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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from Biloxi High School, Biloxi, Miss., stand at attention during the presentation of colors at the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team for Mississippi. Recruiting booths and static displays, including military vehicles, equipment and an aircraft were available to the cadets throughout the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Members of the 334th Training Squadron freestyle drill team performs for Junior ROTC cadets during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team for Mississippi. Recruiting booths and static displays, including military vehicles, equipment and an aircraft were available to the cadets throughout the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Medals and trophies sit on display during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team for Mississippi. Recruiting booths and static displays, including military vehicles, equipment and an aircraft were available to the cadets throughout the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Army Junior ROTC cadets from Brandon High School, Brandon, Miss., perform a routine in the armed exhibition during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team in Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Navy Junior ROTC cadets from Pascagoula High School, Pascagoula, Miss., request permission to participate in the honor guard exhibition during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team in Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Navy Junior ROTC cadets from Picayune High School, Picayune, Miss., perform a routine in the armed regulation during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team in Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Navy Special Boat Operator 1st Class James Penick, Naval Small Craft Instructional and Technical Training School, Stennis Space Center, Miss., discusses the use of body armor worn by Cadet Ryan Watts, Lafayette High School Air Force Junior ROTC, Oxford, Miss., during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Recruiting booths and static displays, including military vehicles, equipment and an aircraft were available to the cadets throughout the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Army Private Denzel Blakely, 287th Engineering Mobility Augmentation Company combat engineer, Army National Guard, Lucedale, Miss., discusses the use of armored combat engineer vehicles with Cadet Douglas Dickerson, St. Martin High School Air Force Junior ROTC, Ocean Springs, Miss., during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Recruiting booths and static displays, including military vehicles, equipment and an aircraft were available to the cadets throughout the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Navy Junior ROTC cadets from Picayune High School, Picayune, Miss., perform a routine in the unarmed regulation during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team in Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Air Force Staff Sgt. Dustin Dieter, 334th Training Squadron military training leader; Army Staff Sgt. Rafael Velasco, Charlie Company, 169th Engineer Battalion engineer construction instructor writer, Naval Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Miss.; and Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Carlton Sells, Center for Naval Aviation Technical Training Unit Keesler division officer, use score sheets for judging during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team in Mississippi. Recruiting booths and static displays, including military vehicles, equipment and an aircraft were available to the cadets throughout the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Col. Michele Edmondson, 81st Training Wing commander, delivers closing remarks during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team in Mississippi. Recruiting booths and static displays, including military vehicles, equipment and an aircraft were available to the cadets throughout the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Cadet Brandy Gentry, Neshoba Central High School Navy Junior ROTC, Philadelphia, Miss., stands in formation with her team during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team in Mississippi. Neshoba Central High School Navy Junior ROTC earned the top honors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Army Junior ROTC cadets from Brandon High School, Brandon, Miss., perform a routine in the unarmed exhibition during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team for Mississippi. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Cadet Brandy Gentry, Neshoba Central High School Navy Junior ROTC, Philadelphia, Miss., leads her team in the unarmed exhibition during the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team in Mississippi. Neshoba Central High School Navy Junior ROTC earned the top honors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

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Keesler hosts 2nd annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition

Published Nov. 18, 2015
By Kemberly Groue
81st Training Wing Public Affairs

KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. -- Air Force Junior ROTC cadets from Biloxi High School, Biloxi, Miss., stand at attention during the presentation of colors at the second annual Mississippi All-Services Junior ROTC Drill Competition Nov. 14, 2015, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. Seventeen Junior ROTC teams from all military branches were represented at the event. Approximately 800 Junior ROTC cadets and spectators were in attendance where cadets battled for the best all-services Junior ROTC team for Mississippi. Recruiting booths and static displays, including military vehicles, equipment and an aircraft were available to the cadets throughout the competition. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)