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1. Kenworth names 2026 Transition Trucking award finalists (fleetowner.com) — West Point will host the 2026 Transition Trucking award finale, where a veteran driver will receive a fully loaded Kenworth T680 and other finalists will be honored. Finalists will visit the U.S. Military Academy in December for the Veteran Ready Summit, bringing national attention and industry leaders to town while spotlighting career paths for service members transitioning into trucking.
2. Penn State announces schedule for 2026-27 wrestling season (sungazette.com) — Penn State's 2026-27 wrestling schedule includes another trip to West Point, where the Nittany Lions will compete in the Black Knight Invite hosted by the U.S. Military Academy. The rest of the slate features major Big Ten duals, a neutral-site conference championship in Columbus, and national-level tournaments that could draw attention from Hudson Valley wrestling fans.
3. Hegseth Is Making His Mark on Military Academies (newser.com) — A new Pentagon directive ends tenure for civilian professors at West Point, a change that could reshape how your local academy recruits and retains top educators. Supporters say it will refocus training on warfighting, while critics warn it threatens academic freedom and the quality of cadets' education.
4. Military academies won't give tenure to civilian faculty, Hegseth says (yoursun.com) — The Pentagon has ordered an end to tenure for civilian faculty at West Point and other service academies, a move that could alter how instructors are hired and retained in your community's flagship institution. Officials frame it as sharpening warfighting focus, while critics see a politically driven rollback of academic freedom and educational breadth.
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