EWU Completes Spring FTX with Gonzaga and Central Washington Universities

EWU, CWU and GU Cadets conduct Spring FTX training at Camp 7 Mile, WA From April 22-24, EWU Army ROTC completed our Spring Field Training Exercise (FTX) with cadets from Central Washington University and Gonzaga University. We blended the nearly 150 cadets together to help them develop their team-building skills and prepare our juniors for … Read more

Eagles, Pirates, Bulldogs, & Coug Cadets Excel During the Operation Agile Leader FTX

From 2-5 April 2021 Cadets from the Fight Eagles and Bulldog Army ROTC Battalions deployed out to Camp Seven Mile, Washington to conduct Phase 2 of Operation Agile Leader (OAL).  The two battalions are composed of Cadets from Eastern Washington University, Gonzaga University, Whitworth University, and Washington State University-Spokane College of Nursing.  OAL was developed … Read more

Winter FTX Challenges Fighting Eagles Cadets on Squad Level Tactical Skills

Winter FTX

From March 5-6, 2021, The “Fighting Eagles” battalion from the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Eastern Washington University (EWU) conducted their winter field training exercise (FTX). This FTX was the culmination of all the training the Cadets have conducted at weekly Leadership Labs this quarter. The primary goal of the FTX was to … Read more

EWU Army ROTC Cadets on the Defensive During Leadership Lab

Defense Lab

On March 4, 2021 the Cadets from the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program conducted it’s final Leadership Lab of the Winter Quarter before departing the Winter Field Training Exercise (FTX) this weekend.  The Leadership Lab was held on the Cheney Waterworks property near the EWU campus.  After drawing equipment … Read more

Fighting Eagles Cadets Learn Ambush Skills at Leadership Lab

On February 25, 2021 the Cadets from the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program conducted it’s 8th Leadership Lab of the Winter Quarter at the Cheney Waterworks property. After drawing equipment and conducting pre-combat checks the Cadets moved out to conduct their training. Like our prior labs, the MS-III Class, … Read more

Snow Can’t Stop EWU Army ROTC Cadets from Being on the Attack

Kaitlynn Taylor

On February 18, 2021 the Cadets from the Eastern Washington University (EWU) Army Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program conducted its Squad Attack Leadership Lab at the Cheney Waterworks property. The MS-III Class, which is comprised of Junior level students, led the squads during the training because they are preparing to attend Advanced Camp at … Read more