JULY 11, 2019 1 THE JULY 11, 2019 VOL. 76, NO. 26 ® UTY ONOR OUNTRY OINTER IEW D , H , C PSERVING THE U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY AND THE COMMUNITY V OF WEST POINT ® Starting July 22, non-DOD visitors will be required to check in at the Visitor Control Center daily from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. to be issued Local Access Credentials in order to gain entry onto the military installation. These changes will bring West Point into compliance with Department of the Army access control requirements and provide a safe and secure community to study, work and live. Photos by Brandon O’Connor/PV and Dave Brzywczy/USMA PAO Expanded hours at VCC to meet requirements for unescorted access to West Point for non-DOD visitors By West Point Public Aff airs if necessary. • Permanent resident card or Alien Registration Receipt Card All visitors to the installation will undergo a background (INS Form I-551) Starting July 22, non-DOD visitors will be required to check check through the National Crime Information Center–Interstate • Foreign passport with a temporary I-551 stamp or temporary in at the Visitor Control Center daily from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. Identifi cation Index (NCIC-III). I-551 with a printed notation on a machine-readable immigrant to be issued Local Access Credentials in order to gain entry onto The Superintendent of West Point has the authority to visa the military installation. These changes will bring West Point designate certain events as “special events.” This designation • Foreign passport with a current arrival-departure record into compliance with Department of the Army access control will reduce the access requirements back to driver’s licenses or or foreign passport with INS Form I-94/I-94A bearing the same requirements and provide a safe and secure community to study, other approved government-issued ID cards. names as the passport and containing an endorsement of the work and live. Special events currently include: alien’s nonimmigrant status, if that status authorizes the alien to “We expect delays at the gates as people learn about the new • Fourth of July and Labor Day band concerts work for an employer requirements,” Lt. Col. Brian Heverly, director of Emergency • Graduation • Employment authorization document that contains a Services, U.S. Army Garrison, West Point, said. “We ask for • Home football games photograph (INS Form I-776) patience and assistance in passing this new information along • Ticketed sporting events like hockey and lacrosse • Driver’s license or identifi cation card issued by a State to members of the community, visiting family members, alumni • Eisenhower Hall entertainment events and concerts. or outlying U.S. possession that is Real ID compliant. For and friends of West Point.” Access Requirements: Washington and Minnesota, this is the Enhanced Driver License This change impacts non-DOD card holders who desire Non-DOD visitors should download and fi ll out a Local Area or Enhanced ID unescorted access to visit cadets, friends, family, the hospital, Credential Request Form from the website. Visitors will then • U.S. Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Card or Transportation sporting events, concerts and other programs not deemed special bring the form to the Visitor Control Center at 2107 New South Worker ID Card issued by DHS events. It also aff ects companies with employees who require Post Road, (West Point) located in Highland Falls, New York. • Native American tribal document unescorted access to conduct business on West Point, such as In addition to the form, visitors will need to bring a state- • U.S. Government issued, authenticated Federal PIV delivery drivers. issued driver’s license that complies with the Real ID Act of 2005. credentials After 10 p.m., guests are still required to conduct a If you are from the State of Washington, Illinois, Minnesota, • For anyone under 18, a school ID card that contains a photo. background check to enter the installation; however, only a Missouri or New Mexico or do not have valid driver’s license, For more information, visit https://westpoint.edu/visiting- 24-hour pass will be provided at Stony Lonesome Gate until you will need one of the following: west-point or call the Visitor Control Center at 845-938-0390 the visitor can obtain a LAC at the VCC the next business day • U.S. Passport or U.S. Passport Card or 845-938-0392. 2 JULY 11, 2019 NEWS & FEATURES POINTER VIEW Cadets travel to Know your housing rights Israel, Poland for educational journey By Kate Levi Cubed Communications TEL AVIV, ISRAEL—A group of 40 cadets and their officers landed at Ben Gurion Airport May 30 for the last phase of a two-week strategic tour of Poland and Israel organized by Our Soldiers Speak (OSS), an American-based nonprofit dedicated to educating students and academics from around the world about Israel and its security realities. After visiting significant sites in Holocaust history during their time in Poland, the cadets embarked on an immersive journey into Israeli society through June 11. The visiting delegation received high-level briefings from current and former policymakers and commentators from across the political spectrum in the security, strategy, international relations, law, politics, media, religion and technology arenas. One of the highlights of the Israeli leg of the servicemembers’ trip, officially called the Israel Strategy and Policy Tour (I-SAP), was a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Israel David Friedman on June 10. The cadets were also able to meet with retired Maj. Gen. Noam Tibon, former commander of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Northern Formation; Judge Daphne Barak-Erez of the Israeli Supreme Court; Ambassador Arthur Kroll, deputy director general of the Israeli Foreign Ministry; and retired Maj. Gen. Gershon HaCohen, former commander of the IDF Staff & Command College. The visiting cadets and servicemembers hailed from the U.S. Military Academy, the Air Force Academy and the Virginia Military Institute. They were taking part in the fourth annual tour of I-SAP—a rigorous, safe and highly educational onsite experience for U.S. cadets in Israel, America’s most indispensable ally in the Middle East. By interfacing with members of the IDF, the American cadets and officers deepened their relationships with servicemembers who they will likely cross paths with repeatedly over the course of their military careers. “This unparalleled experience enables American cadets to learn about hot-button issues and matters of utmost strategic importance in the Middle East firsthand,” OSS Founder and Director Benjamin Anthony said. “By forging bonds between the cadets and Israeli military officers, we are laying the groundwork for future understanding and productive interactions.” The cadets and officers during their two-week tour of Poland and Israel enjoyed a stop in Caesarea, a town along Israel’s Mediterranean coast. 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[email protected] PV Staff Writer, 938-3684 POINT POINTER VIEW IN FOCUS: HOUSE OF TEARS/CLASS OF 2023 JULY 11, 2019 3 Facing fears, pain in the House of Tears The fi rst group of Class of 2023 new cadets experienced the gas chamber during Cadet Basic Training Tuesday. While in the chamber, new cadets are subjected to CS Gas to teach them how to properly seal their protective masks and to trust the equipment. Photo by Brandon O’Connor/PV POINT 4 JULY 11, 2019 IN FOCUS: CADET SUPPORTS DPAA POINTER VIEW West Point Cadet supports DPAA mission in Vietnam Story and photo by Staff Sgt. Apryl Hall Class of 2020 Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency Cadet Joshua Smoak poses for His alarm screams at 5:30 a.m. prompt and a photo during wakes him from a heavy, much-needed sleep. a Defense POW/ He takes note of his sore muscles and stretches MIA Accounting the stiffness out of his legs and arms. When he Agency (DPAA) finally opens his eyes, he realizes he’s in an recovery mission unfamiliar place.