how life turns out because I met such as the current World Boxing Association
repetitive thwack of the jump rope rapidly knew what was going on were still not telling me a Soldier from Florida who was competing at (WBA) Welterweight champion, Terrance
hitting the floor, or the violent collision of what some of the trainers were doing.” the tournament and he was competing at the ‘Bud’ Crawford, and current World Boxing
combination punches landing on the heavy Unintentionally, the coaches were teaching same weight class as me. We spoke and I was Organization (WBO) Junior Lightweight
bag were the sights and sounds that constantly Bailey how to adapt to his opponent’s like, ‘I been looking to get into the Army so I Champion, Jamel Herring, who also served in
reminded Bailey of his ultimate goal to one day counterattacks. The opponent’s foresight forced can box for them,’” Bailey said. “He told me the military as a Marine and sparred with Bailey
become a world champion. Bailey to think outside the box, get creative and how to get it done and I went and enlisted the leading up to their recent pro bouts.
After spending three months at Metro Day, develop a strategy that would put him five steps following week.” “Bailey is my guy. It’s fun to watch his
the boxing gym closed down and Bailey soon ahead of his sparring partner, Bailey said. In 2015, Bailey enlisted as a food service journey. It’s fun to see traces of myself within
found himself in a Cuban boxing gym called “I ended up beating the kid, despite his dad specialist and two weeks after arriving at his him. Similar to how I did it, he’s the younger
Tropical Park Boxing, where he trained under giving him the instructions he gave me,” Bailey permanent duty station at Fort Hood, Texas, he veteran coming out from service and trying
the tutelage of a boxing coach known by his said. “Then, eventually, somebody finally came enrolled in the Army Boxing Program. Bailey to make his own name in the pro rankings,”
friends as ‘Na Na,’ Bailey said. up to me and was like, ‘you know they were added within five months after joining the Army, Herring said. “During our recent training camp
“The Cuban style is crazy-technical,” Bailey telling him what you were going to throw’ and he won his first All-Army Boxing Tournament. together I told him, ‘bro, you already got what
said, explaining how the Cuban boxing style I was shocked after hearing that.” Bailey believed fighting for the Army was it takes to make it in this sport. Overall, you just
he learned stressed the importance of effective Soon, Bailey would leave the mentorship a prideful step in the right direction. However, have to believe in yourself.’ Just to see (Bailey)
footwork and never wasting movement. of Na Na. The gym made some changes and it wasn’t enough to box in tournaments, serve representing the new generation is a great thing
He trained in Tropical Park for two years. reassigned him with a Puerto Rican trainer in the Army and perform his typical Soldier to witness and I hope and pray that he finds the
His greatest life lessons in this gym came with named Angel Nazario. Nazario had a no- duties. With his boxing ability, he felt he could success that he’s looking for during his journey.”
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4 April 29, 2021 IN FOCUS: CALABRO NIGHT OF THE ARTS Pointer View
USMA celebrates cadets’ artistic creativity through CNOTA
By Eric S. Bartelt had an unabashed passion for the language that
PV Managing Editor was the hallmark of his entire life.”
As Calabro was bold in his works of art,
Where does creative genius come from to this year’s cadet awardees brought the same
produce artistic brilliance? It commences in confidence to their works that they produced
the moment where ingenuity strikes from the and were recognized for that talent.
deep recesses of the mind to the juncture when Before an evening of musical performances,
originality becomes an intellectual asset. For art and award presentations, Col. Dave Harper,
every artist of any form, the diligent work of the head of DEP, spoke highly of the cadets as
the craft is worth every bead of sweat from the they endured the hardships of the COVID-19
brow when the world positively recognizes the pandemic over the past year, yet they produced
invested, exceptional outcome. a number of great original works of art.
At the U.S. Military Academy, the mission is “Despite the challenges, it is important,
to produce leaders of character with the critical- perhaps more than ever, that we do this tonight,”
thinking flexibility and skills to command men Harper said about the modified virtual event.
and women in the military. Conversely, within “In our day-to-day lives, sometimes the arts and
the scope of the cadets’ education, they are also creative endeavors can appear to be luxuries.
given the independence and imaginative latitude That is perhaps most true of students at West
to tap into their dynamic energy to produce Point where they are often trying to simply keep
works of art that encompasses their overall up to survive an intense 47-month experience.”
aptitude and intellect. Harper said that creative outlets and pursuits
Each year, the Department of English and in the humanities are an essential part of the
Philosophy, along with the Cadet Humanities West Point experience and are important to the
Forum, showcases cadet original works in the growth of cadets as leaders and human beings.
arts of music, prose, poetry, film, photography He mentioned, much like Soldiers in World War
and studio arts through the John Calabro Night II, that the creative form can help overcome the
of the Arts. This year, the sixth annual CNOTA plight of the moment as cadets dealt with the
awards were presented to the cadets with no restraints of the pandemic.
audience but recorded in the Haig Room in “The arts and humanities are not things to
Jefferson Hall April 22 and then shown in a be jettisoned in tough times, but things to be
Zoom virtual ceremony with pre-recorded embraced even tighter,” Harper said. “Cadets,
musical pieces on April 23. largely confined to post, and sometimes
Endowed by Fred Gretsch, a childhood restricted in their movements outside their
friend of Calabro, and his wife, Dinah, the barracks rooms, have risen to this challenge and
West Point Association of Graduates’ Margin found outlets for their creativity.”
of Excellence event honors Calabro, a 1968 He added that there were Armed Services
USMA graduate, who spent nearly 20 years Edition kits in World War II, up to eight books
mentoring hundreds of faculty members and in mail shipping boxes, sent to service members
fostering critical thinking and communication that were diverse in nature, but allowed those
skills of thousands of cadets in the Department fighting on the front lines to read classic and
of English, including 15 years as course director. current literature to escape the hell they were in.
