CHANGE OF COMMAND AND AWARDS CEREMONY 2 JUNE 2017

At our annual awards ceremony and change of command held at Middletown High School on Tuesday, 2 June 2017 Cadet Lieutenant Commander Sara Rivera assumed command of the NJROTC company.  The former commander, Cadet Commander Jose Ramos, will graduate on Friday, 23 June 2017 and has enlisted in the United States Marine Corps.  Images follow:

The "Do Nothing Class of 2017"

Cadet SCPO Daniel Rivera receives the NCOA JROTC Excellence Award

Cadet Kathryn Palyo receives the Military Order of the Purple Heart NJROTC Excellence Award from Patriots McCartey and Rose, both combat-wounded MHS graduates.

Cadet Lieutenant Commander Jason Migliori receives the Ken Hayes Award from the sister of Ken Hayes.

Cadet Ensign Ken Celestin receives a $500 scholarship from Mr. Rick Klingman of the Sons of the American Revolution.

USMC Sergeant Brian Thibodeaux congratulates enlistees
From left to right Sergeant Thibodeaux, USMC, Adrian Riche (USMC), Jose Ramos (USMC), and Tyler Matos (US Navy) 

"Just Desserts"

Cadet Lieutenant Junior Grade Adrian Riche offers remarks reflecting on the past four years.

Outgoing battalion commander Cadet Commander Jose Ramos makes farewell remarks prior to the change of command.

Passing of the guidon.

Final dismissal of the Class of 2017.

 

IMAGES FROM OUR ORIENTATION TRIP

What's better than a bus ride?

"Mission control" at the University of Rhode Island's Graduate Oceanography Center. 

The shark tank.Add 

The Supply Officer's only friend.

Wild hose demonstration at Fire Fighting School.

Hose handling training.

Dress out relay race.

Damage control training.

Buttercup sinks again!

The Forty Steps at Newport's Cliff Walk.

The USS Constitution, the Navy's oldest ship, in Dry Dock No. 1, the Navy's oldest dry dock.

Practice.

Onboard the Constitution.

The Constitution's gun deck.

Bunker Hill Monument.

The Old North Bridge at Concord, Massachusetts where the "Shot Heard 'Round the World" was fired.

The Minuteman Monument.

Observing Colors at King Hall.

Board the USCGC Ida Lewis, the "Mother of all Keepers."

A Canadian frigate.

The pilot house of the Ida Lewis.

Engine room on the Ida Lewis

Submarine control room mock-up at the U.S. Navy Submarine Museum in Groton, Connecticut.

The USS Nautilus, SSN 571, the world's first nuclear submarine.

BACK AGAIN...WITH PICTURES!

Rumor has it that this site has been unblocked.  Here are some recent pictures of  the Area Manager's Inspection:

C/CDR Jose Ramos presents the battalion.

CDR Miller inspects C/LCDR Jason Migliori, our battalion XO.

C/LTJG Tyler Matos gets a close inspection.

Standing by.

Parading the colors.

Presenting the colors.

"Those guys..."

CDR Miller discusses OPS.

Admin review.