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1st Lt. Donald "Don" Ouellette '24 stands in front of a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter.

30 Sep 2026

USM ROTC Alumni Fly Cadets to Field Training Aboard Black Hawk

posted in: Army ROTC, Public Safety, University news, USM Foundation |

A Maine Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, piloted by two University of Southern Maine alumni, landed on the Gorham campus on Friday, … Read More

An Army ROTC cadet carries a red and white 'ROTC B' company flag while leading a group of cadets in uniform and civilians in '9/11 Memorial Ruck' shirts along a gravel path through tall grass near Back Cove.

14 Sep 2026

USM’s 9/11 Memorial Ruck Gathers Campus Community for 25th Anniversary

posted in: Army ROTC, Military-Affiliated Student Hub (MASH), Office of the President, University news |

On Sept. 11, the University of Southern Maine’s (USM) Military-Affiliated Student Hub (MASH), in partnership with USM’s Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC), hosted … Read More

Walkers cross Forest Avenue in Portland at the start of a military-style ruck in memory of Sgt. Christopher Gelineau.

2 May 2024

Memorial ruck logs miles and memories in tribute to Sgt. Christopher Gelineau

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The military community of USM led a ruck around Portland’s Back Cove to mark the passage of 20 years since Sgt. Christopher Gelineau’s death in the Iraq War.

A seat at Hill Gymnasium will remain empty in memory of troops held as prisoners of war or declared missing in action.

26 Sep 2022

Hill Gym holds seat in perpetual reserve for missing and imprisoned troops

posted in: Army ROTC, Costello Sports Complex, Department of Athletics, Military-Affiliated Student Hub (MASH), Office of Admissions, University news |

An empty seat at Hill Gymnasium asks fans to spare a moment between their cheers to remember the service members who never came home from war.

15 Jan 2019

USM Lessons Helped Alumni Reach Top of U.S. Military

posted in: Army ROTC, College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHS), College of Management and Human Service (CMHS), Department of Sociology and Criminology, Military-Affiliated Student Hub (MASH), Office of Admissions, University Alumni, University news, USM Foundation, Veterans Upward Bound of Maine |

Vice Admiral Michael Dumont and Rear Admiral Margaret Deluca Klein are two examples of the many USM graduates who went on to successful careers in military leadership.