(Honolulu, HI) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced his 2023 nominations to three of our nation’s service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis/Navy); and the U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force).
“I take my responsibility to nominate deserving applicants from my district to our legendary service academies very seriously, and personally interviewed all of my nominees before making my decisions,” said Case. “I was truly impressed with the applicants, and it was very encouraging and rewarding to have spent time with our next generation of military leaders.”
Case named the following nominees to three service academies:
United States Air Force Academy
Ah Yo, Xavier (Punahou)
Akiyama, Owen (Kamehameha)
Gotsch, Kota (Kaiser)
Hoskins, Harrison (Radford)
Kimura, Jaren (Mililani)
Kwak, Justin (Punahou)
Martinez, Kyle Dominic (Leilehua)
Tanioka, Mia (Iolani)
Wadolowski, Jack (Kadena)
Zaa, Logan (Kamehameha)
United States Military Academy at West Point
Ah Yo, Xavier (Punahou)
Akiyama, Owen (Kamehameha)
Benchoff, Jonathan (Radford)
Ellazar, Ivan Oliver (Farrington)
Henderson, Danielle (Moanalua)
Hoskins, Harrison (Radford)
Kwak, Justin (Punahou)
Lee, Luke (Punahou)
Tanaka, Steinar (Kaiser)
Ushiroda, Kennedy (Roosevelt)
United States Naval Academy
Allman, Stanton (Radford)
Durkin, Matias (Radford)
Ellazar, Ivan Oliver (Farrington)
Ines, Camden (Campbell)
Kimura, Jaren (Mililani)
Lentz, William (St. Louis)
Matsuzaki, Corin (Punahou)
Panganiban, Anthony Joseph (Maryknoll)
Tanaka, Steinar (Kaiser)
Wadolowski, Jack (Kadena)
For the Class of 2023, Case interviewed 22 candidates from among nine public and five private schools.
Members of Congress are authorized by law to nominate candidates to the four United States Service Academies (Case had no nominees this year for the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York). The Coast Guard Academy at New London, Connecticut does not require a Congressional nomination for appointment.
Acceptance of an academy appointment requires at least a nine-year service obligation, including four years at an academy and at least five years of active duty service. For information on eligibility requirements and how hot seek an appointment for the 2024 entering class, please go to Congressman Ed Case’s web site at https://case.house.gov/services/service-academy-nominations.htm.
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