Story by Staff Sgt. Anthony Jones | Oklahoma National Guard | 10.25.2024
Countless servicemembers have trained at Camp Gruber Training Center throughout the years, but on Friday, CGTC hosted a unique group of future leaders - cadets from the Thunderbird Challenge Program....
Story by Capt. Emerson Marcus | Nevada Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs | 06.24.2024
A Las Vegas teen overcame many life struggles to graduate top among her class earlier this month at the Nevada National Guard's Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy in Carlin, Nevada. “I was going down a very bad path."...
Story by Master Sgt. Helen Miller | Michigan National Guard | 06.17.2024
The Michigan Youth Challenge Academy (MYCA) held their 25th Anniversary Celebration on June 15, 2024. Immediately following the celebration 118 cadets of class #50 participated in their graduation ceremony....
Story by Capt. Emerson Marcus | Nevada Joint Force Headquarters Public Affairs | 01.16.2024
The Battle Born Youth ChalleNGe Academy — the voluntary youth education program sponsored by the Nevada National Guard and the state of Nevada for students who are not progressing academically in a timely manner — continues to show a steady uptick in cadet enrollment as it enters its fifth academic cycle since opening its doors two years ago. The program welcomed its fifth class of cadets......
Story by Spc. Michael Schwenk | New Jersey National Guard | 08.05.2022
Thirty-two New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were activated on state active duty orders to assist Youth ChalleNGe Academy Class 54, located at the National Guard Training Center in Sea Girt....
Story by Edwin Wriston | West Virginia National Guard | 07.13.2022
Cadets from the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy – South will receive entry-level Information Technology and Cybersecurity training as part of a new partnership initiative with the University of Charleston....
Story by Maj. Holli Nelson | West Virginia National Guard | 01.20.2022
A West Virginia National Guard Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy graduate has made history by becoming the first cadet to receive an appointment to the U.S. Army’s Military Service Academy, West Point, as a part of the Class of 2026....
Story by Whitney Humphrey | West Virginia National Guard | 11.01.2021
William Farkas is not like most teenagers. A simple conversation with the not-quite-17-year-old from Tunnelton quickly reveals his maturity, intelligence, and drive....
