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Kalani High School launches new Coast Guard JROTC program

Kalani High School officially activated its newly formed Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps program — the first of its kind in Hawaii.

By Jamm Aquino

Nov. 21, 2024

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Chief Petty Officer and cadet Ethan Gochu smiles while disembarking a U.S. Coast Guard vessel after a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Cadets explore a U.S. Coast Guard vessel after a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Cadets explore a U.S. Coast Guard vessel after a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Cadets explore a U.S. Coast Guard vessel after a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Cadet Lio Noone tries on a ballistic helmet used during Coast Guard operations after a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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USCG ME3 Adam Atwood, right, lets cadet Hunter Fahling try on a plated tactical vest used during operations after a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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USCG ME3 Adam Atwood, right, lets cadet Hunter Fahling try on a plated tactical vest used during operations after a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Rear Adm. Sean Regan, right, commander of the Coast Guard’s Fourteenth District, shakes hands with Chief Petty Officer and cadet Ethan Gochu, left, during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Rear Adm. Sean Regan, right, commander of the Coast Guard’s Fourteenth District, salutes Chief Petty Officer and cadet Ethan Gochu, left, during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Commander Clay Cromer, middle, program manager of the U.S. Coast Guard JROTC, applauds at the conclusion of the reading of a commission letter during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Chief Petty Officer and cadet Ethan Gochu, left, assumes command of the flag from Rear Adm. Sean Regan, commander of the Coast Guard’s Fourteenth District, right, during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Commander Clay Cromer, middle, program manager of the U.S. Coast Guard JROTC, formally reads a commission letter during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Commander Clay Cromer, program manager of the U.S. Coast Guard JROTC, formally reads a commission letter during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Rear Adm. Sean Regan, commander of the Coast Guard’s Fourteenth District, applauds cadets during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Rear Adm. Sean Regan, commander of the Coast Guard’s Fourteenth District, applauds cadets during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Rear Adm. Sean Regan, commander of the Coast Guard’s Fourteenth District, speaks during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Hawaii Department of Education complex area superintendent Rochelle Mahoe speaks during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Kalani High School principal Mitchell Otani speaks during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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Cadet Lio Noone, second from right, pauses to look around while sitting with fellow cadets during a commissioning ceremony to establish Hawaii’s first Coast Guard Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps unit on Thursday, Nov. 21, at Kalani High School in Honolulu. Kalani High School’s Coast Guard JROTC unit is the 14th in the nation and has over 20 cadets enrolled in the inaugural semester.
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