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(Honolulu, HI) -  Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced his 2022 nominations to four of our nation’s 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 all 34 potential nominees before making my decisions on nominations,” 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 (#1 of each being his principal nominee for that academy):

United States Air Force Academy

1.   Noah Zitz                       Kamehameha-Kapālama

2.   Sean Schofield             Punahou

3.   Stephanie Bittle             Moanalua HS

4.  Seonmin Kim                Mililani HS

5.   Kailano Balbis               Campbell HS

6.   Raine Komata               Mililani HS

7.   Chloe Kinlaw                 Kaiser HS

8.   Chev Kodama               Punahou

9.   Mia Tanioka                  ‘Iolani

10.Tiffany Eddy                 Yokota HS (Japan)

United States Military Academy

1.   Leonardo Sabetta        Mililani HS

2.   Hannah Shi                  Roosevelt HS

3.   Julia Mamiya                Punahou

4.   Richard Ong                 Farrington HS

5.   Jethro Thomas             Hawaii Baptist Academy

6.   Grant Austin Juan        Marion Military Institute via McKinley HS

7.   Joshua Burnett             U.S. Military Academy Prep School via Damien                                   

8.   Sean Schofield             Punahou

9.   Stephanie Bittle            Moanalua HS

10.Noah Zitz                      Kamehameha-Kapālama

United States Naval Academy

1.   Jenny Cho                    Radford HS

2.   Michael Jagdon            Mercersburg via Punahou

3.   Chay Cunnigham         Maryknoll

4.   Canann Cortes             Mother of Divine Grace School

5.   Katelyn Corpuz            Punahou

6.   Megan Leong               ‘Iolani

7.   Annabelle Hong           ‘Iolani

8.   Joshua Gleason           Pearl City HS

9.   Tiffany Eddy                 Yokota HS (Japan)

United States Merchant Marine Academy

1.   Grant Austin Juan        Marion Military Institute via McKinley HS

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 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 to seek an appointment for the 2023 entering class, please go to Congressman Ed Case’s web site https://case.house.gov/services/service-academy-nominations.htm.

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