As a cadet, he was the editor-and-chief “Leaders understood that in times of great
of the “Pointer,” the cadet newspaper, and stress, Soldiers need the arts and humanities to
was a talented artist, musician and writer who cope, to remain in touch with what matters and
symbolized an ideal blend of “Athens and to continue to grow as warrior scholars … even John Calabro Night of the Arts’ studio arts winner, Class of 2023 Cadet Caleb
Sparta,” which is a phrase that has become in the darkest times,” Harper said. Doyle, for “The Scout.” He used colored pencils on a blackboard to create his
shorthand for West Point as it pursues its twin The spirit of the warrior scholar was on riveting art piece of a Native American warrior.
aims of educating and training future Army display as the cadets persevered through the Photo provided by Class of 2023 Cadet Caleb Doyle
officers. turbulent year and produced quality works. which leads to a confluence of complicated behalf of Elise Sannes-Pinnell to support cadet
“John’s gift of the English language was After Harper’s speech, the evening kicked off thoughts that somehow arrive at a harmonious activities that appreciate the visual arts.
evident from his very first days on the Hudson,” with performances from the Cadet Jazz Forum conclusion. The film winner was Class of 2024 Cadet
said retired Brig. Gen. Daniel Kaufman, former group, who played Billy Strayhorn’s “Take the Jaskot said the genesis of the song happened Alexis James, who performed “Hamlet Act
Dean of the Academic Board and classmate of A Train” made famous by the Duke Ellington in April 2020 about a month after his father’s 1. Scene 3,” as a one-woman Shakespearean
Calabro. “He was a terrific writer, even then, and Orchestra, and the USMA Rock Band of six death, and although he said the song isn’t scene.
cadets played “The House of the Rising Sun,” necessarily about his father, it describes more James was recently recruited to the Cadet
by The Animals. of his mood at that moment in time. Film Forum and it was said she used her brief
After the performances, the first award “Music got me through some really difficult introduction on film analysis in her EN101
of the evening was presented for music. The months around that time, and the emotions I was course to aid in the creation of the scene.
second-place recipient was Class of 2022 Cadet feeling came out through the song,” Jaskot said. It was described by a DEP instructor that the
Oreofeoluwa “Josh” Omolade, a member of the “I call it ‘On My Mind,’ because the first time I scene was “filmed entirely from an iPhone and
West Point Cadet Glee Club, who submitted played it, it was all improvisation. I really liked displays an instinct for purposely-used camera
an original vocal performance called “Chaos the melody I came up with, wrote it down and angles, framing and production design to (form)
into Calm.” that became the song.” a highly-stylized creation. Her keen eye for
The 2021 CNOTA winner for music went Jaskot mentions that the word “mind” in the fashion emphasized the character differences
to Class of 2021 Cadet Mark Jaskot, who is the title is a bit of a shoutout to “New York State by creating stark silhouettes. Her rendition of
cadet-in-charge of the Cadet Jazz Forum and the of Mind” by Billy Joel, which he describes, Hamlet speaks to the outstanding film creativity
John Calabro Night of the Arts’ film 4th Regiment commander. “As a style/feel that has influenced my piano within the cadet ranks of West Point.”
winner, Class of 2024 Cadet Alexis Jaskot’s original instrumental piece called playing greatly.” The next two awards were the O’Donnell
James, who performed “Hamlet “On My Mind,” was described as a balanced The next award was the Sannes-Pinnell Awards for poetry and prose, which is named for
Act 1. Scene 3,” as a one-woman complicated improvisational jazz run with Award for film, named for retired Col. Samuel Maj. Mike O’Donnell, an artilleryman, English
Shakespearean scene. a contemporary Billy Joel-esque pop motif, W. Pinnell, who established the endowment on See CNOTA, PAGE 5
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“CNOTA,” cont’d from Page 4
instructor and poet, who died during a military what I wanted it to be about, I simply just fierce gaze and his colorful
training accident in 1992. followed what made sense,” Hebert said. warpaint emerging from
The top three awardees for poetry were However, the correlation of the tragic death shadow.”
