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Mitchell County JROTC Raider Weekend
Submitted by CW2 (R) Marion Jones More than 150 JROTC Cadets from 9 schools competed in various competitions September 15 , at Turner County High School to see who would be named the best of the best. The Raider weekend was comprised of three different competitions (1.5 mile run, Tire Flip and Rope Bridge) designed [...]
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The Beaver Area Battalion Honors those Fallen through their Annual September 11th Ceremony
Submitted by: SGM (R) Oscar Weaver (AI)Photo Credit: Battalion S5 Cadet 1st Lieutenant Madeline Boser The Beaver High School JROTC Program conducted the areas annual memorial ceremony commemorating the tragic events which took place on, what would have otherwise been the beautiful morning of September 11th, 2001. As fate and horror ensued and gripped our [...]
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Ansbach Middle High School Cadet Attends Naval Academy Summer Seminar
This summer, Cdt/LTC Collin Robertson showed his dedication and resilience while attending the Naval Academy Summer Seminar in June. The week-long program in Annapolis, Maryland gave candidates a look into the life of a naval shipman. Three thousand candidates attended the program and 160 were in his company. Ansbach’s very own Collin Robertson was voted “Outstanding Candidate” [...]
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Davenport High School JROTC marches in the Annual Comal County Fair Parade
Submitted by LTC (R) Patrick Almond and 1SG (R) Kenneth Carbon On Friday, 23 Sep 2022, the Davenport High School JROTC program participated in the Annual Comal County Fair Parade in New Braunfels, Texas. The Comal County Fair is the largest County Fair in Central Texas. Thousands of local residents lined the parade route to [...]
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Fort Hamilton High School JROTC supports Tunnel to Tower 5K Run 2022
Written by SFC (R) David Freeland Local JROTC units in and around NYC support the Tunnel to Towers Foundation. Sunday 25 September 2022, Fort Hamilton High School instructors (Major/Ret. Sang Lee and SFC/Ret. David Freeland, with local Army National Guard and school JROTC support member Ms Katie Sisco supervised (77) students/cadets that participated in recognizing [...]
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Wiesbaden High School JROTC Shows School Spirit at Homecoming Parade
Written by Cadet 1LT Lennon Spakousky Last Thursday showed another very successful outing for the Wiesbaden High School JROTC as the Warrior Battalion, along with WHS’s principal, Dr. Ramaglia, led this year’s homecoming parade. Once a year, in the spirit of homecoming, the Warrior Battalion leads a school march through the Clay Kaserne military base [...]
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East Baton Rouge Parish JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC)
Submitted by: COL-R- William Laigaie, DDAI, EBR JROTC, 6th ROTC BdePhotos by MAJ-R Crystal Armstrong, JCLC S-5, Cyber Instructor, Liberty Magnet HS, Baton Rouge, LA East Baton Rouge Parish Army JROTC and 60 Instructors from 30 SE Louisiana JROTC programs conducted JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) for 300 cadets from 22-27 May 2022 at Camp Beauregard [...]
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Two Los Angeles Unified School District Army JROTC Programs Support the Operation Stand Down for Veterans
Submitted by COL (R) Darryl Hensley Two Los Angeles Unified School District Army JROTC Programs Support the Operation Stand Down for Veterans in the Compton and Southeast Los Angeles area on Saturday, September 17, 2022. The two schools that provided Community Service for the Annual event were Gardena High School and George Washington Prep High [...]
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Omaha Public Schools JROTC Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Recognition Day
Submitted by LTC (R) Michael DeBolt On September 16, Memorial Park was the site of the National POW/MIA Recognition Day Ceremony. POW/MIA Day is observed annually on the third Friday of September around a central theme to show commitment to full accountability to the families of captured service members and missing war heroes. Central to [...]
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Interlachen High School JROTC Participates in Army Fitness Test
Submitted by LTC (R) Korey Brown As JROTC cadre and school administrators watched, the Interlachen High School JROTC Cadets participated in an Army Combat Fitness Test with the support of the Army Recruiting Station, Palatka, Florida. SSG Vives and SGT Pough, U.S. Army active recruiters spent their day challenging the Corps of Cadets both mentally [...]
