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Dagny Brand | Friday, February 4, 2022
Notre Dame’s Air Force ROTC will hold the 36th annual Flyin’ Irish Invitational basketball tournament this weekend from Friday through Sunday. The tournament welcomes 48 men’s and women’s ROTC basketball teams from across the nation to campus to play in the Joyce Center. Since it began in 1985, the Flyin’ Irish Invitational has grown to
Theresa Olohan | Friday, February 1, 2019
While ROTC programs on college campuses usually keep a low profile, Air Force ROTC cadets at Notre Dame will be flying high this weekend during the 33rd-annual Flyin’ Irish Basketball tournament. Started in 1985, the tournament was intended to promote a sense of camaraderie between ROTC members and their future fellow servicemen and women.
Andrew Bennis | Friday, March 2, 2018
The Notre Dame Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Core (ROTC) will host 56 teams and more than 800 students for the 32nd annual Flyin’ Irish Invitational Basketball Tournament this weekend. The competition has grown to become the largest ROTC sporting event in the country, Saint Mary’s sophomore and Air Force ROTC cadet Marta Kernan said.
Courtney Becker | Monday, March 6, 2017
The Notre Dame Air Force Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) hosted more than 500 cadets from 28 schools this weekend for the 31st Flyin’ Irish Invitational Basketball Tournament. Sophomore David Carmack, the public affairs officer for the event, said the event has expanded since its inception in 1985 to include teams from ROTC programs throughout the