Class of 2021 Cadet Langdon Ogburn, of a friend was inspired by his cadet roommate Ward said Doyle’s use
“1,000,000,000,000 and 75.5 Years,” third who opened up about his personal experience of light and shadow brought
place; Class of 2024 Cadet Andrew Keith, with the death of Cadet Candidate Benjamin about incredible detail in a
“Moments,” second place; and the top spot went Bochtler in August 2019. muted but rich color palette.
to Class of 2021 Cadet Christopher Hebert for “Subconsciously, I chose to mirror the “(It) creates an air
“You Song.” emotional toll that it has on him even to this of mystery and intrigue
Hebert said he wrote the poem while at day but in fictional form that resembles nothing surrounding the figure,”
the U.S. Coast Guard Academy on a semester of the event itself,” said Keith, who gives DEP Ward said.
exchange and had the opportunity to conduct an assistant professor Dr. Seth Herbst credit for While Doyle considers
independent study in poetry there with Dr. Jose encouraging him to go further in-depth with drawing as a hobby, he
Gonzalez, who taught him to, “Embrace and this story. “I wanted the emotion to be raw said that the COVID-19
draw upon my experiences at West Point — my and powerful, something the reader had no lockdown helped him
poem is an extension of that.” choice but to feel and understand. Most people practice more on his
Hebert, a Fulbright Scholarship recipient, experience trauma in some capacity and I hope diversion from reality.
is grateful to receive the first-place award as it this story can accurately replicate those feelings “I guess it was a blessing
came out of his effort to embrace his identity in a way that allows the reader to know that they in disguise,” Doyle said.
as a cadet from USMA placed in an extremely are not alone in their pain.” The final award of the
unfamiliar environment at USCGA. Before the last two Sannes-Pinnell Awards evening recognized the
While Hebert didn’t expect a flourishing for photography and studio arts, the Cadet John Calabro Award for
space for arts at West Point before his arrival, Glee Club performed “Gloria Fanfare,” and Excellence in Leadership
with the continued mentorship from faculty the Creative Writing Forum cadets executed a and the Arts presented to
and the challenge of the DEP classes, he hopes spoken word performance of “COVID,” for the Jaskot.
that “Literary study, for me, will hopefully be virtual audience. Jaskot was described
a lifelong affair.” The creative pieces segued to the awards for as a cadet who “generously
The top three awardees for prose were photography and studio arts. The photography contributes his talents to
given to third-place winner Class of 2024 Cadet awards were presented to Class of 2024 Cadet help fellow cadets in the
Tim Clements for “Epiphany,” second-place Gabrielle Nelson for “On the Porch,” third West Point community.” Class of 2021 Cadet Mark Jaskot, the cadet-in-charge
recipient Class of 2024 Cadet Jungmin Hwang place; Class of 2023 Cadet Aidan O’Dowd He is considered a
of the Cadet Jazz Forum, with Sgt. 1st Class Geoffrey
for “Surname Reflection,” and the top prize to for “Memorial,” second place; and first-place quadruple-threat musician
Vidal, the NCOIC of the Cadet Jazz Forum, celebrate
Keith, who also earned second-place in poetry, winner Class of 2021 Cadet Angeline Tritschler as he excels at playing the
for “Turbulence.” for “Pollination.” tenor sax, piano, drums and after the John Calabro Night of the Arts April 22 at the
“Turbulence” was Keith’s first attempt Tritschler is a previous first-place winner the guitar, the last of which Haig Room in Jefferson Hall Library. Jaskot earned the
at writing short fiction and a story of a man of the photography award in 2018 for a photo he has been learning since music award for his original piece called, “On My Mind,”
whose anxiety from his friend’s tragic death entitled, “Still Gray.” Her photographs have the start of the pandemic. and received the John Calabro Award for Excellence
overwhelms him at the same time severe been published in a number of publications and “Mark has demonstrated in Leadership and the Arts.
turbulence threatens to crash his plane. she is a member of the Cadet Media Group. a tremendous amount of Photo provided by Class of 2021 Cadet Mark Jaskot
The creation of his work came from a When her winning photograph was displayed selfless service as the cadet-in-charge of experience through the Jazz Forum has been
dream he had flying in a plane where it went during the virtual event, her pollinating bee the Cadet Jazz Forum, volunteering to play eye-opening and has exposed me to stories and
from a calm and serene experience to his plane picture was described in Tritschler’s words to whichever instrument is needed at the time that subjects that I never would have received in my
experiencing violent turbulence as rain and the audience. it’s needed to make the group sound its best,” academic classes.”
wind roared outside the aircraft. “I’d never really taken pictures in my home said Sgt. 1st class Geoffrey Vidal, member of Jaskot also extended a huge thank you to
“I honestly did not have any intent behind area, so it was nice to appreciate the small the USMA Band and NCOIC of the Cadet Jazz Vidal for his work with the Cadet Jazz Forum.
things and practice my photography skills,” Forum. “As a result of Mark’s enthusiasm for “He’s been a constant inspiration for me and
the Tallahassee, Florida native wrote about her jazz and performance, a growing number of all the cadets of the Jazz Forum, leading us not
experience while home during quarantine after staff, faculty and cadets have been exposed to only as a musician, but also as a member of the
the initial COVID-19 outbreak last year. “That’s jazz in a variety of settings. Army profession, teaching us fantastic musical
when I found even with the world in turmoil “Mark’s passion for creative expression and jazz capabilities while also showing us the way
around me, the little bee was still doing what it genuine dedication to leadership excellence music and leadership in the military overlap,”
always did — pollinating a flower.” embodies the spirit of Col. Calabro,” Vidal Jaskot said. “That’s something I’m incredibly
The awards for studio arts were presented added. “His humility, commitment to jazz music grateful to be able to gleam from my four years
to four individuals, including an honorable and, most importantly, to the creativity and self- in the Jazz Forum and to be able to work with
mention to Class of 2023 Cadet Cora Haefner expression found within music, are vital skills, such a world-class musician.”
