Submitted by: Mr. Matt Cantrell, U.S. Army Cadet Command Safety ANNISTON, AL -- The Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) Southern Regional Air Rifle Competition was held from 9 to 11 February earlier this month in Anniston, Alabama. Mr. Matt Cantrell from the U.S. Army Cadet Command Safety team was on-hand to observe the safety guidelines in [...]

Submitted by: COL (Ret.) William P. LaChancePhoto credit: COL (Ret.) William P. LaChance SAN ANTONIO, TX -- COL Philbert Palmore and CSM Jose Salas, 5th Brigade Command Team, congratulate cadets from the Theodore Roosevelt High School's Rough Rider Battalion for taking first place in both armed and unarmed divisions of the 5th Brigade Drill Championships held on [...]

Submitted by: MAJ (Ret) William R. Kern FARMINGTON, NM -- Congratulations to Cadet Lieutenant Colonel Gatlin James of Piedra Vista High School, Farmington, New Mexico. On February 8, 2023, Gatlin accepted a nomination to attend the United States Military Academy and signed a national letter of intent to compete on the USMA Rifle Team! All [...]

Submitted by: 1SG (Ret.) Cedric Brown The Thomas Jefferson corps of Cadets' journey began with many challenges that attempted to derail their aspirations for Drill Teams. Still, their passion and perseverance again placed them in a winning position at the 5th BDE Drill competition. The motto of the Crimson Brigade is "one team, one fight," [...]

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 [...]