The D-B Air Force JROTC enrolled its first cadets in January 2007. Since that first class, about 1,000 D-B Indians have worn Air Force blue as JROTC Cadets. 75 have gone into all branches of the US military as enlisted members, as Cadets & Midshipmen at the Air Force Academy, West Point, Annapolis, Coast Guard Academy and the US Merchant Marine Academy. One former Cadet is a 2nd Lt in the US Air Force attending Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training Program.   Many other former Cadets have become 1st responders, law enforcement officers, and have attended colleges all over the southeast US.
 
JROTC's primary goal is to "Develop citizens of character." To do that Chief Master Sergeant Melanie Blankenship and  Lieutenant Colonel Kevin Ramsey co-teach 65-75 Cadets each semester. If a Cadet takes 4-years of JROTC at D-B they will take courses on: Drill & Ceremonies, Air Force & Aviation History, Global Studies, Space, Aviation Science, Leadership & Management, and Life Skills & Communications. 

Advanced Cadets hone and improve their new skills with day-to-day leadership of their flights during the school day. After school they lead the Drill Team, Saber Team, Color Guard, Model Rocketry, Drone Flying, and Marksmanship. JROTC Cadets perform 1000s of hours of community service during the year and can be seen participating or performing at many events in and around Kingsport. 

TN-20062, our Air Force unit designation, has lived up to our motto: "Superbius Gens" -- "Pride of the Tribe" by earning Distinguished Unit honors every year and Distinguished Unit with Merit on our four triennial Headquarters Inspections. None of those honors could be achieved without the magnificent work of our Cadets and the fantastic support we get from the faculty, staff and Administrators, KCS and the City of Kingsport.