for “Set Sail,” third place to Class of 2024 Cadet not only for artists, but future officers.” Music has been one of Jaskot’s main
Ye Jin Bae for “Ben,” second place to Nelson, Jaskot gave thanks and was incredibly passions at West Point and receiving two big
who also placed third in photography, for “Tried honored to receive the John Calabro Award and awards near the end his cadet career puts an
in fire, Purified,” and first place went to Class being placed alongside an incredible history exclamation point to all the hard work he put
of 2023 Cadet Caleb Doyle for “The Scout.” of fantastic musicians, artists and writers who into his music craft as an outlet to put smiles on
Capt. Lauren Ward, officer-in-charge of the won previously. He then gave thanks to DEP, people’s faces, especially during these daunting
Cadet Studio Arts Forum, discussed Doyle’s use Col. Harper and Cadet Jazz Forum OIC Maj. times.
of colored pencils on a blackboard to create his Steven Thomas for their help with the Cadet “It offers me and other cadets a great release
riveting art piece. Jazz Forum and the DEP department as a whole during the particularly difficult moments of
Class of 2024 Cadet Andrew Keith “Caleb took inspiration from a Native in broadening the education scope of the cadets. cadet life,” Jaskot said. “It has been a goal of
earned two CNOTA awards by placing American warrior from a movie, and he was “DEP has been incredibly supportive of our mine to spread music and the joy it brings to
second in poetry and first in prose. drawn to his warpaint and fixed expression,” musical endeavors, providing the Jazz Forum more cadets and being recognized for doing
Photo provided by Class of 2024 Cadet Ward said. with a number of resources to help us grow just that by receiving the Calabro Award is
Andrew Keith Doyle added, “I wanted to capture his as musicians and leaders,” Jaskot said. “The very fulfilling.”
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6 April 29, 2021 IN FOCUS: RESEARCH LAUNCH PROGRAM Pointer View
Cadets excelled, earned awards on pitching conceptualized plans for future research studies
By Eric S. Bartelt Research Council Collaboration Subcommittee
PV Managing Editor “always looks for ways to increase collaboration
across the academy and between departments.”
The Academy Research Council and the Members of the ARC Collaboration
Center for Enhanced Performance presented the Subcommittee include the chair, Lt. Col. James
2021 Outstanding Pitch Award to three cadets Bluman, Cooke, Smith-Isabell, Dr. David Frey
April 13 at the Jefferson Hall Library. and Lt. Col. Andrew Kick.
Class of 2024 Cadets Lily Schur and “The ARC’s purpose is to foster cooperation
Francis Turoski and Class of 2023 Cadet among various USMA departments, centers
Liam Reff were awarded an Outstanding Pitch and agencies; Department of the Army and
Award certificate, a gift card and Dean’s coin Department of Defense research organizations;
for academic excellence for their engagement and other research communities in order
with the Research LAUNCH (Leaders pursuing to promote academic research at USMA,”
Academic excellence, Undergraduate research, Smith-Isabell said. “Given its representative
National scholarships, Capstone projects and membership and its collective, current
Honors) program. They also received the top knowledge of the policies governing academic
scores from the multi-disciplinary faculty research at USMA, as well as emerging
judging teams. opportunities and existing challenges, it also
The Research LAUNCH program promotes serves as an advisory and recommending body
cadet scholarship, although no cadet scholarship to the Dean.”
is currently awarded due to the first year of this Cooke added, “The Superintendent’s ARC
competition, and provides resources for cadets is a body made of representatives from every
to conceptualize a plan for future research study. department to coordinate research efforts and
Dr. Natesha Smith-Isabell, the RS103 share information. Every department designates
Information Literacy and Critical Thinking one voting member, but meetings are open to
course director in CEP, is the creator/coordinator anyone interested in attending.”
of the Scholar Enrichment Initiative (SEI) at the CEP, who is partnered with ARC in this
U.S. Military Academy, a new program designed venture, is a comprehensive student services
to promote the scholarly engagement of plebes center, Smith-Isabell added, that helps cadets
and yearlings or the two underclassmen groups. develop academic and mental skills, and
One of the programs that SEI co-sponsored is contribute to cadets’ character development.
the Research LAUNCH program. The facilitation of the Research LAUNCH
“Research LAUNCH is a two-part program program is co-chaired by Smith-Isabell and
designed to encourage cadets to become Cooke.