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Featured Video: Mobile County Public Schools Homeroom
Shared by LTC (R) Robert Barrow All, Very proud of our JROTC Cadets here in Mobile who successfully competed for key positions at the Cadet Brigade Command Selection Board. Our district TV Production team host a show called Homeroom and this week they featured our cadets and selected cadre! These young leaders sure know how [...]
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Ansbach Middle High School Cadets go to JLAB
Story by Cdt/Antonio Duran-Stanton Throughout June 18-23, 2022, SGT Alexander Pohlman, 1SG Kenton Duplessie, and CSM Yannic Miranda along with AI Christopher Buchanan went to the Army JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB) at Catholic University, Washington D.C. They were chosen due to their exemplary high score in the pretest’s leadership area as well as placing in the top 40 teams in level II. At [...]
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Wichita South HS JROTC Iron Titan BN participated in a POW / MIA program ceremony
Submitted by LTC (Ret) Joseph E Bilik, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) Wichita South High School JROTC Iron Titan BN participated in a POW / MIA program ceremony on September at VFW Post 6957 in Haysville, Kansas. The Cadets participated with a Color Guard and Missing Man Table Ceremony. The event concluded with a USA Flag retirement [...]
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Wiesbaden Cadets visit Arnhem
Story by C/MSG Kayla Pham, and C/MAJ Keyrstyn Drake Photos by LTC(R) Jon Ring and C/MSC Kayla Pham Six Warrior Battalion cadets were honored to attend a trip to Arnhem, Netherlands. They spent all weekend there, traveling on the 15th of September and returning on the evening of the 18th. The purpose of the trip [...]
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Oregon City High School JROTC Posts Colors for U.S. Dept. of Energy
Story by SFC (R) Rob Aguilar SFC (Retired) Rob Aguilar, Army Instructor (AI) of , shares the following: "Oregon City High School JROTC was asked by the U.S. Department of Energy's national office to provide a color guard for the presentation of colors for what turned out to be the national cybersecurity conference, which was [...]
Independence High School JROTC Tour Tennessee State Capital
Story by MAJ (R) Jay Massey The Independence High School JROTC from Thompson's Station, TN. took their cadets to Nashville to tour the Tennessee State Capital on Friday, September 16th. While visiting the capital, cadets learned about the history of the capital building which opened officially in 1859, and some other important facts about former [...]
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Saipan Southern High School Manta Ray Battalion cadets participate in their first International Coastal Cleanup
Article written by: C/SSG Magno, AdrianneStory submitted by: C/CPT Amandus, Malentino Saipan Southern High School's Manta Ray Battalion Special Projects Officer (S-5) The Saipan Southern High School Manta Ray Battalion cadets participated in their first International Coastal Cleanup last Saturday at Pakpak Beach. Two groups of cadets were formed. Group 1 was assigned to clean [...]
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North Brunswick High School Remembers 911
Photos shared by COL (R) Steven A. Baker COL Steven A. Baker, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) of North Brunswick High School JROTC in Leland, NC, shares the following photos of North Brunswick JROTC conducting their 911 Remembrance Ceremony for the High School and Community. Photo (Top): Colonel (R) Baker and Staff oversee the Report. Scorpions [...]
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Garfield HS JROTC commemorates the 21st anniversary of 9/11
Story by 1SG (R) Raymond Eason On September 12, 2022, members of the Garfield High School Army JROTC Mighty Bulldawg battalion -1SG Eason Senior Army Instructor – SSG Buckhannon Army Instructor, Director of Army Instructions LAUSD Col Darryl Hensley gathered to commemorate the 21st Anniversary of 911. Garfield High School community was also well represented [...]
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Ms. Alison Yoshimoto-Towery of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) is awarded the Commander’s Public Service Commendation Medal
Story by Colonel (R) Darryl Hensley Photo by Ms. Adrianna Valenzuela Ms. Alison Yoshimoto-Towery was awarded the Commander's Public Service Commendation Medal by the Director of Army Instruction, Colonel (Retired) Darryl Hensley and the Director of Secondary Education, Ms. Mylene Keipp at a ceremony on August 31, 2022, for her untiring devotion to duty and support [...]
