One hundred-fifty cadets stood nervously at parade rest as the standard Thursday announcements droned on. It was 7 a.m. on Sept. 17,2015, the day before the Air Force's 68th anniversary, and it was business as usual for the Air Force ROTC leadership lab at Det. 330, University of Maryland, College Park. Many cadets had already been up since 3:30 a.m. to commute to the campus and had been in training since 5:30 a.m.; they were ready to get announcements over with and get on with the orders of the day.
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