Story and photos by: 1SG (Ret.) Paul N. Mahoney Recently JFK High School Air Force JROTC from Guam came to participate in the Front Range Classic Partnership Rifle Match.   JFK Guam Air Force JROTC and JFK Denver Army JROTC have established a partnership over many years through drill competitions on the west coast.  JFK Guam [...]

Story and photos by: LTC (Ret.) Peter Sandberg Alhambra High School JROTC in collaboration with Alhambra High School Engineering Department recently completed a soap box derby.  The project and race were patterned after the Red Bull style event.  Each team had to design and build their car.  It had to follow a common and recognizable theme [...]

Story and photos by: LTC (Ret.) Bill Waddington The Queen Creek High School Army JROTC Color Guard was invited to support the Arizona Army National Guard Aviation Ball at Falcon Field in Mesa, AZ on 2/4/23.  Cadets presented, posted and retired the Colors and conducted the POW/MIA Ceremony.  The highlight of the night was when [...]

Submitted by: CPT (Ret) George H. Jons Jr. CPT (Ret) George H. Jons Jr., Senior Army Instructor (SAI) for Birdville High School Army JROTC, shares the following news: "Birdville High School JROTC Hawk Battalion Color Guard teams have been busy this year. Our female color guard team posted the colors for the National Women of [...]

Photos shared by: SGM (R) Lamisa Carradine SGM (R) Lamisa Carradine, Army Instructor (AI) at Central Catholic High School, shares photos of Central Catholic High School Cadets presenting Vietnam Veterans with Quilts of Valor. On 17 Jan 2023, six Central Catholic High School Army JROTC Cadets honored Vietnam Veterans with the Quilts of Valor presentation [...]

Shared by: LTC (Ret.) Thomas Johnson LTC (Ret.) Thomas Johnson, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) for Cheyenne Central High School JROTC was asked to give an interview for the Wyoming Leadership podcast "The WYpod: Everyday Wyoming Leaders" to discuss the history of JROTC and its leadership training.  LTC Johnson discusses his generational ties to ROTC, Wyoming’s pivotal [...]

Submitted by: CSM (Ret) Nathan Shaw Eight El Paso ISD seniors earned full four-year scholarships worth more than $200,000 to prestigious universities on QuestBridge National Match Day. Two Army JROTC Cadets from John L. Chapin High School, Savannah Sanchez and Katherine Hernandez-Ware, were recognized. Click here to read more about their accomplishments.

Submitted by: CW2 (Ret) Pedro Larribas The memorial was dedicated with a procession and ceremony on the National Mall on November 11, 2022. This tribute to Native heroes recognizes for the first time on a national scale the enduring and distinguished service of Native Americans in every branch of the US military.  Kirtland Central High School (KCHS) AJROTC Bronco [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (R) Paul Mahoney The Denver JROTC received a $100,000 donation from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 2461.  The money will go directly towards cadet achievement in competitions and travel such as Marksmanship, Drill, Raider, Drone, Robotics, Staff Rides, and also sponsor the annual Military Ball. Superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero, VFW 2461 [...]

Submitted by: LTC (R) Timothy P. Norman The Paragould JROTC program does a flag collection and disposal program for our community service. The cadets go out in the community and collect the flags and also to all the veteran organizations.  This year we built a new fire pit beside our building just for this event.  [...]