West Point cadets train amid pandemic

  • Cadets learn to fire mortars, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
  • Cadets wear masks as they listen to instructions on firing mortars, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
  • Cadets hang above a lake as they navigate a water obstacle course, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in West Point, N.Y.
  • Farrell Thomas, of Lake Forest, Ill., splashes into a lake as he successfully completes a jump in a water obstacle course, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in West Point, N.Y.
  • Cadets wear masks as they sit under camouflage netting, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in West Point, N.Y.
  • Cadets watch a hand grenade drill, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
  • Madison Warne, of Valhalla, N.Y, listens to instructions at a mortar range, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
  • Cadets learn to fire a 105mm howitzer, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, N.Y.
  • Niara Pelton, of Houston, Texas, carries her M-4 Carbine during drills, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in West Point, N.Y.
  • A cadet uses a field radio to call in live fire coordinates, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in West Point, N.Y.
  • Jordan Hardy, of Las Vegas, carries his M-4 Carbine during drills, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in West Point, N.Y.
  • Cadets wear masks during training, Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in West Point, N.Y.