Rendering of the Cyber Engineering and Academic Center’s Robotics High-Bay Lab. Photo: Design Firm Jacobs Ewing Cole.
and future military leaders process emergent threats including cyber intelligence warfare. I believe this complex will continue to provide additional resources in helping them learn to safeguard our Nation’s in- terests,” said Lt. Gen. Scott Spellmon, 55th Chief of Engineers. “This modern academic facility will inspire collaboration across engineering disciplines in a way that can’t be achieved in the current 1960s-style building space.” When Gagliano was asked why this center is important for United States citizens he said, “The modern battlefield, where military and civilian lives remain at stake and every action is consequential, is not the arena to test these systems and platforms. Make your mistakes and retreat to the drawing board during testing and train-ups. Or as Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf’s adage goes – “The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.” Left: James A. Gagliano at his West Point Graduation in May 1987. Right: James A. Gagliano as New York Federal Bureau of Investigation Senior SWAT Team Leader in 2003. Photos: James A. Gagliano.
While the inside of the center will have the latest technology, the out- side will pay respect to West Point’s past. Bowman said, “The center will have the same gray and black granite exterior as the other historic buildings on the campus and will reflect the historic military gothic revival architecture of West Point with arches, buttresses, and a granite façade, while the interior is high tech and modern.” Modern also means the building will be energy-efficient and designed for Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Silver certified. To meet this certification, the center will have high volume – low ve- locity fans in the Robotics High-Bay Lab and there will be solar panels on the roof. Construction on the center is expected to be completed in the Summer of 2025. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers sees this new academic center as an important way to protect our Nation. “The 21st Century battlefield is complex and demands that our cadets Rendering of the Cyber Engineering and Academic Center’s Robotics High-Bay Lab. Photo: Design Firm Jacobs Ewing Cole.
DR. JOANNE CASTAGNA is a Public Affairs Specialist and Writer for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District. She can be reached at joanne. castagna@usace.army.mil.
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