involved in undergraduate research,” Smith- “ Al though I am a member of the
Isabell said. “This event targeted fourth- and subcommittee, my primary role with this The Academy Research Council and the Center for Enhanced Performance
third-class cadets, particularly those who are project was as the facilitator of CEP’s Scholar presented the 2021 Outstanding Pitch Award to three cadets April 13 at the
considering applying for research scholarships Enrichment Initiative,” Smith-Isabell said. Jefferson Hall Library. Class of 2024 Cadets Lily Schur and Francis Turoski
in the future (e.g., Stamps, Goldwater, Rhodes).” “Dr. Cooke’s primary role was as a member and Class of 2023 Cadet Liam Reff were awarded an Outstanding Pitch
Dr. Gordon Cooke, the West Point of the ARC. We co-created and identified the
Simulation Center research director who
Award certificate, a gift card and Dean’s coin for academic excellence for
curriculum, marketing materials, resources and
coordinates any research efforts within the their engagement with the Research LAUNCH (Leaders pursuing Academic
recruited the staff and faculty volunteers for
center, said the first part of the LAUNCH the program.” excellence, Undergraduate research, National scholarships, Capstone projects
program, “Research Hacks,” was accomplished In the recruitment of staff and faculty and Honors) program and received the top scores from the multi-disciplinary
virtually Feb. 24 and focused on introducing volunteers, Cooke said the faculty representation faculty judging teams. The Research LAUNCH program promotes cadet
cadets to the research process. comes from the humanities, sciences and scholarship, although no cadet scholarship is currently awarded due to the first
Cooke said the event started with a faculty engineering departments. He also said that the year of this competition, and provides resources for cadets to conceptualize a
panel discussing what research is and then USMA librarians were involved and helpful plan for future research study. Courtesy Photo
followed by breakout rooms where a small due to their expertise in searching existing Schur received first place for her concept “Ultimately, I’m inspired by my autistic
number of cadets discussed their ideas for literature, which is the “first step of any good plan for “Different not Disabled – Integrating brother, Connor. My project has allowed me
a research project with one or two faculty research project.” the Unique Abilities of Autism in the Army.” to dissect how exactly people with intellectual
members who provided feedback and guidance. For the Research LAUNCH program, Reff took second place with his conceptualized disabilities can be integrated into the military,”
Then six weeks later, on April 7, the Pitch there were three judging teams for the Pitch plan on “Decellularized Tissue and Bio Schur said. “When I started my research, I
Competition was an opportunity for cadets to Competition with 12 faculty judges, including Printing.” Turoski earned third place with knew there were a few jobs that people with
pitch their research ideas they created to a panel Cooke on Team 2 and Smith-Isabell on Team 3. the concept of his future research study in autism could easily fit into. As I continued my
of faculty judges. When the introduction of the program began “Geographic Information Systems Signal research, I came across a plethora of MOS’s
“The cadets presented their pitch … and in February, 43 cadets registered for LAUNCH, Transmissions.” that use skillsets that many people with high-
only had three minutes to pitch their research but only 12 cadets created and briefed their Schur said she is humbled and honored to functioning autism have.”
idea,” Cooke said. “Most of the time with the proposals to be judged in April. have been chosen for first place and one of the During her research, she came across a
judges was allocated to feedback so the faculty “The cadets were judged across four areas winners of the Pitch Competition. troop of disabled Soldiers who served the Union
could help the cadets refine their idea even after to include research question viability, potential “Being recognized for my research during the Civil War.
the competition.” of the proposed research to contribute to the (concept) made me feel like my voice was “This unit was a mix of Soldiers who were
Smith-Isabell added, “Through participation cadet’s academic discipline as well as the needs heard,” Schur said. “I felt pride in knowing my physically disabled as well as Soldiers who
in the program, cadets were able to gain a better of USMA or the Army, aesthetics/organization project had connected with the panelists in an were intellectually disqualified from being
understanding of the research process and create of the pitch slide and delivery of the pitch,” effective manner. Receiving this recognition in the Army,” Schur said. “Regardless, this
a research proposal pitch, which they may be Smith-Isabell said. “The (top) three cadets provides me the motivation and logistical means unit was ultimately responsible for protecting
able to carry forward and execute in the future. scored high in all four categories and they to move forward in my research — allowing me Washington D.C. (the Union Capital) from the
The program is sponsored by the Academy had a clear idea of how to move their research to pursue progress in the Army.” Confederacy.”
Research Council and the Center for Enhanced forward.” The program, which Schur became involved Schur also met with Chris Neeley, former
Performance.” Cooke added, “This is a difficult thing for with because she took Smith-Isabell’s RS103 chairman of the President’s Committee for
The Outstanding Pitch Award came to underclass students to do, but these cadets did course, allowed her to work on something that People with Intellectual Disabilities, who has a
fruition, Cooke said, because the Academy it.” she is passionate about — Autism. See RESEARCH, PAGE 7
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RESEARCH, cont’d from Page 6
passionate desire to make a similar opportunity done exactly the way it should be done,” Schur doing already. participate and financial support is provided to
in America. said. “These skills sound like the essential traits “It was so intriguing that I knew I had a the Research LAUNCH program in the future.
