Story by: CSM (R) James Manning
Photos by: C/CPT Emma Bierman

Surrounded by the 7th Brigade chain of command, Colonel Edwin Chilton and Command Sergeant Major Eric Hayes, Montgomery Central High School’s (MCHS) Army JROTC raider team graciously accepted the 1st place overall trophy as the winners of the 2023 Austin Peay State university raider challenge. On 30 September 2023 19 teams descended on the campus of Austin Peay to compete for the right to be called champions. Over the course of more than five hours, teams navigated ten different physically and mentally challenging stations, but when the judges tallied the final scores, it was the raiders of the Indian Battalion who wound up on top.

Creek Wood High School: Cadet honors Tomb of the Unknown Soldier

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Cadet Mallerie Goulding (Photo by Jodi Orman) Written by Ronald Schlangen Cadet Mallerie Goulding of the Red Hawk Battalion recently experienced one of the nation's most profound honors when she was selected to lay a [...]

Howard High School: Cadets win first at regulation drill competition

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Howard High School Army JROTC Lions Battalion celebrates their success at the Dec. 6 Atholton Drill Competition with an impressive display of teamwork and precision. (Photo by Cadets Iliana Gaitan-McCastle and Biak Tial) Written by [...]

Ansbach High School: Cadet embraces leadership opportunities

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Cadet Kennedy Lange (Photo by Madonna Roberts, Senior Army Instructor) Written by Cadet Marley Shackleton Cadet Kennedy Lange, an Army JROTC Cadet from Ansbach High School, received the distinct honor of attending two leadership programs [...]