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William A. Hough Army JROTC 911 Ceremony
Story by 1SG Daryl R. Hayes, Army Instructor The William A. Hough High School Army JROTC hosts annual 9/11 ceremony on September 9th, 2022. They were accompanied by the Hough High School Chorus who shared a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem. A flag was presented to Officer Patrick L. Maldarelli, the school’s resource officer (SRO), on [...]
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Nokomis Regional HS JROTC Honor 9/11 at Flag Raising Ceremony on Mount Katahdin
Written by Cadet Katelyn Raymond On September 11, 2022, a select group of Nokomis Regional High School’s Army JROTC cadets had the honor of remembering the victims both injured and killed as a result of the 9/11 attacks in New York and at the Pentagon, as well as the heroic sacrifices made by those on United [...]
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Congressional Delegation visits Boys Town
Story by Cadets Liz Greene and Jafar Liebers On Monday, September 12th, 2022, Congressional Representatives Don Bacon (NE 02) and Brad Westrup (OH 02) visited the Boys Town Home Campus in Boys Town, NE in order to better understand and support a critical need for Post-Foster Care Youth Transition Programs. As part of this visit, [...]
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UH-60 Black Hawk Incentive flights for Camdenton JROTC Cadets
Story and photos by 1SG (Ret) David Dowell On 14 Sep 22 over 100 Camdenton High School Cadets, Staff and Administrators had the opportunity to ride in UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters. Incentive flights took place at the Lee C. Fine Airport in Brumley, MO. Four aircraft were provided by members of the 35th CAB located [...]
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43rd Annual Labor Solidarity Parade – Garfield HS JROTC Leads the Way!
Story by 1SG (R) Raymond Eason On September 05, 2022, after two years of not having the annual Labor Day Solidarity Parade due to the COVID pandemic. The Garfield High School Army JROTC Mighty Bulldawg Battalion was invited back once again to lead the 43rd Annual Labor Solidarity Parade with our Color Guard and carry [...]
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North Hardin High School Senior Class White Water Rapids Trip
Story by SFC (R) Ivin Youngblood, Army Instructor (AI) Every Labor Day weekend for the last 21 years, the senior class of North Hardin High School embarks on a trip to ACE Adventure Resort in Oak Hill, WV for white water rafting and team bonding. This year is the first year to continue the tradition due [...]
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JROTC 9/11 Color Guard Support for Cartwright District
Story by LTC (R) Peter R. Sandberg Maryvale HS JROTC Color Guard Team was invited to present the Colors at Cartwright District's annual 9/11 Never Forget Breakfast hosted by Dr. Aguilar-Lawlor to honor First Responders and commemorate 9/11. This proved to be a great opportunity to support partners and build relationships in the Community. After [...]
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Beloit Memorial JROTC Color Guard post colors for USS Beloit Crew Members
Photo and Story by Major(R) Monte Eldert, SAI The Beloit Memorial JROTC Color Guard, crew members of the USS Beloit, dignitaries and officials joined local residents Wednesday, the 7th of September at ABC Field in a celebration of the Naval ship which is named after the greater Beloit community. Pictured from Left-to-Right are Cadets Gabriel Hellen, Leighanna [...]
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Davenport High School JROTC Quilts of Valor
On Friday, September 9th, 2022 Cadets from the Davenport High School JROTC program had the distinct honor and privilege of supporting the Vietnam Veterans Quilts of Valor ceremony. This event was held at the Vietnam Army Grunts Museum in San Antonio TX. The Cadets assisted with the setup, served as ushers for the VIPs, as [...]
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COL (R) Marc Garcia commended by the Harvard University Scholarship Review Committee
Cambridge, Massachusetts - In March 2022, Miami Dade County Public School JROTC Senior Army Instructor COL (R) Marc A. Garcia was commended by the Harvard University Scholarship Review Committee for his work in supporting deserving students applying for admission into Harvard. The HUECU Committee reviewed 93 applicants and award 10 scholarships. COL Garcia was selected to serve on the university's [...]
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The Omaha Public Schools/Creighton University Best Cadet Challenge
Submitted by LTC (R) Michael DeBolt Sixteen teams consisting of six cadets each compete for the Omaha Public Schools/Creighton University Best Cadet Team Championship Trophy. Each team consists of 5 team members with one alternate. These extraordinary young cadets have trained for this best of the best competition since last spring and to face these [...]