“He has done a wealth of research in this for an Army Soldier. They are also the abilities future in GIS,” Turoski said. “I hope for cadets to use their pitches
subject matter,” Schur said. “He is currently my autistic brother possesses. Turoski said he has loved geography since as the foundation for research projects to
creating a program called the ‘Corps of Honor,’ “However, my brother has struggled with arriving at West Point. Lt. Col. William Wright, be proposed for the Stamps and Goldwater
a program in the South Carolina National Guard finding a job that fully accepts him and all GIS program director in GENE, showed Turoski scholarship opportunities,” Smith-Isabell said.
that integrates autistic citizens.” his capabilities,” she added. “Connor, like his research on signal transmissions under tree “Additionally, we would like greater integration
She also came across a program in the many intellectual disabled people, struggles canopies and Dr. Smith-Isabell pushed him to with the Academic departments so financial
Israeli Army entitled, “Special in Uniform,” with an overwhelming and paralyzing feeling think of something outside of Wright’s research. support can be provided to the winners to help
which recruits citizens with intellectual of exclusion. Exploring this research, I hope “This made me think of the power of fund the startup costs for engaging the proposed
disabilities to train and work in the military to create a data-founded pathway of unique sunlight,” Turoski said. “I knew from my research project.”
under specific jobs. progress in the military and progress for Cyber class that sunlight has the power to Cooke said this program also exposes cadets
“The Israeli Army’s acceptance of autistic talented autistic people across America.” flip 1’s and 0’s in code, so I thought it would to faculty from a variety of disciplines while
people has been extremely successful,” Schur, Turoski also learned about the LAUNCH be worth looking into how sunlight effects allowing them to get feedback from faculty with
who is a Law and Legal Studies major, said. program through the RS103 course. The transmissions.” a variety of perspectives about approaches to
“Statistics show that many of these Soldiers program, he said, helped him conceptualize Turoski’s hope is to one day be a part of a research topics.
are recruited by companies like Intel and eBay concepts and “come up with a concrete game professional research project. “I think there is also great value for faculty
after they leave the Army. If Israel can do it, plan that would put my research ideas into “I am not hard to please when it comes members who participate because it helps them
why can’t we?” place. Plans without actions are just ideas but to an experience in something new that helps make new connections with faculty in other
The big thing she wants people to know putting them into place was pretty easy once develop me as an officer,” Turoski said. “When departments,” Cooke said. “The cadet proposals
that with her brother, Connor, many people may we reached out to faculty.” my research takes off, I hope to learn about created a way for the faculty from multiple
see this as an upsetting narrative, but most fail The Geographic Information Systems communications tech and hopefully make departments to talk together and discover ways
to realize the unique skill sets and talents that major chose his research study due to his improvements in how cadets communicate that their varied disciplines can connect to the
people with autism possess. major. Col. Christopher Oxendine, academy during training.” same problem. This could lead to potential
“People with autism possess impeccable professor in the Department of Geography and As this group of cadets take off with collaborations in the future.”
memory, incredible attention to detail, setting Environmental Engineering, gave him a tour their future research projects, the hope from (Editor’s note: Cadet Reff chose to not
their mind to a task and not quitting until it is of research that the GENE department was Cooke and Smith-Isabell is that more cadets interview for this story.)
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Innovation, adversity builds character among cadets leading up to WISE Challenge
Story and photos by Jorge Garcia
PV Staff Writer
To discover breakthroughs in engineering
and give way to innovation in the military,
the Warfighter Innovation and Science and
Engineering (WISE) Challenge is the competing
grounds in which the U.S. Naval, Coast Guard
and Air Force Academies showcased projects
they developed within the realm of Science,
Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM)
throughout the academic year. As the U.S.
Service Academies worked hard on their
respective projects to win first prize, creating a
distinct, pioneering technology that is service-
specific or joint mission-related was their
ultimate goal and was displayed on Monday at
West Point.
Each service academy was tasked with
developing three projects. Team Defender,
out of USMA, worked on project B, which
focused on designing enhanced, state of the art,
underbody armor plates for armored fighting
vehicles. Class of 2021 Cadets Courtney
Loomis, Jesus Carrillo, Tyler Kim and Jarret
Justice worked together as members of Team
Defender to improve the plates intended to serve
and protect Soldiers in the field, Loomis said.
“We’ve been working on this project since
the beginning of this academic year and the
hardest aspect of designing the project are the (From left to right) Class of 2021 Cadets Tyler Kim, Jarret Justice, Jesus Carrillo and Courtney Loomis worked together
time constraints,” Carrillo said. “It’s hard in as members of Team Defenders on project B, which focused on designing enhanced, state of the art, underbody armor
terms of how long it takes us to model a design. plates for armored fighting vehicles. With the objective of discovering breakthroughs in engineering to give way to
We have to model and then prepare the design innovation in the military, the Warfighter Innovation and Science and Engineering (WISE) Challenge is the competing
for finite element analysis, which is a numbers grounds in which the U.S. Naval, Coast Guard, U.S. Military and Air Force Academies showcased projects they developed
system method used for solving a variety of within the realm of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) throughout the academic year.
