Story by: MAJ (Ret.) Sang Lee BROOKLYN, NY -- On February 11th 2023, the Tiger Battalion Fort Hamilton hosted the first all Army JROTC robotics event at Fort Hamilton High School. Nine different schools competed in the 2023 SPIN-UP VEX qualifier. The Fort Hamilton High School Tiger Battalion programed, planned, organized, set up, and executed the first [...]

Submitted by: MSG (R) Eric A. Meister BUFFALO, NY -- MSG (Ret.) Eric A. Meister shares a photo of the Northeast High School Army JROTC Color Guard with Billy Buffalo, the mascot for the NFL's Buffalo Bills! Northeast High School Army JROTC posted the colors at the NFL Playoff Game with the Buffalo Bills Vs [...]

Story and photos by: LTC (Ret.) Richard Wasserman BELLEVILLE, NJ -- In Army JROTC, cadets are in involved in many community service events during the course of the school year.  Belleville High School, in Belleville, New Jersey, is a brand-new Cadet NDCC Battalion and they are starting off on the right foot by getting involved [...]

Story and photos by: SFC (Ret.) John Mondelli Pemberton, NJ -- The Pemberton High School Army JROTC Hornet Battalion Drill Team takes 1ST Place at the Delsea Winter Classic! Congratulations to the Hornet Battalion Drill Team from Pemberton, New Jersey who were back in action this Saturday at the Delsea Regional Drill Team Competition.  Eighteen Army [...]

Written by: Cdt/SGT Antonio Duran-Stanton For the first time since the pandemic, the 9th JROTC battalion organized a Veterans Day Program; an hour of school seminar was dedicated to honoring Ansbach’s veterans. Narrated by Cdt/1SG Kenton Duplessie, the program started off with the posting of the colors,and playing of the National Anthem. The colors were [...]

Submitted by: MSG (Ret.) Eric Meister MSG (R) Eric A. Meister, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) from Northeast College Preparatory High School Army JROTC, shared news of the Northeast High School Army JROTC Color Guard preparing for this weekend's Buffalo Bills​ game. Northeast High School JROTC will present the nation’s colors at Highmark Stadium​ ahead of [...]

Story by: Amy Turner Kaheem Bailey-Taylor is a normal teenager. He enjoys listening to music, reading books and spending time with his family. Late one August night, what should have been a normal social gathering took a turn. August 17th Bailey-Taylor attended a family member’s birthday party. Shortly after leaving Bailey-Taylor heard gun shots coming [...]

Story by: Cadet/PV2 Jameson Bogard On November 4th, 2022, the 9th JROTC Battalion hosted a “Route of Valor“, where cadets honored many service members by telling their stories of bravery and patriotism. There were nine stations where cadets role-played and shared these stories: Michael Christensen, a Vietnam War POW; the Black Bicycle Corps members of [...]

By Cdt/PVT Lauren Moseley This past November for four days, Ansbach’s 9th JROTC Battalion traveled to France and experienced going back in time to WW1. We commemorated the Marines who fought in the battle of Belleau Wood and made new connections with other French and German students. We explored all the history that came to [...]

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 [...]