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Vol. 56, No. 24 WEST POINT, NEW YORK June 25, 1999


The Pointer View is a free, weekly command information newspaper for the West Point and STAS communities. It publishes a variety of news, features and updates on local happenings of interest to the entire community. A civilian contractor sells the advertising and prints the paper at no cost to the government. The contractor delivers the paper on Fridays to military housing and to various locations at West Point and STAS, such as the post exchange, commissary and hospital.  Offices receive the paper through distribution. 

Since the newspaper's objective is to inform the community, community members are encouraged to submit editorials, news articles, feature stories, announcements and photographs.   Editorial offices are located in Taylor Hall, Bldg. 600; call 938-3883/2015 for information.

Staff:
LTC William Harkey,
Director, Public Affairs

MAJ David Astin,
CI Chief

Irene Brown, Editor

Valerie VanKleeck,
Asst. Editor

Jim Fox, Photojournalist

SGT Christopher Land,
Photojournalist

 

 

R-DAY PREVIEW ISSUE
Academy ready for Class of 2003
"Yes, sir; no, sir; no, excuse, sir --or ma’am," as the case may be, will resound across West Point Monday as approximately 1,148 cadet candidates make the amazing civilian-to-cadet transformation during the U.S. Military Academy’s Reception Day for the Class of 2003...

CBT commanders ready for summer training
The Class of 2003 is getting ready to face the Beast, and cadets from the classes of 2000 and 2001 are ready to introduce them to it...

Major West Point renovation projects will affect 2003’s experience
Four projects that will have an impact on the Class of 2003’s West Point experience are currently underway, three in the central post area and one just inside Thayer Gate...

The cadillac of the information highway will affect 2003’s experience
Class of 2003 to receive the most advanced cadet computer ever...

Spread the word -- news releases tell the story
It’s like one of those stories on the Lifetime channel. Your son or daughter has entered West Point as part of the Class of 2003. You wake up one morning, grab a cup of coffee, open your local newspaper and - voila! There’s a story about your child in the newspaper. How did this happen, you wonder...

Cadet summers -- training, leading, developing
The Class of 2003 is prepared for the rigors of Cadet Basic Training, but what do future summers hold for the U.S. Military Academy’s newest class?...

"When we were needed, we were there"
"When we were needed, we were there." I recently heard that song and thought immediately of Stewart Army Subpost. On September 30, STAS will cease to be a part of the U.S. Military Academy. But the initial 220 acres of land that the federal government bought from Archie Stewart for one dollar in 1942 has served the academy and the nation with distinction for more than 50 years...

Still here after all those years
He remembers when Maj. Gen. William C. Westmoreland was the superintendent. He remembers working to get a fan installed in the cadets’ lounge area, which is now the U.S. Military Academy Public Affairs Office. He’s amazed that what started as a four-year stint in the Air Force in 1956 has turned into 40 years of government service...

CA What?
The biweekly column intended to provide answers to workforce members’ concerns about the ongoing commercial activity studies and workforce analyses...
Learning the CA Lingo
"Beam me up Scotty"