equations that come up in engineering and create a 3-D image of what you want to make that prepares the model for analysis. The organizational backgrounds when it comes to
mathematical models, and then we actually in real life on SolidWorks and it’s an overall meshing software takes that one solid body and doing projects. We both have aspects of our job
conduct the finite element analysis.” good program,” Loomis said. “But because of splits it up into really fine elements so that it that involves making schedules communicating
While Project B is designed to protect the how in-depth and complex our plate became, can be analyzed and that process took roughly with people, so it was easy to do that,” Loomis
Soldier, it also reduces the cost of replacing it took hours for it to process data accurately. an hour-and-a-half to get done because of how said. “The big organizational problem that
and maintaining damaged vehicles. To achieve Fundamentally, in the realm of engineering, if complex the models became, Carrillo said. we ran into was due dates during the first
this, the team used SolidWorks, a 3-D modeling you create things in pieces, it’s called meshing. From there, the models went into LS- semester. Because we’re a civil and mechanical
computer design program, and LS-DYNA, You make all of these small pieces one large DYNA, he added. Carrillo would apply the engineering Capstone, we go off of mechanical
a simulation software used for various tests body, and that’s one of the elements in this boundary conditions then the LS-DYNA would engineering due dates, and sometimes, due to
including safety, collision and explosive project that took a while.” show him where the plate can’t move in the the nature of our project, it gets complicated
applications, Carrillo said. The 3-D model went through SolidWorks real world or the type of material in the plates. submitting things at a certain time because either
“SolidWorks is an effective piece of 3-D and once it was ready, it crossed over to a Carrillo said he would go through third-party our testing is after the due date or it just doesn’t
computer aided design software. Basically, you software called Cubit, a 3-D meshing software programs and he would have to use and compile make sense with our type of project.”
the right data needed for the model display. For Loomis, Carrillo and the rest of the
Afterward, he would submit the model for team, completing this project means much more
analysis, and because he tried to go as small than winning a prize in a competition. The idea
as possible in terms of elements, it would take that this project can possibly save many lives
upwards of two-to-four hours for an analysis on the battlefield from Improvised Explosive
to run, and then the stressful part was using the Devices is one of the main driving factors that
LS-DYNA system. reinforce the magnitude of what they do at
“LS-DYNA didn’t tell you when it caught West Point.
the data error early on. So there have been times “In September of 2019, I was sitting in my
where I’ve run a model and it finished. I’d be room when I got a phone call telling me that one
super excited just for it to tell me that it failed of our close friends had been killed by an IED
two minutes into the analysis,” Carrillo said. in Afghanistan,” Carrillo said. “So that’s what
“However, it didn’t stop analyzing until it ran for led to me doing that initial blast independent
four hours total. LS-DYNA is kind of obscure study over the summer. And then I had known
with how it reads data.” about this (capstone) project as well. I was like
When working on any complex project, that’s something I really want to do. If I can
the setbacks will follow, however, the team help play a role in something that could prevent
With the objective of discovering breakthroughs in engineering to give way members synergized and worked as a unit to get this from happening again and while working
to innovation in the military, Class of 2021 Cadets Tyler Kim, Jarret Justice, the project off the ground, Loomis said. on this project I was like, ‘Oh my God, this is
Jesus Carrillo and Courtney Loomis worked together to develop enhanced, “It was pretty easy working together awesome! This could save someone’s life, like
state of the art, underbody armor plates for armored fighting vehicles during only because, coming from mechanical and we’re not just doing something for show. This
the Warfighter Innovation and Science and Engineering (WISE) Challenge. civil engineering, we have pretty similar is saving people’s lives.”
Pointer View April 29, 2021 9 West Point celebrates LGBT Pride Month The U.S. Military Academy, through the Equal Opportunity Office, observed LGBT Pride Month during a celebration Friday at the Riverside Cafe at Eisenhower Hall. Maj. Chad Plenge (below), the Center for Junior Officers operations officer and the OIC for the Spectrum Club, and Class of 2023 Cadet Frankie Rivera (above), a Spectrum Club member, spoke about the sometimes turbulent but mostly positive experiences they have had in the military, at the academy and in civilian life as supporters and members of the LGBT community. The LGBT Month is traditionally observed in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan, however, it is celebrated in April at West Point to include cadets. The riots were a tipping point for the Gay Liberation Movement in the United States. The observance started as a single day, but now runs through the month of June to commemorate the events of June 1969 and to help achieve equal justice and equal opportunity for LGBT Americans. A story on this event will appear in June during Pride Month. Photos by Eric S. Bartelt/PV
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Keller Corner: Weekly updates, COVID-19 info
Keller Corner
• Be aware of the signs of anxiety. While it’s normal to be worried and stressed, people with
anxiety tend to be more exaggerated in their feelings of worry and tension. Some symptoms include
stomach/digestive problems, increased heart rate, or changes in energy and difficulty sleeping.
Understand that your concerns are valid and your anxiety is real. The statistics prove that one
out of five people will experience a mental health condition, and five out of five people will go
through a challenge that affect their mental health. Seeking help is a sign of strength!!!
For a one-stop shop of all updated coronavirus If you are taking steps to manage worry and anxiety during this pandemic, but those steps
information, Keller Army Community Hospital don’t seem to be helping, there are resources you can utilize. By seeking help, you can improve
notifications, how to stop the spread of COVID-19, your lifestyle and the lives of those around you.
federal/state/local guidance and the U.S. Military For more details, visit https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/daily-life-coping/
Academy and Army Garrison West Point managing-stress-anxiety.html.
webpages, visit https://kach.amedd.army.mil/
West-Point-COVID-19-INFO/. TRICARE Online secure messaging
Did you know you can send a secure e-mail message to your doctor or health care team
COVID-19 Vaccine Update from West Point Public Health anytime, anywhere? Yes … you can send it through “TRICARE Online’s secure messaging.”
