California Job Challenge officially opens new buildingLOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Years of renovation work were marked complete, May 2, as California Job Challenge held a ribbon cutting ceremony to open its facility on Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos. As an in-residence career technical education… May 25 22May 25, 2022Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
STARBASE Los Alamitos earns innovation award at world’s largest student rocketry contestTHE PLAINS, Va. – A modular carbon fiber rocket designed by students from STARBASE Los Alamitos was recognized Saturday as the most innovative project flown during the 2022 American Rocketry Challenge National Finals at Great Meadow in The Plains,… May 18 22May 18, 2022Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
STARBASE Los Alamitos rocket team ready for national finalsLOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – In May 2019, the STARBASE Los Alamitos youth rocketry team walked off a 380-acre field in Virginia with some experience under their belt and a chip on their shoulder. They vowed to return to the place where they finished 52nd… May 11 22May 11, 2022Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
California Cadet Corps holds statewide drill competitionLOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – Hundreds of elementary, middle school and high school students from throughout California traveled to Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, April 23, to strut their skills and compete in California Cadet Corps State Drill… Apr 27 22April 27, 2022Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Volunteer service takes Sunburst cadets to Catalina IslandStory and photos by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs CAMP EMERALD BAY, Calif. – When Kaden Carpenter reported to Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy on Joint Forces Training Base, Los Alamitos, in January, he never… Apr 09 22April 09, 2022Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Speaker encourages Sunburst cadets to look aheadLOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – In 2005, Victor Rios walked into a bank, asked for a home loan and met some resistance. Maybe it was because he was young. Perhaps it was his clothes or his diction. Or maybe it was his last name and the color of his skin. "I… Mar 02 22March 02, 2022Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Task Force Torch students meet Super Bowl LVI flyover pilotsCalifornia National Guard Public Affairs LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – In the days leading up to Super Bowl LVI, a couple hundred Southern California students met members from one of the teams involved in football's biggest game. This team wasn't their… Feb 15 22February 15, 2022Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Sunburst graduates 28th classStory and photos by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs IRVINE, Calif. – Geographically speaking, Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy is only 124 miles from the city of Indio, but it's a lifetime away from the experiences… Dec 13 21December 13, 2021Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Sunburst cadets pack meals for Orange County familiesStory and photos by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – They say sometimes the smallest things can have the biggest impact. Such is the case this week in Orange County, after a helping hand from… Nov 23 21November 23, 2021Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Sunburst graduates Class 27Story & photos by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs IRVINE, Calif. – Late last year, Dane Suplee realized he was a lazy and stubborn teenager with no forward traction. "Four months ago, I was an entirely different… Jun 25 21June 25, 2021Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Defined by resilienceStory and photos by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs PERRIS, Calif. – After more than a year apart, attending classes via computer instead of in classroom, California Military Institute seniors gathered one final… Jun 15 21June 15, 2021Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Rocketry team earns national finals berthStory & photos by Staff Sgt. Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – A group of teenage rocket scientists from STARBASE Los Alamitos will make their second successive appearance in The American Rocketry… Jun 09 21June 09, 2021Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
CMI HAILS CLASS OF 2020Amid pandemic, California Military Institute holds drive-thru high school graduation ceremony for 2020 seniors. California Military Institute recognized its 116-member senior class, June 5, 2020, during a drive-thru high school graduation ceremony on… Jun 05 20June 05, 2020Article at California National Guard Grizzly Magazine
Family Day offers glimpse of Sunburst transformationPhoto By Crystal Housman | Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy Cadet Nicholas Nygryn of Buena Park, California,... read more by Senior Airman Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. –… Mar 19 19March 19, 2019Article at DVIDS
STARBASE Los Alamitos looks skyward as rocketry competition nearsPhoto By Crystal Housman | STARBASE Los Alamitos rocketry team member Franklin Nguyen, 13, an eighth grader from... read more by Senior Airman Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. –… Mar 15 19March 15, 2019Article at DVIDS
Child & Youth Program event offers immersive science experiencePhoto By Crystal Housman | U.S. Army Maj. John Shin, of the 40th Infantry Division, California Army National... read more by Senior Airman Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs SANTA ANA, Calif. – One by one, orange foam pucks shot… Feb 28 19February 28, 2019Article at DVIDS
National Night Out promotes safety and communityPhoto By Crystal Housman | Cadet Master Sgt. Connor Lynch, 17, of the Southeast County Young Marines, drives an... read more by Senior Airman Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs SEAL BEACH, Calif. – California National Guard… Aug 10 18August 10, 2018Article at DVIDS
Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy graduates 21st classPhoto By Crystal Housman | Sunburst Youth Challenge Academy Class 21 Cadet Miyah Myles hugs cadre member and U.S.... read more by Senior Airman Crystal Housman California National Guard Public Affairs LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – One by one, their names… Jun 18 18June 18, 2018Article at DVIDS
STARBASE Los Alamitos marks rocketry program milestonePhoto By Crystal Housman | Members of O.C. to D.C. listen to beeps from an altitude indicator inside their rocket... read more JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE LOS ALAMITOS, Calif. – STARBASE Los Alamitos celebrated a milestone this spring as both of its… May 31 18May 31, 2018Article at DVIDS
California Cadet Corps Cadets take on Xtreme Team ChallengePhoto By Crystal Housman | California Cadet Corps Cadet Kevin Gallegos, a seventh grader at Bunche Middle School... read more JOINT FORCES TRAINING BASE, California — They climbed, they crawled and they cheered. For ten hours, Oct. 28, 2017, cadets… Oct 28 17October 28, 2017Article at DVIDS
