JROTC - The Malemute Battalion

AIR RIFLE MARKSMANSHIP TEAM

COACH - 1SG PHILLIP MAXIM

SIGN UP FOR THE AIR RIFLE TEAM SY24/25 HERE!

The Lathrop JROTC air rifle team is one of the best teams in Alaska and consistently places at the local, state, regional and national level. Air rifle marksmanship teaches range operations, basic and advanced rifle marksmanship and the safe handling of firearms. This program instills self-discipline, confidence, and Esprit de corps. The air rifle team competes at local, state, regional (Sandy, Utah) and national (Camp Perry, Ohio) competitions.

The National Air Rifle Championship

All JROTC Units that are eligible to compete in air rifle marksmanship are invited to participate in the JROTC Air Rifle Postal Competition. The JROTC Postal gives all Cadets who participate in air rifle marksmanship an opportunity to experience a National-level competition, fired at their unit’s home range. In addition to providing your unit with a National ranking, results from this competition will be used to select the JROTC unit teams and at-large individuals that will be invited to participate in the Regional JROTC Service Championships. Teams/individuals may then qualify to compete in the National JROTC Championship.

Event Information:

Western Regional Air Rifle: 8-10 Feb 2024, Sandy, UT

Southern Regional Air Rifle: 8-10 Feb 2024, Anniston, AL 

Northern Regional Air Rifle: 15-17 Feb 2024, Camp Perry, OH

National Air Rifle: 21-23 Mar 2024, Camp Perry, OH

RAIDER TEAM

COACH- LTC PETE BONIN

SIGN UP FOR THE RAIDER TEAM SY24/25

Raider Competitions are athletic competitions held at JROTC programs around the world. Events take place outdoors and usually consist of individual strength test (push-ups, tire-drag, obstacle course, ect.), distance team running events, first aid events,  and some form of rope bridge construction/crossing.

The 2024 U.S. Army Cadet Command Junior ROTC Raider Challenge National Competition

LOCATION - Fort Knox, Kentucky

Event date: 24-27 Oct, 2024.

DRILL TEAM / COLOR GUARD / SABRE TEAM

COACH - 1SG PHILLIP MAXIM

SIGN UP HERE FOR THE DRILL TEAM SY24/25.

The Lathrop AJROTC consists of five drill teams that compete five times a year in Fairbanks and Anchorage. Drill and ceremony teaches team work, discipline, leadership skills, attention to detail and esprit de corps. Teams consist of First Year Color Guard, Color Guard, First Year Unarmed Regulation, Unarmed Regulation, Armed Regulation, Armed Exhibition and Unarmed Exhibition. Additionally, the drill team supports a variety of events within the community, performing at Veterans Appreciation Day, Military Appreciation Day, Veterans Stand Down, School Assemblies, Army Retirement Ceremonies, Gold Panner Baseball and Ice Dogs Hockey games to name a few.

The U.S. Army JROTC National Drill Championship

The U.S. Army JROTC National Drill Championship is an event where Army JROTC Drill teams compete. This event takes place at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL.

Event Information:

When: 3 May, 2024
Where: Daytona Beach, FL

• This event is held every spring at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach, FL.
• Participation: Schools will be nominated by their Brigades in order to participate in this event.

ARCHERY TEAM (NASP)

COACH - LTC PETE BONIN

SIGN UP FOR THE SY24/25 ARCHERY TEAM HERE!

The Lathrop AJROTC provides cadets the opportunity to participate in archery competitions at the unit, state, regional and national levels. This program provides cadets with the opportunity to focus on learning skills, develop self-control, discipline, patience and experience some life lessons required to be successful in the classroom and in life.

JROTC Archery Championships

​New event, 2 National championships held each year in Sandy, UT and Louisville, KY

Event Information:

NASP Western Regional Archery: 26-27 Apr 2024, Sandy, UT

NASP Eastern Regional Archery: 9-11 May 2024, Lousiville, KY 

CYBERPATRIOT TEAM

COACH - LTC PETE BONIN

SIGN UP HERE FOR CYBERPATRIOT SY24/25.

CyberPatriot competitions put teams of high school and middle school students in the position of newly hired IT professionals tasked with managing the network of a small company. In the rounds of competition, teams are given a set of virtual images that represent operating systems and are tasked with finding cybersecurity vulnerabilities within the images and hardening the system while maintaining critical services in a six-hour period. 

CyberPatriot: The National Youth Cyber Education Program

​CyberPatriot is the National Youth Cyber Education Program created by the Air Force Association to inspire K-12 students toward careers in cybersecurity or other science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) disciplines critical to our nation’s future. ​At the core of the program is the National Youth Cyber Defense Competition, the nation’s largest cyber defense competition that puts high school and middle school students in charge of securing virtual networks.

Event Information:

When: 15-19 Mar 2024
Where: Bethesda, MD

COACH - LTC PETE BONIN

SIGN UP TO BE A MEMBER OF THE DRONE TEAM SY 24/25 HERE!

The Lathrop AJROTC Drone Team learns about drones, flight principles, programming, documentation, and communication skills while expanding their understanding of and building interest in drone-related workforce and career opportunities. The JROTC National Drone Championship is held each year in April at Batesville, MS.

ROBOTICS TEAM

COACH - LTC PETE BONIN

SIGN UP TO BE ON THE ROBOTICS TEAM SY 24/25 HERE!

The JROTC National Robotics Championship is a multiday competition held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas, Texas where JROTC Robotics teams will battle it out for a number of awards and to become a Tournament Champion!

JROTC LEADERSHIP & ACADEMIC BOWL (JLAB) TEAM

COACH - LTC PETE BONIN

SIGN UP HERE TO JOIN THE JLAB TEAM SY 24/25.

The JROTC Leadership & Academic Bowl (JLAB) is an all-service national competition that culminates in the Level III JLAB Championship at Catholic University of America in Washington, DC!

Event Information:

When: June 16-25, 2024

JROTC Leadership Bowl is from June 19 -21, 2023 and consists of the following activities.

•Leadership Gauntlet (Cadets complete timed, sorted stations while answering JROTC Curriculum questions)

•Leadership According to the Greats (Answering questions tied to Army Senior Leaders, General Marshall, General MacArthur & General Powell utilizing an audience response system).

•Leadership Outside the Box (Answering scenario-based questions utilizing an audience response system).

•Leader Knowledge Assessment (Individual Written assessment testing their JROTC Curriculum knowledge).

•Leader Reaction Course (Cadets complete a collaborative experiential learning focused on building their leadership).

JROTC Academic Bowl is from June 23-27, 2023.