Anchorage’s JROTC Team Crowned National Champions The Bettye Davis East Anchorage High School (BDEAHS) JROTC Drill Team has earned the Division 3-Armed Regulation Championship at the High School National Drill Championships in Daytona Beach, Florida. Years of state-level podium finishes and technical mastery through Drill Dynamics mini camps paved the way. Led by experts [...]

Writer - C/CDR Madison Walker Photographer - C/CDR Walker, C/LtCol Shin Future leaders from SDUSD took part in the annual JROTC Cadet Leadership Camp (JCLC) and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) event, held from June 2–7, 2025. This immersive experience spanned several distinguished locations, including the University of San Diego, UC San Diego, U.S. [...]

Writer - Cadet Sergeant Anya Camejo Photographer - Major Steven Celeste (Beach Run) “Rockledge Raiders complete 2 Mile Beach Run while carrying 100 pound pipe at Fitness Nationals in Daytona Beach” (Triathlon Medal) “Raider Lamarious Pratt awarded Triathlon Medal in Cocoa Beach” The Rockledge Raider Team completed Fitness Nationals at Daytona Beach this past weekend [...]

Writer - C/SFC Juris Cabarles Photographer - C/SFC Juris Cabarles & C/CPT Sofia Del Rosario (Public Affairs Officer) Credit: C/SFC Juris CabarlesCaption: “JCLC Cadet Challenge: V-sit” Credit: C/SFC Juris CabarlesCaption: “SSHS vs KHS Basketball game” Credit: C/CPT Sofia Del Rosario Caption: “C/LTC Ysabella Palacios waiting for the JCLC obstacle course to begin.” Cadets from the Tinian [...]

Writer: c/CPT Reed Hilson Photographer: c/CPT Reed Hilson Hopewell High School Titan Battalion Cadets participated in Boys State at Catawba University and Girls State at Campbell University. Girls State happened on June 9th-15th and Boys States happened from June 16th-22nd. During the week-long course, they acquired valuable lessons and skills. The program included a simulation [...]

Writer: LTC (Ret) Douglas Osborn Photographer: LTC (Ret) Jason Pape Rappelling down a mountain side on VMI's campus is Cadet Battalion Commander Yareisy Gonzalez Woodbridge Senior High School's Viking Battalion sent a record number of Cadets to Camp Glory, JCLC held at Virginia Military Institute (VMI). Housed in the same barracks as Zachery Taylor, George [...]

Writer: CW4 (r) Brian Harris Photographer: CSM (r) Richard Lundy From May 27 through May 31, 260 Cadets from Fulton, Gwinnett and Cherokee county schools participated in the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC) at Columbus State University and Fort Moore in Columbs, Georgia. The Cadets came from 16 different schools: Banneker, Berkmar, Centennial, Central Gwinnett, [...]

Writer: LTC (Ret) Derrick Corbett Photographer: Col (R)Barbara Taylor & MSG (R ) Brian Henley W. H. Adamson High School Cadets attended the 2024 JROTC Leadership Summer Camp in Dallas Texas. The Cadets participated in different activities such as Drone Technology, Trinity Park Adventure, Archery Range Operations and Training, Leadership Reaction Course (LRC) "Team Building", [...]

Writer: LTC (Ret) Derrick Corbett Photographer: LTC (Ret) Derrick Corbett For the 2nd consecutive year, Task Force (TF) Lone Star converged on the campus of Texas A&M University – Commerce (TAMU-C) located in Commerce, Texas to conduct Camp Challenge 2024 - JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC). TF Lone Star is made up of 13 high schools [...]

Writer: Major Daniel R. Erskine, US Army Retired Photographer: Major Daniel R. Erskine The Thunderbird Cadet BC, Makarius Swetzof and the unit SAI, Major Dan Erskine flying to some training in a UH60 Blackhawk. Anchorage area cadets honoring the flag outside 11th Arctic Airborne Division Headquarters during retreat. From May 28 to June 1, 2024, [...]