Writer & Photographer - C/1LT Gaitan-McCastle, Iliana From June 23–28, 2025, select cadets from Howard High School JROTC participated in the Junior Cadet Leadership Challenge (JCLC), hosted at Bowie State University. This annual summer leadership camp brought together cadets from across the region for a week of physically and mentally demanding activities designed to build [...]

Writer - Cadet Captain Kymora Robinson and SAI, LTC Charles Birdsong Photographer - Cadet Captain Kymora Robinson Knollwood Elementary School came alive with laughter and excitement as students, staff, and special guests gathered for a high-energy field day filled with games, teamwork, and community spirit. The event offered students a chance to bond, play, and [...]

Authored by: CSM (R) Ronald SchlangenPhotos by: Yvonne Schlangen Creek Wood High School Army JROTC competed in this year's Tennessee Technology Student Association (TTSA) Leadership Conference in Chattanooga TN. Creek Wood JROTC students across all 4 LET levels competed in STEM competitions over three days. They worked on their networking and leadership skills and placed in [...]

1SG (Ret) Michael Long; LTC (Ret) Richard Crossley (Director of JROTC Programs Fort Worth, TX)

Submitted by: C/SGT Bowen and C/CPT NguyPhoto by: C/CPT Nguy and C/CPT Godoy Recently LTC Mosteller led the Let 3’s and 4’s in a car knowledge class. LTC Mosteller guided the Cadets through checking tire pressure, checking oil levels, adding oil to a car, and gave instructions on how to change a tire and jump [...]

Written by: COL (Ret.) Jimmy E. Hall The Monarch High School JROTC Program attended Fleet Week on Monday, April 24. Fleet Week is a United States Navy, United States Marine Corps, and United States Coast Guard tradition in which active military ships recently deployed in overseas operations dock in a variety of major cities for one [...]

Written by: LTC (Ret.) Mark O'Connor WASHINGTON, D.C. -- LTC (Ret.) Mark O'Connor, Senior Army Instructor (SAI) for Jackson-Reed High School Army JROTC, shares the following: "Good afternoon.  Below is a photo from today's field trip to the White House.  Our cadets participated in the Quad Cyber Challenge Conference hosted by the White House and [...]

Submitted by: Mr. Jon Thompson, U.S. Army JROTC BETHESDA, MD -- The Army JROTC Team, TXPatriot | baits64== from Theodore Roosevelt High School in San Antonio took first place in the all-services CISCO Net Academy competition and 3rd place overall in the all-services CyberPatriot competition. The team from left to right is Tina Tse, Seyma Kilic [...]

Photo credit: U.S. Army Cadet Command Public Affairs U.S. Army Cadet Command hosted the Sgt. Maj. (Ret.) Paul C. Gray JROTC Memorial Invitational, March 10-11, at Hardin County Schools in Radcliff, Ky. More than 150 teams traveled from across five different states to compete in one of the largest Army JROTC competitions in the country [...]

Written by: SFC (Ret.) Robert Hodapp NIXA, MO -- Nixa High School Army JROTC from Nixa, Missouri, hosted its first Robotics Education & Competition (REC) Foundation Aerial Drone Tournament on February 18, 2023. This competition consisted of 12 JROTC Drone teams from Nixa, SRTC, Camdenton, Booneville, and Wichita, Kansas. This competition was in conjunction with [...]