Written by: C/CPT Lennon Spakousky and LTC (Ret) Jon A. Ring CHECKPOINT ALPHA, HESSEN, GERMANY — The Wiesbaden High School Warrior Battalion traveled to Point Alpha near Fulda, Germany to participate in the annual commemoration of the “Last Patrol” conducted as the Cold War wrapped up 33 years ago. Five Warrior Battalion cadets performed the … Read more
By Cdt/PVT Lauren Moseley This past November for four days, Ansbach’s 9th JROTC Battalion traveled to France and experienced going back in time to WW1. We commemorated the Marines who fought in the battle of Belleau Wood and made new connections with other French and German students. We explored all the history that came to … Read more
Written by: Major Daniel R. Erskine, US Army Retired After years of dreaming and planning, the Bettye Davis East Anchorage JROTC cadets made the trip from Ted Stevens to Ronald Reagan international airport for a Washington DC Senior Leader Experience in early Oct 2022. Starting off with a red-eye, it took three flights taking over … Read more
Author: Cadet LTC Tiara ThomasEditor: LTC (Ret) Terri N. Webb Cadets from William H. Spencer High School participated in a Cadet Staff Ride to visit the Tuskegee Airman Museum in Tuskegee Alabama. It was an academic experience that required all participants to conduct research and present a briefing on key figures, training, aircraft, units, and … Read more
Submitted by: LTC (R) Claudia Mason JROTC Cadets from Meadowdale Career Tech Center and Belmont High School visited Wright Patterson Air Force Base, 445th Airlift Wing on 20 October 2022. The C17-Globemaster Hands-on experience Fall has marked the time Meadowdale AJROTC makes this annual trip to the 445th AW for several years now. It is … Read more
Story by C/MSG Kayla Pham, and C/MAJ Keyrstyn Drake Photos by LTC(R) Jon Ring and C/MSC Kayla Pham Six Warrior Battalion cadets were honored to attend a trip to Arnhem, Netherlands. They spent all weekend there, traveling on the 15th of September and returning on the evening of the 18th. The purpose of the trip … Read more
Story by MAJ (R) Jay Massey The Independence High School JROTC from Thompson’s Station, TN. took their cadets to Nashville to tour the Tennessee State Capital on Friday, September 16th. While visiting the capital, cadets learned about the history of the capital building which opened officially in 1859, and some other important facts about former … Read more
LTC (R) Richard Crossley, Jr., Director FWISD JROTC Programs, shares the following video of the Fort Worth Independant School District (FWISD) JROTC Staff Ride from School Year 2022! You can watch the video below: