On 7 Dec 2022 Miami Northwestern Senior High School (MNWSHS) JROTC conducted a dignified ceremony lowering the school's United States Flag to half mast - half staff, In Honor Of (IHO) Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. On December 7, 1941, over two thousand American soldiers and civilians lost their lives and over one thousand were injured in [...]

Written by: Major Daniel R. Erskine, US Army Retired After years of dreaming and planning, the Bettye Davis East Anchorage JROTC cadets made the trip from Ted Stevens to Ronald Reagan international airport for a Washington DC Senior Leader Experience in early Oct 2022.  Starting off with a red-eye, it took three flights taking over [...]

Story and photographs: Wyandanch Cadet Emily Cruz and Cadet Lesly Guevara Several Wyandanch Army JROTC Cadets recently met and ate lunch with Brigadier General Amanda Azubuike, the Deputy Commanding General of US Army Cadet Command.  General Azubuike represents the Army-level headquarters that oversees curriculum and certification for all Army JROTC programs worldwide and was on [...]

Written by: SAI LTC (R) Mark Thomas Dec. 7, 2022, Seventeen Hawthorne Academy high school JROTC cadets were recognized by Congresswoman Alma Adams, 12th District of North Carolina, for their contributions in hosting the annual Military Service Academy Day.  The Military Service Academy Day brought together recruiting representatives from the US Military Academy, West Point, NY; US [...]

Submitted by: MAJ (R) Joey A. Hutto Wetumpka High School JROTC Color Guard had the honor to meet GEN Paul Funk II prior to entering State Farm Arena to present the Colors at NBA Atlanta Hawks game Dec 2, 2022. You never know who you may run into. GEN Funk II said it was great [...]

Story by LTC (R) Tim Schiller, and 1SG (R) Marlon RicePhotos courtesy of LTC (R) Tim Schiller Today we honor and remember the 2,403 service members and civilians who were killed during the attack of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Today the Trojan Battalion at Mililani High School honored those who sacrifice will never [...]

Submitted by: MAJ (R) Kerry Greene, SAI Cadet Wesley Wideman is not an amateur bowler and initially thought basketball would be his calling. That all changed when he was about nine years old and he rolled his first bowling ball. Having spent his youth enjoying other sports, like basketball, and football, he was no stranger [...]

Submitted by: Colonel (R) Darryl Hensley COL Hensley shared the following Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) tweet, recognizing Cadet Yingyin Tan for being awarded the Legion of Valor! You can watch the video celebrating this achievement below: https://twitter.com/i/status/1598477628574683136

Story by: C/Paquette During Lincoln Park Drill Competition held October 29th, the JROTC Titan Battalion Drill Team took first place in Armed Drill, commanded by C/Capotosto. Our first-year team placed second, commanded by C/Cristian, and our Color Guard team took third. “We did good, still room for improvement, but we still did good!”, said C/Welch, [...]

Written by C/SSG Rebeca Moreno and C/CPL Tamang  Butler JROTC Raiders completed the 2022 Thanksgiving Day Turkey Trot early morning before digging in at table by completing the 34th annual 8K running event. Raiders are familiar with running distances up to 3 miles and wanted to challenge themselves by going further to test their endurance around [...]