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Wiesbaden Warrior Battalion hosts 9/11 ceremony
Written by Cadet MAJ Keyrstyn Drake and Cadet 1LT Anjelica Parker On September 11th, 2001, the United States of America was attacked by the terrorist group, Al-Qaeda. The attackers hijacked four commercial airliners, three of which crashed into their intended targets. A few fearless passengers regained control of one the aircraft briefly before ultimately crashing [...]
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Rochester JROTC program presents colors for The New York Jets vs the New York Giants
Photos shared by MSG (R) Eric Meister On the 28th of August the Northeast High School from Rochester, New York, presented the colors at the New York Jets vs the New York Giants NFL Game! MSG (R) Eric Meister shares the following photos from the event. Great work, Cadets!
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Photos from the Cretin-Derham Hall High School 2022 Diamond Promotion Assembly
Submitted by Joe ScroccaPhoto credit: @mmurrayphoto COL (R) Joe Scrocca shares the following promotions: To Cadet Major with duty as theBrigade S1:Cadet Sam Laughlin To Cadet Major with duty as theBrigade S2:Cadet Mathew McConville To Cadet Major with duty as theBrigade S4:Cadet Mari Gainer To Cadet Major with duty as theBrigade S5:Cadet David Verdeja To [...]
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Legion of Valor Award Presented to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Kinsey Nicholson
Submitted by LTC (R) Donnie Brown It is a pleasure to announce Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Kinsey Nicholson as a recipient of the Legion ofValor Award for 2022. Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Kinsey Nicholson is a senior at Northwest Rankin High School and is currently serving as the Battalion Commander of Northwest Rankin’s Army Junior ROTC Program. [...]
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Recognizing SGM (R) Donald R. Hunter
Submitted by LTC (R) David H. Shelby I would like to take this opportunity to nominate SGM (R) Donald R. Hunter for recognition as an outstanding United States Army Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp Army Instructor. SGM (R) Hunter is an Army Instructor at the North Little Rock (AR) High School. The High School [...]
Los Angeles USD JROTC has earned the DAI and SAI of the Year for SY 2022
Los Angeles Unified School District Junior ROTC Program has earned the Director of Army Instruction and Senior Army Instructor of the Year for School Year 2022 (both from the 8th Brigade). Awarded by the United States Army Cadet Command. The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) earns the top two Army JROTC instructor awards for [...]
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LTC Jon Ring presented the VFW Department of Europe Teacher of the Year award
Story submitted by SGM (R) Allen Ashton Jr. LTC (R) Jon Ring from Wiesbaden, Germany was recognized by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Department of Europe at the annual Convention held in Wiesbaden, Germany June 18, 2022. VFW Department of Europe Commander James Joyce and recognized LTC (R) Jon Ring as the winner of Department [...]
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Mililani High School Color Guard for incoming Freshmen
Story By 1SG (R) Marlon Rice, and Lieutenant Colonel (R) Tim Schiller 2 August 2022, Color Guard for Freshmen Class, Mililani High School. Commanding and holding the American Flag is Cadet Major Evan Shiroma, Hawaiian Flag carried by Cadet Corporal Joseph Kim, Holding the Army Colors is Cadet Corporal Angelo Ducosin, holding the Trojan Battalion [...]
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Junction City HS JROTC Alumni attends 40th class reunion
Story shared by: LTC (R) Richard R. Hodgson, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) of Junction City High School AJROTC Junction City High School in Junction City, Kansas held the 40th reunion for the class of 1982. Among the attendees was Ms. Beatrice Garcia, who was the second Cadet Battalion Commander of the Junction City High School [...]
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Hillcrest JROTC Color Guard Presents Colors at Dallas ISD Fall Commencement Exercise
Story by: CW4 (R) Christine V. Landers DALLAS, TX -- On December 15,2021 the Hillcrest High School JROTC was selected to present the colors for the Dallas Independent School District Fall Commencement Exercise. This commencement exercise recognized all Dallas, Texas High School Seniors that met the requirements to graduate early. This was the first time [...]
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