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 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: 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: Cadet 1LT Emi Uohara Punahou School Cadet Captain Kadyn MacPherson recently scored a triple.  She has received offers of appointment to attend USMA, USNA, and the USAFA.  An accomplished platform diver, Kadyn is homeschooled and has been a part of Blackhawk Company, which is entirely composed of magnet cadets.  "I am honored, excited, and [...]

Submitted by: 1SG Charles A. Mujica, Ret., Senior Army Instructor On the 12th of November 2022 James Monroe High School took over 125 cadets and chaperones to the UCLA versus Arizona football game for UCLA Veteran & Armed Forces Appreciation game in front of over 46,000 in attendance at the Historical Rose Ball. We were [...]

Story by: Cadet Private Julia Medicielo, Public Affairs Officer Team On November 15, 2022, the Stallion Battalion presented their Recycling Project to the Tinian Mayor’s Office to commemorate America’s Recycling Day. In the event, cadets from the JROTC PBL Class Period spoke to dignitaries and members of the public about our battalion’s ongoing recycling project.  [...]

Story by: COL (Ret) Darryl W. Hensley, Director of Army Instruction, Los Angeles Unified School District.  Eleven Army JROTC cadets from the James Monroe High School perform unarmed exhibition drill for the 2022 Santa Monica Veterans Day Celebration on 11-11-2022 at the World-Famous Santa Monica Pier, the furthest Western end of U.S. Highway 66.   [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (R) Raymond Eason, SAI and SSG (R) Terry Buckhannon, AI On Friday, November 11, 2022, at 11:00 am, our esteemed members of the Garfield High School Mighty Bulldawg Battalion participated in the posting and retiring of the colors for the Veterans’ Day Ceremony at Cinco Puntos, East Los Angeles. A yearly tradition, [...]

Submitted by: 1SG Charles A. Mujica, Ret., Senior Army Instructor LA Metro Veterans Program – Honoring all Employees at LA Metro who served our Country in the Military On the 4th of November 2022 the James Monroe – Viking Battalion Unarmed Drill Team was requested to perform for the 8th Annual Los Angeles Metro Veterans [...]

Story by: C/CPT. Eugenio, Gemrene Mae Saipan, CNMI -- Marianas High School Class of 2022 graduates, Teody Valenzuela and Lawrence Salamat have recently graduated from their Basic Combat Training in Fort Benning in Columbus, Georgia. PFC. Valenzuela, Teody reported to Fort Benning on June 24th, 2022. He is currently in Charlie Company 1-19, 198th in [...]