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Austin Peay State University's Army ROTC Governors Guard Battalion reached a historic milestone by commissioning its 1,000th officer. Cadet Christopher Martin was surprised to be the landmark commissionee, reflecting over 50 years of leadership and service at APSU.

Senior kinesiology major Ben Grandchamp recently won a strongman competition and earned the prestigious Ricondo badge at ROTC training while pursuing his degree.

The Governor's Guard recently saw 12 cadets earn the Distinguished Military Graduate designation, marking the highest number in university history and placing it among top ROTC programs nationwide.

Austin Peay State University's ROTC battalion hosted its annual Raider Challenge, pushing 176 Junior ROTC cadets from 12 regional high schools to their limits. The event tested teamwork, endurance, and leadership, with Ravenwood High School earning the top spot.

The Army Enterprise Marketing Office (AEMO) visited campus recently to film APSU's ROTC program in action for a recruitment campaign that will be released on GoArmy's website and social media platforms.

Austin Peay State University's Army ROTC program, the Governors Guard, has earned a spot in the prestigious Sandhurst Military Skills Competition at West Point, where they will compete against top military colleges, ROTC programs, and international militaries.

Cadet Janine Broxson, a standout senior at Austin Peay State University, recently represented the university at the esteemed George C. Marshall Leadership & Awards Seminars held at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Kris Phillips, Austin Peay State University's vice president for alumni, engagement and philanthropy, and Dr. Chad Brooks, dean of APSU's College of Graduate Studies, were among several higher education and community leaders who jumped with the U.S. Army Parachute Team on July 12 at Addington Field, just outside Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Austin Peay State University's ROTC Ranger Challenge team is departing Saturday, April 22 to represent the Govs at the Sandhurst Military Skills Competition, hosted April 28-29 at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York. Sandhurst was established in 1967 and has become the world's premier international military academy skills competition.

The ceremony is the capstone leadership development event for U.S. Army Cadet Command, with the seminar recognizing the top cadet from each of the 274 Senior ROTC programs across the country.

The ROTC program at Austin Peay ended the school year with the commissioning of 29 new Army officers on Friday, May 6, 2022, in the Clement Auditorium. Maj. Gen. Joseph McGee, commanding general of the 101st Airborne Division at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, was the keynote speaker.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month we will share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This final month, we share the story of retired Col. Eddie Vaughn, who graduated from Austin Peay in 1983.

The ROTC program at Austin Peay has been celebrating its 50 years on campus, and the cadets and leaders will culminate the year with the commissioning of 30 new Army officers.

The helicopters landed on the Dunn Center lawn Friday morning, with about 55 APSU cadets and 25 University of Memphis cadets marching into the back of the Chinooks.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of 1st Lt. Cailah Blevins.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of Lt. Col. Mark Barton, the current professor of military science who oversees the ROTC at APSU.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of 2nd Lt. Cristina Taylor, who graduated and earned her commission at age 38 in May 2020.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month through the end of the year, we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of 1st Lt. Kip Stevens, who died on Dec. 12, 1985, in the Arrow Air Flight 1285 crash in Gander, Newfoundland, that killed 248 101st Airborne Division soldiers.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month through the end of the year, we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of APSU alumnus retired Brig. Gen. Paul Bontrager.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month through the end of the year, we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of APSU alumnus retired Lt. Col. Herbert Rodriguez.

Over the last 50 years, the ROTC program has won eight McArthur Awards, and it has commissioned 837 cadets as second lieutenants into the U.S. Army, Army Reserve and National Guard.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month through the end of the year, we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of APSU alumna retired Army Brig. Gen. Robin L. Mealer.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month through the end of the year, we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of APSU alumnus retired Marine Lt. Gen. Ronald Bailey.

The Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month through the end of the year, we’ll share one story of a Governor’s Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of APSU alumnus 2nd Lt. Richard Torres, who was killed in action on Oct. 6, 2003, in Iraq. He is the only Austin Peay ROTC graduate to be killed in action since the University launched the program in 1971.

On May 7, 2021, Austin Peay will have its first in-person commissioning ceremony since the start of the pandemic, and the ceremony will be the biggest in the program's 50-year history.

