Local Air Force Junior ROTC cadets take on the Leadership Reaction Course

Air Force Junior ROTC partners with CSforALL to bring computer science, cyber education to classrooms

Air Force Junior ROTC and CSforAll have teamed up on a pilot program to grow and diversify the technology workforce in computer science and cyber education.The program is designed to increase Air Force Junior ROTC cadet participation in college preparatory computer science and cybersecurity

Air Force Junior ROTC, CAP cadets launch more than 200 rockets over River Region

Fifty years ago today, the Saturn V, carrying the Lunar Module “Eagle,” launched out of Kennedy Space Center. It was from this achievement that Neil Armstrong recited his famous line which echoed around the world, “That’s one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind.”To commemorate this

Air Force announces Junior ROTC instructors of the year

The Air Force recognized the performance of two of the best instructors in its citizen development program by awarding them Air Force Junior ROTC Instructor of the Year awards for the 2018-2019 academic year. The selection announcement was made June 12, 2019, at Headquarters AFJROTC here.Retired

Air Force Junior ROTC Flight Academy encourages youth to seek careers in aviation

Aviators from all over the country traveled to sunny Long Beach, California for the 30th annual Women in Aviation International Conference March 14 – 16, ten of the female aviators attending were Air Force Junior ROTC cadets who recently earned their pilots wings.The cadets completed the Air Force

Junior ROTC cadets off and flying in Chief of Staff of the Air Force Flight Academy Scholarship program

The inaugural class of Air Force Junior ROTC cadets participating in the Chief of Staff of the Air Force Flight Academy Scholarship program this summer are off and flying, many already hitting their solo milestone.

Air Force celebrates three-peat win at the Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps Leadership and Academic Bowl

The Air Force took top honors for the third year in a row at the Junior ReserveOfficer Training Corps Leadership and Academic Bowl in Washington, D.C., June 23-25.The Air Force Junior ROTC team from Scripps Ranch High School, San Diego, battled it out to take home the trophy for a third time.

Air Force Junior ROTC teams ‘stellar’ at competition

Teams of young students from across the U.S. competed in a national-level high school space challenge competition here April 18-20 as a way of inspiring students to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education careers.

Air Force soars during 2018 National High School Drill Team Championships

The nation’s top Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets traveled to Daytona Beach, Florida, May 4-6, for the 2018 National High School Drill Team Championships.The high school students showcased their skills in both armed and unarmed categories in front of judges and military training

AFJROTC launches Flight Academy program to address aircrew shortage

Headquarters Air Force Junior ROTC here has launched a pilot program aimed at potentially putting more pilots in the cockpits of military aircraft to help address the Air Force’s ongoing aircrew shortage.Beginning in the summer of 2018, select AFJROTC cadets who applied for a new Fight Academy