Air Force ROTC Detachment 880 is proud to announce that six AS100 cadets have been awarded prestigious three-year scholarships, recognizing their academic achievement, physical fitness, and leadership potential during their first year in the program.

On April 23, Detachment 880 held its Annual Awards Ceremony to celebrate the leadership, achievement, and admirable effort of the cadet wing. The ceremony was highlighted by the presentation of prestigious honors from several distinguished donor organizations.

Detachment 880 hosted elite AFROTC programs from across the region, including the University of Maryland, University of Tennessee, Virginia Tech, North Carolina A&T (NCAT), Howard University, etc., for five days of tactical saturation and professional development.

The choice of attending Virginia Military Institute was a chance for Maximus Ankrah ’26 to obtain a clean slate. He’s done some difficult things and overcome challenges that others may not see, but that shared suffering and battling adversity make Ankrah proud to be a VMI cadet.

For the cadets of Virginia Military Institute’s Air Force ROTC Detachment 880, the path to a commission is paved with more than just classroom instruction.

Every fall semester, VMI’s AFRTOC cadets gather for their Fall Field Training Exercise (FTX), a weekend designed not just to test their skills but to forge lasting bonds and build the kind of leadership that can only come from a shared challenge.

Each year, the Air and Space Forces Association (AFA) hosts the prestigious Air, Space, and Cyber Conference, coinciding with the Air Force Birthday. This year, a distinguished group of cadets from Virginia Military Institute's Air Force ROTC Detachment 880 had the honor of attending the conference.

AFROTC Field Training at Maxwell AFB, AL, is a mandatory, boot-camp-style summer program for Air Force ROTC cadets. Cadets from AFROTC, Detachment 880 served as Cadet Cadre at the Air Force ROTC’s Field Training Event for Summer 2025.

Cadets from VMI's Air Force ROTC Detachment 880 completed specialized officer development training programs at the Air Force Academy during Summer 2025.

What started out as a foggy, misty morning, warmed into a bright afternoon as nearly 170 Virginia Military Institute cadets commissioned into the armed services in Cameron Hall, May 15 at the annual Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) joint commissioning ceremony.