JROTC instructor named La. high school teacher of year

Retired Maj. Donald R. Bailey (far right) was recently named the 2010 Louisiana High School Teacher of the Year. Also pictured from left to right, Rodney Watson, Louisiana Department of Education, assistant superintendent of the Office of Educator Support, Linda Johnson, 8th District Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, Patrice Saucier, Louisiana Department of Education, director of the Division of Professional Development. (Courtesy photo)

University officials tour Maxwell for close-up look at cadet training

Two cadets demonstrate combat training for more than 30 university officials June 17-19 at Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala. The cadets are part of the 2009 Field Training for Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the nation. Field Training is a four-week long program and a requirement towards graduation and ultimately, a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

University officials tour Maxwell for close-up look at cadet training

An Air Force ROTC cadet talks with two university officials at Maxwell's "Blue Thunder" obstacle course. The Jeanne M. Holm Center for Officer Accessions and Citizen Development hosted faculty and educators from 33 universities across the nation June 17-19. The cadets are part of the 2009 Field Training for Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the nation. Field Training is a four-week long program and a requirement towards graduation and ultimately a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

University officials tour Maxwell for close-up look at cadet training

An Air Force ROTC cadet maneuvers over a barrier on the obstacle course at Maxwell's field training site, "Blue Thunder." The cadets are part of the 2009 Field Training for Air Force ROTC cadets from universities around the nation. Field Training is a four-week long program and a requirement towards graduation and ultimately, a commission as a second lieutenant in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo/Jamie Pitcher)

JROTC cadets compete in national drill meet, AF takes title

Cadet Meteo Rodriguez of the Wheeler High School JROTC Color Guard from Marietta, Ga., concentrates as his team competes in Saturday’s national drill competition. (Air Force photo by Bud Hancock)

Texas and Oklahoma AFJROTC units march in Inaugural Parade

Members of the Klein Collins High School Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps in Texas prepare to participate in the 56th Inaugural Parade, which was held Tuesday. The 36 cadets who traveled to Washington, D.C., Jan. 16 were chosen by the Presidential Inaugural Committee among more than 1,300 group applications. The unit has won five consecutive first place honors for the best Air Force unit at the Coca-Cola American Legion sponsored drill meet in Montgomery, Ala. (Courtesy photo)

Saluting air power

The 3-D representation of the Officer Training School patch was originally located on the OTS complex at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas. Today, it stands just west of the OTS parade field and is referred to by OTS students and personnel as the school?s mascot. It was trucked to Maxwell in 1993 and installed at the old OTS dormitories before they were demolished. The patch was then moved to the OTS complex until it was stored near the Project-X site. It was discovered there last year, and officer trainees restored the patch as a class project. (Air Force photo by Carl Bergquist)