Summer Training Activities Begin Around West Point

WEST POINT, NY — Local residents can expect to hear summer training activities conducted at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point now through mid-August — including in and around Camp Buckner and Lake Frederick.

Noise levels will be sporadic through summer months with increased activity associated with Air Assault School and during specialized training operations in July.

Residents can expect to see and hear low-flying aircraft and helicopters in and around the training and cantonment areas during these training sessions.

In addition, residents and commuters may see increased traffic along route 293 with military vehicle and troop movement.

Training opportunities for the cadets include infantry operations, artillery firing, weapons training, aviation operations, military engineering projects, training in field communications, demolitions, and survival skills techniques.

Training is conducted to simulate the physical and mental challenges cadets will face when they become officers in the U.S. Army, West Point officials said in a news release. "Realistic training has inherent risks, and the safety and welfare of the entire West Point community is the academy’s top priority."

In 2019, a West Point cadet was killed and 22 others, including cadets and two soldiers, were injured in a crash involving an armored car near the academy's summer training site.