24 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
Princeton resident takes top honors as part of West Point team
Princeton resident takes top honors as part of West Point team
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U.S. Military Academy Cadet Alexa Zammit, a native of Princeton, and her team, Team Superstrand, recently placed first in the 2021 Warfighter Innovation in Science and Engineering Challenge.PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S.M.A. AT WEST POINT
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U.S. Military Academy Cadet Alexa Zammit, a native of Princeton, and her team, Team Superstrand, recently placed first in the 2021 Warfighter Innovation in Science and Engineering Challenge.PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S.M.A. AT WEST POINT
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A Princeton resident is part of one of two West Point teams that earned first and second place titles at the 2021 Warfighter Innovation in Science and Engineering Challenge during a live virtual event hosted by the Combat Capabilities Development Command Soldier Center on April 27.