Writer - MAJ (Ret) Micah Ray (SAI) Photographer - SFC (Ret) Barry Page Sam Houston MSTC's Armed Color Guard Team won national championship in division one and all Army on Daytona Beach, FL. During the All Army and All Service National Drill Meet, the Sam Houston Black Knights Elite won both All Army and All [...]

Writer - Major Johnathan B. Ladson Photographer - SFC Tyrone M. Paige On Wednesday, 7 May 2025 the Brackenridge High School JROTC Color Guard supported the San Antonio Independent School District - Student Film Festival in the BHS Auditorium. This was an event held to honor and recognize the exemplary productions of Student Film Makers [...]

Writer & Photographer - Tod Martin Four Killeen ISD high school Junior ROTC battalions participated in the first local JROTC archery tournament. Harker Heights High School Knights Battalion, led by retired 1st Sgt. Joe Flores, wanted to build the team's morale and continue to grow together as a family. The team, which had already won [...]

Writer & Photographer - MAJ Johnathan B. Ladson On Monday, 28 April 2025, 1LT Christopher Joswick, the Recruiting Operations Officer from Saint Mary's University, visited the Brackenridge High School JROTC program to provide insight on potential United States Army ROTC scholarships that are available to qualified applicants. 1LT Joswick also discussed career opportunities, travel, benefits, [...]

Writer - MAJ (Ret) Micah Ray (SAI) Photographer - MAJ (Ret) Micah Ray On 19-20 March, 2025, Sam Houston Math Science and Technology Center's JROTC Program conducted an annual recruiting blitz at feeder schools at Patrick Henry Middle School and Fonville Middle School to boost LET 1 population. This year, the Black Knights divided up [...]

Writer - Photographer - On Friday, April 4, 2025, two Robert Vela High School JROTC cadets were recipients of the Jeremy D. Smith Award in Washington D.C. The awardees were selected by a board from the Concerned Veterans for America Foundation (CVAF). Cadets Anna Faz and Efrain Lander Rivera were two of six cadets from Texas selected [...]

Writer - 1SG (Ret) Dan Purdom, AI Photographer - 1SG (Ret.) Dan Purdom On February 28th, 2025, Cadet Sergeant Major (C/SGM) Kaitlyn Maxson was announced as the inaugural winner of the annual Constantine H. Wilson Award at the conclusion of a 3-hour live stream celebration event. This award was established to honor the legacy of [...]

Writer - Maj. Jamelle Garner Photographer - Tina Tse In their first year in the Robotics realm of competition, the Roosevelt JROTC 'Robo-Riders' team is making its mark in a sport that requires both technical and interpersonal skills to include teamwork, leadership, communication and collaboration, traits fundamental to JROTC mission and goals. The team that [...]

Writer - COL (Ret) Chris Wynder Photographer - Margarita MaCall & Timothy MaCall On Saturday, 22nd of March 2025, the Highlands High School JROTC competed in the 5th Brigade Raiders Championship (Regional) Competition at Camp Henson in San Antonio, Texas. We would like to congratulate the Lady Owls Raider Team for their outstanding performance, placing [...]

Writer - Major (R) Monica Martinez, SAI Photographer - Mia Escamilla, PSJA High School Archery Archery Archery The South Texas schools conducted Camp Machape JCLC at Camp Zephyr on March 25-29, 2025. The event included high ropes course, physical fitness, archery, rock climbing, marksmanship, drownproofing, land navigation and knots training. There were several instructors involved in [...]