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seven newly commissioned UCSB ROTC student stand in a row
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Nicolas Gandolfo
UCSB's 2025 ROTC commissioned second lieutenants (from left): Ashton Yin, Kellen Tressler, Francisco Romero, Min Kim, Jordan Juceam, Alec Garcia and Lizhi "Leon" Cen

Gold bars on the beach for graduating Surfrider Battalion ROTC cadets

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color photograph of Alec Garcia in Army fatigues
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Nicolas Gandolfo

Graduating ROTC cadet draws inspiration from family, personal grit
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Teamwork and grit earn ROTC cadets an invite to West Point championships
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Surfrider Battalion ROTC cadets receive gold bars at beachside ceremony
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UCSB Surfrider Battalion honors US and Filipino POWs with competitive finish at Bataan Memorial Death March
Group photo of ROTC commissioning event
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Sara Villacorta
UC Santa Barbara ROTC Surf Battalion commissioning ceremony

Promoting adaptability and compassion, Army ROTC Surfrider Battalion commissions new officers to ‘serve those they lead’
blue lab coat with UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA in yellow stitching
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Matt Perko

A University of California multi-campus initiative strives to boost diversity within its STEM teaching faculty ranks
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Surf Battalion ROTC Ranger Challenge team records historic finish

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UCSB ROTC 2014 Commissioning Ceremony

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UCSB ROTC training

Leaders By Example

Serving Those Who Have Served
ROTC group saluting

UC Santa Barbara's Army ROTC Program Grooms Officers, Grows Leaders
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