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Jan. 19, 2021
Fresno State AFROTC wins teaching innovation award, other detachments fighting through COVID-19

California State University, Fresno selected AFROTC Detachment 035 as the recipient of its fall 2020 Provost’s Award for Extraordinary Teaching in Extraordinary Times in the category of Innovative Teaching. The university announced the award on Dec. 22, 2020.
Dec. 24, 2020
Amid pandemic AFROTC Det holds virtual JROTC drill competition

Focusing on the primary goal of ROTC to make exceptional officers, Det. 592 saw COVID safety precautions not as a barrier, but as an opportunity to mentor future second lieutenants to see opportunity in the face of change.
Dec. 22, 2020
Air Force ROTC keeps ABUs in the family

An Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment received a donation of Airman Battle Uniforms,valued at more than $20,000, after the transition of Air Force ROTC cadets to the Operational Camouflage Pattern uniform during the Fall 2020 academic semester.
Dec. 22, 2020
Air Force ROTC sergeant gets surprise of his life, path to officer commissioning

Technical Sgt. Vincent Boven found out over the airwaves in early November that the commander of Air Education and Training Command had tapped him for a highly selective program to receive a commission.
July 16, 2020
Air Force ROTC opens summer field training despite COVID-19 pandemic

Air University is hosting more than 1,100 Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the country this summer for their required field training despite the coronavirus pandemic.That number is less than half the number of cadets that would normally show up for field training in a non-pandemic
June 22, 2020
Air Force ROTC virtual town hall

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps leadership discussed the future of the program and answered questions during a virtual town hall, June 18, 2020, live on Air University’s Facebook.
March 15, 2018
Best of the Best: MIT cadet selected as Air Force ROTC Cadet of the Year

Massachusetts Institute of Technology ROTC Cadet Col. Nicholas James was honored recently as Air Force ROTC’s Cadet of the Year.The award was presented to James by Air Force Vice Chief of Staff, General Stephen Wilson during ceremonies at the Pentagon on Feb. 23.
Dec. 7, 2016
Uruguay opens doors to AFROTC

Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets visited Uruguay for the Uruguayan Air Force Academy’s 100th anniversary celebration, Nov. 22-25.
Sept. 14, 2016
Reserve lieutenant colonels, selects have until Oct. 3 to apply for AFROTC det commander positions

Air reserve component lieutenant colonels and lieutenant colonel-selects interested in becoming Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps detachment commanders have until Oct. 3 to submit an application under the Voluntary Limited Period of Active Duty program.
May 10, 2016
South Carolina AFJROTC unit receives record number of AFROTC scholarships

Air Force ROTC recently awarded scholarships to seven Air Force JROTC cadets at Clover High School, South Carolina, a new record for the school. “That’s nearly one-third of my senior class,” said retired Maj. Brian Batson during a recent interview with the local newspaper The Herald. “You could tell

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