16 Apr 08:Welcome back to some of our Marines from The Bulldog Challenge at The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina
Sponsored by The Citadel’s Semper Fidelis Society, the Bulldog Challenge attracts teams from colleges, universities, law enforcement, and the military each year. The event consists of a six-mile endurance course designed to test the physical and mental toughness of the competing teams. Among the challenges are the Marine obstacle course, the stadium climb, firefighters’ carry and pull-ups. Each four-person team must run the course while carrying three 20-pound sandbags.
Since its creation in 1996, The Bulldog Challenge has grown into a nationally recognized event. In 2002 MTV’s reality series Road Rules Campus Crawl featured the Bulldog Challenge. This year's challenge consisted of 76 teams from all over the country.
Proceeds from this year’s event will be donated to a scholarship fund in honor of Marine 2nd Lt. Almar Fitzgerald, Citadel Class of 2004. 2LT Fitzgerald died in February 2006 after being injured by an improvised explosive device during combat operations in Iraq.
SUNY Maritime brought 6 teams and 2 staff representatives. One of our teams (MIDN 1/c Thomas Williams, MIDN 1/c Evan Bernstein, MIDN 3/c Lawrence Montreuil and SSGT Edward Pages) placed in the top 10 with a time of 1:16:20.
05 Mar 08:The Battalion Welcomes India Company!
The new members of the battalion, India Company, integrated. The new midshipmen each went to their different companies, where they were welcomed with open arms. Following the ceremony India Company Commander, MIDN Burke, spoke to the entire battalion praising India Company's perfromence over the previous six weeks.
01 Dec 07:Navy Battles Army for Win!
In the first annual Maritime, Fordham, and Molloy NROTC vs. Fordham AROTC flag football game, Navy swiftly defeated Army 50-0 at home on the cold windy Maritime College turf field the morning of December 1, 2007. The NROTC team was led by Staff Sergeant Kapey and Midshipman 1/C Dimone to the victory over the AROTC team led by MS4 Evans. Once a four year old tradition started in 1987, the tradition was reinstated by the two units this fall of 2007. To commemorate the victory, our NROTC Battalion retained possession of the twenty year old football which was used as a trophy when the tradition began. After the game, to show the great brotherhood and respect between the two battalions, the two teams ate lunch and watched the televised Army vs. Navy game together at the Harbor Inn outside the gates of the Maritime College campus.
28 Nov 07: SUNY Maritime NROTC members raise flag at World Trade Center site
On November 29, 2007 members of the NROTC SUNY Maritime Batallion went to Ground Zero at the WorldTradeCenter site to raise flags for Navy Retirees in the Tri-State Area. Over the past semester the NROTC Unit has flown 54 flags for Manhattan’s Navy Public Affairs Office. On this particular day 37 flags were flown and folded. Members of the flag raising included the AMOI, SSgt Cisneros, MECEP Candidate SSgt Kapey, Officer Candidate Shoemaker, and Midshipmen Bernstein, Geren, Bonanza, and Morgan.
19 Nov 07: Faith Hill performs on the Today's Show in New York City to salute members of the military in recognitition of Veteran's Day.
Faith Hill poses for a picture with AMOI SSgt Willie Cisneros after her Today's Show performance.
16 Nov 07: US ARMY Blackhawk Helicopters visit Maritime College
On Friday, 16 November 2007, the SUNY Maritime College and the NROTC Unit hosted three Army Blackhawk helicopters for a 90 minute exercise. The Army ROTC Unit at Fordham University worked in conjunction with the NROTC Unit at SUNY Maritime to arrange for the Blackhawks to land at SUNY Maritime College. The Army ROTC Unit did this as a part of a training evolution, and the NROTC Unit gained valuable hands-on training as well. On the afternoon of the landing, the Blackhawks came in from the Southeast corner of the baseball field and landed, one in front of the other. After the third Blackhawk fought with intense winds and finally landed, the rotors were shut down and members of the NROTC Battalion were allowed to walk the makeshift flight line and were given a hands-on tour of the Blackhawks. The pilots answered students’ questions while the Army Cadets (approximately 50) were given a flight brief and practiced emergency egress procedures. Upon completion of the exercise, the Blackhawks departed for Fort Dix, N.J.
29 Oct 07: Results from the 7th Annual SUNY Maritime JROTC Drill Meet!!!
Maritime College hosted the 7th Annual JROTC Drill Meet this past Saturday, October 27. 13 High Schools and 550 motivated JROTC students visited the Maritime Campus to compete for the Commander’s Cup and the SUNY Maritime JROTC trophy for overall excellence. For the third consecutive year, SOUTHHOLD HIGH SCHOOL (100 pts) took home the Commander's Cup with a decisive victory. The Marine Society of New York presented the Southhold High School JROTC Unit with a check for $1,000. Teams participated in various military excellence competitions including close order drill, personnel inspections, and physical fitness. Rounding out the top three were Xavier High School (88.5 pts) in second place and Elizabeth High School (88 pts) in third place.
03 Oct 07: For the second year in a row, SUNY Maritime NROTC unit helped support the World Trade Center flag raising ceremony. The ceremony raises and lowers a flag over the World Trade Center and is then given to US Navy Retires.
14 Sept 07: On Friday morning, SUNY Maritime NROTC Unit proudly commissioned the summer graduates. Parents and special guests attended the cermony inside historic Fort Schuyler in Throggs Neck, NY.
20 July 07: On Friday afternoon, Captain Stone was relieved by Captain Driscoll at St. Mary's Pentagon. We wish Captain Stone Fair Winds and Following Seas!
5 May 07: The NROTC Unit Spring 07 Suny Maritime College Commissioning Ceremony at Grants Tomb in Manhattan, NY!
18 Apr 07: The NROTC Battalion marches in to St. Mary's Pentagon for the Change of Command ceremony. MIDN Dimone relieved SSGT Daley as Commanding Officer for the NROTC Battalion. SSGT Daley will be commissioned on 5 May as a 2LT in the Marine Corps. MIDN Dimone attends Fordham University and plans to fly upon commissioning next May.
12 Apr 07: Congratulations to COL Robert F. Schlegel, Jr. from the Long Island Chapter No. 86 of the National Sojourners presented Officer Candidate Ed Shaffery with an award in recognition of him having the highest attributes of Americanism. Officer Candidate Shaffery supports his local community of Port Washington, NY as a volunteer firefighter in addition to his military duties.
