Detachment 880 AS400 cadets have recently received their Air Force Specialty Codes (AFSC), determining the career fields they will enter upon commissioning.

Detachment 880 AS400 cadets earned their jump wings at the U.S. Air Force Academy (USAFA) Freefall Parachuting course. Each summer, cadets are given the opportunity to attend the 12-day parachute training program conducted at USAFA, Colorado Springs, Colorado.

It was an overcast day, but spirits were bright and hearts were full when more than 170 Virginia Military Institute cadets commissioned into the armed services in Cameron Hall, May 15 in the annual Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) joint commissioning ceremony.

During LLAB, Cadet Colonel Abigail Soyars '24 handed off the Detachment guidon to Cadet Captain Joshua Vissicchio '25.

Virginia Military Institute hosted an Air Force Special Warfare FTX from April 19 to 20. 

Gen. John P. Jumper, a distinguished alumnus of the Virginia Military Institute ('66), honored Detachment 880 by visiting cadets April 18 and partaking in the commemorative toast in observance of the anniversary of the Doolittle raids.

A group of Det 880 Cadets embarked on a visit to Joint Base Andrews. Highlights of the excursion included witnessing the EOD demonstrations, Security Forces Military Working Dog presentations, 1st Helicopter Squadron and 99th Airlift Squadron visits, 316th Aerospace Physiology insights, and a stop

Col. Aaron Ruona, Commander AFROTC Southeast Region, paid a visit to VMI on April 5, 2024.

On Friday, Feb. 16, the Be Everything You Are Stars and Stripes ceremonial dinner took place in Baltimore, Maryland. 

Thirty Det 880 3rd Class cadets prepare for their upcoming summer at Maxwell Air Force Base for the 3-week Field Training program.