Operation Immune Knight is concluding the Tier 1 vaccinations and is making preparations Secure messaging lets you talk privately with your doctor or the medical staff via e-mail.
to provide the COVID-19 vaccine to the Tier 2 population of West Point. The Tier 2 population With secure messaging, you can:
includes all eligible Department of Defense beneficiaries ages 16 and older. • Ask questions and get non-emergency health care advice;
If you missed your opportunity to get the COVID-19 vaccinate during the previous Tier or you • Schedule appointments and request referrals;
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appointments will be provided on the West Point COVID-19 Vaccination page at https://keller. recommended information and sites.
tricare.mil/Health-Services/West-Point-Dept-of-Public-Health/COVID-19-Vaccine-INFO, and If you don’t have a ‘secure messaging’ account, go to https://identity.tolsecuremessaging.
on various other West Point platforms, once we receive our vaccine allotment from the Department com/Registration?language=en#/registrationhome and register as a ‘PATIENT.’
of Defense — tentative early May.
KACH ready to accept appointments for, conduct sports physicals The Army West
The Keller Army Community Hospital’s Primary Care Department is ready to accept Point sprint
appointments for and conduct sports physicals. football team
As some athletic leagues return to competition, Keller wants to assure that your young athlete participated in
is healthy and ready to play. the Foundation
The American Academy of Pediatrics says all children younger than 12 years old may progress for Hospital Art
back to sports/physical education classes according to their own tolerance. For children and program, which
adolescents 12 years and older, a graduated return-to-play protocol can begin once the young resulted in a
athlete has been cleared by a physician. presentation of
If your young athlete was infected with COVID-19, their healthcare provider will help determine several pieces
when it is safe to begin a graduated return to play progression based on their medical history, of hospital
symptoms, severity of illness, and previous level of activity. artwork to
Parents can schedule a sports physical by contacting the Keller Appointment Line at 845-938- Keller Army
7992 or 800-552-2907, from 7 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, Community
Hospital on
COVID-19 and Your Mental Health: It’s OK Not To Be OK April 21.
Restaurants and music/sports venues are starting to re-open at limited capacity, and people
are beginning to travel again. But the anxiety of when someone can get the vaccination and/or
what vaccination remains prevalent; and some people don’t trust the vaccine for various reasons.
Because of this, we must continue to focus on our mental health during this Coronavirus KACH receives hospital art
(COVID-19) pandemic.
According to Dr. Jennifer M. Gómez, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychology
and Merrill Palmer Skillman Institute for Child & Family Development (MPSI) at Wayne State
from Army sprint football team
University, having good mental health does not mean you are happy all of the time. She pointed Photo and story by Robert Lanier healthcare experience at Keller.
out that a wide range of emotions from sadness to anger to grief are “integral parts to being alive.” Keller Army Community Hospital Public The artwork will be placed at locations
She added, “If you’re struggling, there’s nothing inherently wrong with you.” Affairs Officer throughout the hospital for maximum beneficiary
Dr. Riana Elyse Anderson, Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan, agreed and exposure.
emphasized, “When people say ‘it's OK not to be OK,’ I want you to really hear that.” She The Army West Point sprint football team The Foundation for Hospital Art was
explained that there is no precedent for navigating this high level of stress from different sources participated in the Foundation for Hospital Art established in 1984 and is dedicated to involving
at the same time and our bodies were not built for sustaining it. In other words, she said, “Would program, which resulted in a presentation of patients and volunteers worldwide to create
you know how to get to point B if you didn't have your GPS?” Dr. Kevin M. Simon, Fellow in several pieces of hospital artwork to Keller colorful, soothing artwork donated to hospitals
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Addiction Medicine at Boston Children’s Hospital/Harvard Army Community Hospital on April 21. to help soften the often stressful hospital
Medical School added that a critical part to dealing with stress and being mentally well, is actually Team captains — Cadets David Dickerson, experience.
being intentional about finding safe spaces to express emotions. This can include, for example, a Alexander Sobeski, J.C. Watson and Jackson Throughout the years, over one million
therapist or trusted friends. Beal — presented the artwork to Col. Amy L. volunteers and patients have united to create
There are several steps to reduce anxiety during this pandemic and maintain your mental health: Jackson, Keller Army Community Hospital over 50,000 paintings for over 7,500 hospitals
• There are small things that everyone can do, while practicing social distancing or self- commander, and Maj. Casey McKenna, Keller in 195 countries. For details on the foundation,
quarantine, to help reduce the amount of anxiety they are experiencing. This includes but is not Army Community Hospital deputy commander visit https://www.hospitalart.org/.
limited to talking to a friend and asking them to be your support, find ways to clear your mind for Administration (Chief of Staff). The Foundation of Hospital Art founder,
– take a walk or use a meditation application, or using resources like the Crisis Text Line (Text Jackson presented the cadets with a John Feight, is the father of Scott Feight, 1991
“MHA” to 741741). Certificate of Appreciation for their efforts USMA graduate, who was the classmate of
• Realize what you can control and focus on those things that can provide you with some to bring comfort and hope through art to our retired Lt. Col. Mark West, Army West Point
comfort. beneficiaries and their effort to enhance the sprint football head coach.You can also read
