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App State ROTC Alumni Named Director of DIA!
Aug 30, 2017

Lt. Gen. Robert P. Ashley, Jr., U.S. Army,  (App State Class of 84) was recently confirmed by the U.S. Senate as the 21st Director of the Defense...

App Cadets at Advance camp

App State Summer ROTC Training
Aug 24, 2017

This previous summer Cadets of the Mountaineer Battalion participated in the following opportunities:17 Cadets went to Advance Camp 4 Cadets attended ...

Congresswoman Foxx Speaks at Army Officer Commissioning
Aug 16, 2017

Congresswoman Foxx speaks at Army officer commissioning By Kayla Lasure kayla.lasure@wataugademocrat.com BOONE — Five Appalachian State University R...

Cultural and Language Understanding in Nepal
Aug 8, 2017

This summer I was lucky enough to be able to travel to Nepal, a third-world country located between China and India, with several other Cadets from ar...

A New “Dive” App ROTC Mountaineer
Jul 17, 2017

This summer I was afforded the opportunity to attend the US Army Special Forces Underwater Operations School with 13 other cadets from across the nati...

Malawi Cultural Understanding and Language Proficiency (CULP) Trip Report
Jul 10, 2017

Out of all the Summer ROTC programs, none compare to the opportunity you will receive with CULP. This past summer, I traveled to Malawi, a small count...

ASU ROTC Alumni Takes Over Fort Bragg Garrison Command
Jun 19, 2017

Colonel Kyle Reed, ASU ROTC Class of 1995, recently took Command of the Fort Bragg Garrison.Colonel Reed’s previous assignments have included comman...

CPT Brown announces App's newest Army Officers

May Commissioning 2017
May 19, 2017

On Friday May 12th Brigadier General John Evans, Commander of U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command and ASU Distinguished ROTC Alumni, Co...

full heavy marathon team with their first place trophy

Victory on the Mountain - Four Peat in the Pursuit of a Great Cause!
May 2, 2017

Appalachian State University ROTC Mountaineer Battalion participated in the Mountain Man Memorial March at Gatlinburg, Tennessee on April 22nd, 2017. ...

Colonel Danny Dudek and Colonel David Oeschger

ASU ROTC Alumni wins a spot on the Army Warrior Games Team!
Apr 17, 2017

Colonel Danny Dudek (class of 92), pictured here with Colonel David Oeschger, recently was named to the 2017 Army Warrior Games Team. COL Dudek was se...