Berkeley cadets visit ropes course

Cadets from Det. 085, University of California, Berkeley traverse the Lake Heron Challenge Ropes Course in Napa, Calif. Sept. 29. The cadets tested their strength, leadership and teamwork skills during the course. (Air Force courtesy photo)

Berkeley cadets visit ropes course

Cadets from Det. 085, University of California, Berkeley traverse the Lake Heron Challenge Ropes Course in Napa, Calif. Sept. 29. The cadets tested their strength, leadership and teamwork skills during the course. (Air Force courtesy photo)

Samford University AFROTC receives Most Outstanding award

Samford University's Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps Detachment 012 received the Most Outstanding Unit award in the state of Alabama from the Air Force Association. (Courtesy Photo)

'Chalk' it up to luck, AFROTC Cadet receives rare opportunity

Amanda Heller, an Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet from the University of Iowa, was recently chosen from over 150 Iowa cadets to support President Barack Obama in his recent trip to Iowa City. Cadet Heller was selected to place the wheel chalks around Air Force One’s nose landing gear. This task is a symbolic gesture welcoming the President to his destination and ensuring the aircraft does not shift while parked. Amanda, a future Air Force officer and aspiring Office of Special Investigations agent, spent half the day with the support agencies not only learning her duties with Air Force One, but also learning about the responsibilities of those who support the President and what it takes to become part of this multiagency team. Cadet Heller is slated to graduate this May with a degree in Anthropology. (Courtesy photo)

TN-081 JROTC cadets deposit cans into local food bank

Hixson High School TN-081 Junior Officer Training Corps Cadets Taylor Bryant, Jackson Wilkey and Spencer Waites deliver boxes of canned goods to a Chattanooga, Tenn. food bank delivery truck. TN-081 completed its canned food drive Wednesday and donated 636 cans to the Chattanooga area food bank. (Courtesy photo)

TN-081 JROTC cadets deposit cans into local food bank

From left to right: Bill Jones and Hixson High School TN-081 Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Cadets Taylor Bryant, Josh Zumbrunn, Elijah Hiatt, Jackson Wilkey, Corynne Schannuth, JR Walker, Zephr Smith, Eric Jones, and Spencer Waites completed its canned food drive Wednesday and donated 636 cans to the Chattanooga, Tenn. area food bank. (Courtesy photo)

Rancho High School NV-031 JROTC honors POW/MIA

Rancho High School Junior ROTC cadets (left) stand in formation during a wreath ceremony at Nellis Air Force Base, Nev. on Sept. 21 honoring the nation's Missing in Action and former Prisoners of War. Also pictured is 99th Air Base Wing Commander Col. Barry Cornish (right) and former World War II Prisoners of War Jack Leaming (left) and Dean Whitaker. (Courtesy photo)

Boone and Crockett Cup: The Long Rifle Tournament

Cadets from the Universities of Kentucky and Tennessee line up for a group photo after completing the 'Long Rifle' tournament held in Lexington, Ky. The tournament was comprised of various events, including a 5K run, calisthenics, soccer, football, basketball, ultimate frisbee, tug-of-war and dodgeball. (Courtesy photo)

Clarkson University Potsdam Runners participate in 15th USAF Marathon

Clarkson University’s Potsdam Runners Team members Lt. Col. J.C. Sorensen, Cadet Timothy Sick Cadet Ryan Carr, Cadet Matthew Choiniere, Staff Sgt. Kevin Alexander, Cadet Eric Lipski, Cadet Brian Hume, Cadet Amanda Brewer, Cadet Nicole Brewer, Cadet Cody Stocker, Ms. Casey Lupini and Cadet Justin Harrington participated in the 15th Annual United States Air Force Marathon held Sept. 17th at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. Of the more than 4,500 participants, Cadet Timothy Sick completed his half marathon in 1:20:01, finishing 24th overall and was the number one Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet. Additionally, Cadet Brian Hume completed his half marathon in 1:36:54, finishing 146th overall and was number three out of all Air Force ROTC cadets. (Courtesy photo)

Prairie High School JROTC places 2nd in 2011 National High School Drill Team Challenge Level Tournament

The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps WA-953 from Prairie High School placed second overall in team competition at the 2011 National High School Drill Team Challenge Level tournament in Daytona, Fla. April 30. The team also placed fourth in the inspection category, first in the color guard category, fifth in the exhibition category and seventh in the regulation category. WA-953 has now qualified for the NHSDTC Master's Tournament. (Courtesy photo)

Air Force ROTC Cadet selected for NASA Antarctica Mission

Cadet Stephen Emmons, Detachment 867, Norwich University Reserve Officer Training Corps, stands next to a meteorological station he designed and built at Lake Joyce, a NASA research station located in Pearce Valley, Antarctica. Cadet Emmons was selected by NASA to collect soil, ice and water samples from Antarctica for an environmental mission to better understand the planet. (Courtesy photo)

