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Peter Breen | Friday, May 19, 2023
On Saturday morning, at the tri-military commissioning ceremony in DeBartolo Performing Arts Center, 57 graduating cadets will be appointed second lieutenants or ensigns in the United States Navy, Marines, Army or Air Force. Depending on branch, scholarship and request, Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) students typically owe four or five years of active duty service
Liam Kelly | Thursday, February 23, 2023
Over the past few weeks, the United States has witnessed a heightening of tensions with China, raising concerns about a potential conflict between the two world powers. On Feb. 4, a U.S. F-22 fighter jet shot down a Chinese surveillance balloon over the Atlantic Ocean that had made its way across the U.S. after being
Joseph Tunney | Monday, October 10, 2022
This weekend the Notre Dame Fighting Irish hockey team traveled to Colorado to play a pair of local teams in the Ice Breaker Tournament. In Friday’s matchup, the Irish squared off against the Denver Pioneers, a program with a longstanding hockey tradition. The Pioneers are the defending national champions and entered the season ranked No.
Maggie Eastland | Friday, May 21, 2021
Every year, several ROTC students in Notre Dame’s graduating class are commissioned as officers in the U.S. Navy, Army, Marines and Air Force. Despite COVID-19 setbacks, the class of 2021 will be no different, sending many new officers into various branches of the military. The soon-to-be officers include 16 Army, 14 Navy and nine Air
Ciara Hopkinson | Friday, May 19, 2017
After four years of hard work, sacrifice and dedication, this year’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) seniors will receive their commissions at the DeBartolo Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 20, marking their transition into active or reserve duty. The commanders of all three units of Notre Dame’s ROTC praised their seniors for their abilities
Martha Reilly | Friday, April 21, 2017
Though they hold two of the highest-ranking student positions in Notre Dame Army, Navy and Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC), Saint Mary’s seniors Emilie Vanneste and Megan O’Bryan salute the College for providing them with the confidence and leadership necessary to take on the roles of Army battalion commander and Air Force wing
Greg Hadley | Monday, January 26, 2015
After a slow start, No. 2 Notre Dame pulled away in the second quarter of its exhibition match with Bellarmine at Loftus Sports Center this Sunday, showing some of the competitive fire Irish coach Kevin Corrigan said he wanted to see heading into the matchup. “In the second quarter and third quarters, we played really
Renee Griffin | Sunday, October 12, 2014
Many offensive records were broken in No. 6 Notre Dame’s 50-43 win over North Carolina game on Saturday. The victory brought the Irish to a 880-305-42 (.734) all-time record, keeping them in possession of the best winning percentage in college football history. Notre Dame also has never lost to the Tar Heels at home, winning
Katie McCarty | Friday, May 16, 2014
Notre Dame’s three Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) programs will celebrate the commissioning of their graduates in a special Tri-Military Commissioning Ceremony on Saturday, Captain Mark Williams, assistant professor of aerospace studies and operations flight commander of the Air Force ROTC program, said. Williams said he feels his program’s nine graduating cadets are ready to
Emily McConville | Thursday, April 10, 2014
In the middle of the 20th century, Notre Dame’s South Quad was a military rallying point. University archive photos from the WWII era and the 1950s show Notre Dame’s ROTC units and other military organizations marching up and down the quad in front of Rockne Memorial and a partially-constructed O’Shaughnessy Hall. Wednesday evening showcased that