Authored by: LTC (R) Peter SandbergPhotos by: LTC (R) Peter Sandberg Private First-Class Oscar P. Austin (MOH) Remembrance Ceremonies On Sunday 25 FEB 2024, Phoenix Union High School District JROTC programs participated in the annual United States Marine Corps Private First-Class Oscar P. Austin Remembrance Ceremonies sponsored by the PFC Oscar P. Austin Recognition Committee. Private [...]

Authored by: COL (R) Jerry MadisonPhotos by: 1SG (R) Sandra Ruiz On the 28th of February 2024, the Trevor G. Browne High School Army JROTC performed a Color-Guard flag presentation for the Spring Training Series game between the LA Dodgers and Texas Rangers at the Surprise Stadium. The Cadets met the players and performed in front [...]

Authored by: CW4 (R) Lynn TaylorPhotos by: C/MAJ Daniela Ahumada South Hills High School JROTC Leadership Team from Fort Worth, TX advances to the 2024 JROTC Junior Leadership and Academic Bowl National Championship for the fourth consecutive year. Cadets put in many hours of studying and honing their skills as a cohesive team. Leadership Team Captain [...]

Authored by: 1SG (R) Larry BrownPhotos by: 1SG (R) Larry Brown This week C/LTC Ivan Shaw, current Senior and JROTC LET 3 at The Academies at South Mountain, Phoenix, Arizona conducted his first solo flight in a Piper Cherokee. Ivan has successfully completed all the flight requirements as a student in the South Mountain Academies Science, [...]

Authored by: CW3 (R) Michael Goode Photos by: CW3 (R) Michael Goode Wagner High School Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) was visited by the 5th Brigade JROTC, Cadet Command on the 18th of January 2024. The entire Thunderbird Battalion participated in this event. This was the school’s Tri-Annual JROTC Program Accreditation inspection (JPA). Sergeant First [...]

Story and Photos by: LTC (R) Peter Sandberg Over 450 PXU Cadets, JROTC faculty, staff, Administrators, and their guests attended the Phoenix Union Army JROTC Military Ball at the Hilton Phoenix Resort at the Peak, on February 3, 2024. The Military Ball King was Cadet Second Lieutenant Pete Aranda and the Queen was Cadet Captain Krystal [...]

Story and Photos by: LTC (R) Jackson MacDonald Alhambra JROTC conducted a Mass Casualty First Aid training event on Friday 26 January 2024 at the Alhambra campus. Cadets put into practice the first aid emergency response actions they were taught during class. They were trained in 1st Aid, CPR, AED use, stopping bleeding, splinting fractures, treating [...]

Story and Photos by: CW3 (R) James J Ysebaert Cheyenne South High School (NDCC) received a POW/MIA stadium seat through the Veterans Remembrance Memorial, with the help of Gordon “Alf” Parks, and his wife Sally. The chair was a 3-month long project by the JROTC program and was dedicated before a Varsity Basketball game on January [...]

Story and Photos by: CPT (R) Dwayne Rhodes Central Catholic High School Army JROTC is heading back to Daytona Beach, Florida for The National Drill Competition with the goal of achieving a remarkable 3-peat of the National Title! The journey to Nationals has been nothing short of extraordinary: The Armed Color Guard secured the prestigious 1st [...]

Story and Photos by: MSG (R) Jeffrey Rice Maryvale High School Army JROTC Cadets from 5th Brigade visited Luke Air Force Base, Arizona on 17 January 2024 and were given the opportunity to operate the F-16 aircraft simulator. The F-16 simulator has trained thousands of American pilots over the years to prepare them to fly the [...]