AFJROTC Detachment TN-20061 collects, donates more than 3,600 pairs of jeans to homeless teens

The Franklin County High School United States Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment TN-20061, in Winchester, Tenn. recently participated in the fourth-annual Teens for Jeans drive. The cadets showcased their core value of "Service before Self" by collecting and donating 3,692 jeans, the most collected in the United States by an individual school. The ‘Teens for Jeans’ drive is a way for teens to provide homeless teenagers with clothing and is sponsored by a popular clothing company. More than 540,000 pairs of jeans were collected throughout the U.S. and approximately 1,700 schools participated. (Courtesy photo)

AFJROTC Detachment TN-20061 collects, donates more than 3,600 pairs of jeans to homeless teens

The Franklin County High School United States Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps, Detachment TN-20061, in Winchester, Tenn. recently participated in the fourth-annual Teens for Jeans drive. The cadets showcased their core value of "Service before Self" by collecting and donating 3,692 jeans, the most collected in the United States by an individual school. The ‘Teens for Jeans’ drive is a way for teens to provide homeless teenagers with clothing and is sponsored by a popular clothing company. More than 540,000 pairs of jeans were collected throughout the U.S. and approximately 1,700 schools participated. (Courtesy photo)

Whites Creek High School TN-943 JROTC visits Charleston, S.C. over Spring break

Cadets from Whites Creek High School in Whites Creek, Tenn tour a C-17 Globemaster III during a recent Spring break trip to Charleston Air Force Base, Charleston, S.C. While in Charleston, the cadets also enjoyed visits to Patriots Point, a World War II aircraft carrier and Ft. Sumter, site of the first shots of the Civil War. (Courtesy photo)

Eau Gallie High School’s AFJROTC Unit Visits Cape Canaveral Air Force Station

From left to right: Cadet Col. Christina Asel, Cadet Airman Justin Marrs, Cadet Maj. Rebecca McFadden and Cadet 1st Lt. Morgan Nowick from Eau Gallie High School in Eau Gallie, Fla. honor military veterans buried at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station cemetary by placing American Flags on four veteran grave sites. The informal ceremony ended with a brief salute and a thank-you for their service. (Courtesy photo)

AFJROTC UK-073 Cadets donate to Autistic Society

Cadet Kathleen Keenan presents a check for £435 to Nicholas Peckam, Old Barn Cottages Development Center director, United Kingdom National Autistic Society, and Joy Bentley, assistant director at their facility in Mildenhall, United Kingdom. UK-073 cadets from Royal Air Force Lakenheath American High School, hosted a bowl-a-thon and donated the money raised to the National Autistic Society located in Kenny Hill, Mildenhall. (Courtesy photo)

JROTC Cadets visit Mars... sort of

Clearfield High School JROTC Detachment UT-081 Cadets participate in a Mars simulation in southern Utah. Cadets gathered soil samples as part of their experience. (Courtesy Photo)

AFROTC cadets visit disabled veterans

From left, Front Row: Col Michael Chandler, Capt. Gary Lehmann proudly join Cadets, Michael Ingram, Steven Martinez, Mari Torrealba, Javon Smiley, Sylvester Fernandez and CMSGT Richard Ortega. Back Row: Cadets Zachary Scoggins, Diego Callirgos, Juan Gonzalez, Brenda Jorgen and Julian Mojica. (Courtesy photo)

Clearfield JROTC Det. UT-081 navigates their way to a state championship

Members Chris Hall, Eric Swallow, JT Astle, and Kyle Franciscotti prepare for the relay leg of the Utah State JROTC Orienteering Championships at Camp Willams in Utah Oct. 9. (Courtesy photo)

Clearfield High School AFJROTC victorious in chili cook-off

Cadet Janele Leedom, Cadet team captain accepts one of three winning certificates from Chapter President Bob George, at the Northern Utah Chapter, Air Force Association Annual Chili Cook-off. (Courtesy photo)

Morning PT with the ROTC cadets

A cadet is lectured during drill, July 21 at Maxwell Air Force Base. Cadets are currently going through a summer Reserve Officer Training Corps program to enhance their professional military skill. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

Morning PT with the ROTC cadets

A cadet road guard stops traffic as fellow cadets cross the street on their way to reveille July 21 at Maxwell Air Force Base. Cadets are currently going through a summer Reserve Officer Training Corps program to enhance their professional military skill. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

Morning PT with the ROTC cadets

Cadets march out to the drill pad for morning PT during their first week of Reserve Officer Training Corps summer field-training July 21 at Maxwell Air Force Base. Cadets in the ROTC program to enhance their professional military skill. (Air Force photo/Senior Airman Christopher Griffin)

ROTC field training shapes tomorrow's Air Force officer corps

Cadet Joseph Correia, a combative instructor from Kansas State University, ensures the utilization of proper technique during combative training. Combative training is part of the summer Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps 28-day field training program at Maxwell Air Force Base. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class Christopher S. Stoltz)