Austin Peay's ROTC Ranger Challenge team finished 29th of 44 teams competing at Sandhurst, the world's premier international academy military skills competition.

After one day of competition at Sandhurst, the world's premier international academy military skills competition, Austin Peay's ROTC Ranger Challenge team is in 28th place of 44 teams competing.

The team will be one of the teams who earned a spot to compete at this year's prestigious competition, which runs through the weekend.

The Reserve Officers' Training Corps at Austin Peay State University is celebrating its 50th year. To mark the occasion, each month through the end of the year, we'll share one story of a Governor's Guard alumni or former leader. This month, we share the story of APSU alumnus Maj. Gregory Mabry.

Austin Peay State University has been a part of Katherine Alba's life for several years, including during her 2016 deployment to Iraq.

On Sept. 1, 2018, Miller, now an Austin Peay State University ROTC cadet, served as team leader of the soldiers representing several branches of the U.S. military that made up the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, also known as "The Old Guard," serving as pallbearers for McCain, the late Arizona senator and Navy captain.

"I chose to attend this University because of the amazing reputation the school and the APSU ROTC program has," Katherine Alba said. "Before I started here, I constantly heard great things about the school from students, alumni and staff."

Austin Peay State University ROTC cadets conducted a field training exercise on Nov. 13-14 at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. See the photos and story here.

The U.S. Army on Wednesday, Oct. 7, recognized retired Lt. Col. Greg Lane's achievements as a distinguished ROTC alumnus during the ceremony by awarding him the ROTC Hall of Fame certificate.

The U.S. Army on Wednesday awarded Austin Peay State University's ROTC programs the MacArthur Award, which recognizes the eight best ROTC programs in the country.

For the first time ever, Austin Peay State University held a virtual commissioning ceremony for its graduating class of ROTC students.

For the second straight year, Austin Peay's Ranger Challenge team has earned a spot at Sandhurst, the world's premier international academy military skills competition.

Five Austin Peay ROTC cadets recently proved themselves worthy for the Sandhurst military skills competition at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York.

In preparation for the Sandhurst military skills competition in April, Austin Peay's Ranger Challenge team is sending a few of its cadets to a contest at Xavier University this weekend.

Senior Michelle Demarais put what she's learned at the Austin Peay State University School of Nursing to practice this summer at one of the nation's most well-known hospitals. As an Austin Peay ROTC student, she attended the Nurse Summer Training Program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland.

Twenty of the 117 ROTC cadets at Austin Peay have served in 41 combat tours. This is one cadet's story. Meet Christina Taylor, who drove with a convoy into Iraq in 2003.

Austin Peay's Ranger Challenge team entered the 7th Brigade ROTC Bold Warrior Challenge awards ceremony confident their performance had propelled them to the top or runner-up spot of the competition.

The win over 37 schools in Tennessee, Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan qualifies Austin Peay for West Point's Sandhurst 2020 competition, the world's premier academy-level military skills competition.

The Austin Peay State University ROTC Ranger Challenge team will try to make the podium for the second straight year at the 7th Brigade ROTC Bold Warrior Challenge Oct. 25-27 at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

Four Black Hawk helicopters will land on the Dunn Center lawn for a special, joint training exercise between the University's Governors Guard ROTC and the Tennessee National Guard.

The Governors Guard ROTC at Austin Peay State University sent three of its students to the Sabalauski Air Assault School at Fort Campbell, Kentucky, this summer.

Michelle Phillippe and Herman Thomas navigated the summer school alongside West Point cadets in such exercises as marksmanship, field training, team leading and water obstacles.

Austin Peay cadet Jakob Bertoni had one week to relearn everything he was taught in ROTC before being dropped into the Hawaiian jungle.

Cherady Fine was one of 12 Austin Peay ROTC students who attended military training schools during the summer. She attended Army Airborne School May 25-June 15 in Fort Benning, Georgia. Another APSU cadet, Alden Marvin, attended the school July 22-Aug. 9.

The Sept. 21 event drew high schools - and about 90 cadets - from throughout Middle Tennessee to compete in several challenges, such as rope climbs and rope bridge; a two-mile run; casualty and medical evacuations; castle raid and tire resupply; and a field leader reaction course.