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(Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced his 2025 nominations our nation’s four service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis/Navy); U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point).

“I take my responsibility to nominate deserving applicants from my district to our legendary service academies very seriously, and personally interviewed most of my applicants 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 the four service academies (principal nominee and the rest in alphabetical order by last name):

United States Air Force Academy

Principal nominee: Miles Schwab  Moanalua High School

Jacob Barner                                   Radford High School

Aidan Bowers                                 Punahou School

Emma Campagna                           Moanalua High School

Sidney Cogswell                            Punahou School

Reese Distelzweig                          Radford High School

Dylan Fo                                        Hanalani Schools

John Ganske                                  Moanalua High School

Bryson Leong                                Iolani School

Samuel Lorge                                Air Force Preparatory School/Kaiser HS

Olivia Moon                                  Moanalua High School

Jim Pedroza                                   Radford High School

Joshua Rayman                             Radford High School

Jariahlyn Rhoades                         Punahou School

Brad Yoakley                                Radford High School

United States Military Academy at West Point

Principal nominee: Joshua Yang  Punahou School

Noah Ahn                                     Moanalua High School

Zachary Carlile                            Zama American Middle High School

Alexander Cramer                        Mililani High School

Constantine Cramer                     Mililani High School

Tyson Drowns                              NIST International School Thailand

Hoyt Fujihara                               Moanalua High School

Rahieum Lee II                            Moanalua High School

Tuan Pettaway                             Mililani High School

Obadiah Scroggins                      Leilehua High School

Temana Shimasaki                      Kamehameha – Kapālama Campus

Tyler Wilson                               Mid-Pacific Institute

United States Naval Academy

Principal nominee: Aliyah Converse        Radford High school

Kai Im                                                       Punahou School

Joshua Kraft                                              Kapolei High School

Joshua Lam                                               Roosevelt High School

Phoenix Nguyen-Eden                              Punahou School

Braden Oxendine                                      Radford High School

David Partin                                             Saint Louis School

Obadiah Scroggins                                   Leilehua High School

Reif York-Veirnes                                     Saint Louis School

Jia Qi Zhan                                              Roosevelt High School

United States Merchant Marine Academy

Daniel Arima                                            Iolani School

Cooper Johnson                                        Radford High School

For the Class of 2025, Case selected 38 applicants from six private schools and seven public schools.

Members of Congress are authorized by law to nominate candidates to the four United States Service Academies – the Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland; the Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, Colorado; the Military Academy at West Point, New York; and the Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, New York. The Coast Guard Academy in 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 to seek an appointment for the 2026 entering class, please go to Congressman Ed Case’s web site https://case.house.gov/services/service-academy-nominations.htm.

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