Blue Ridge Battalion News
Follow the latest news and exploits of cadets, faculty, and staff in Army ROTC at VMI.
![VMI cadets march in the Ranger Challenge competition.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2017-18/44938971_1080982608738177_1136795873800355840_o-1-400x266.jpg)
VMI fielded two Ranger Challenge teams at Fort Knox Oct. 24-28, finishing in second and third place overall. Their performance represents the best ever result in the military brigade competition.
![Nina Srikongyos ’15 poses in front the Army Ranger school sign at Victory Pond in Fort Benning, Georgia, after her graduation in November.—Photo courtesy of Nina Srikongyos ’15.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/Untitled-398x300.jpg)
Nattachat “Nina” Srikongyos graduated from Ranger School in November to become the eighth woman and the first Thai-American woman to successfully complete the training.
![Cadet Hannah Gillan Poses with a group of students in Vietnam.](/media/content-assets/images/news/2016-17/SummerTrainingGillianWEB-400x266.jpg)
Army ROTC sent 150 3rd Class cadets to Army ROTC Advanced Camp and 65 1st Class and 2nd Class cadets to Basic Camp, in addition to specialized training schools.