Grey Ghost Division had the incredible honor & privilege of presenting our nation's colors at the San Fransisco 49ers opening NFL preseason game against the Tennesse Titans. Our Color Guard team worked incredibly hard during the weeks leading up to the game, and performed exceptionally as a result of that hard work.
This moment will forever be remembered as an incredible achievement and milestone in unit history.
National Color Bearer: PO1 William Huang
Organizational Color Bearer: PO2 Ian Chiu
Right Rifle Guard: SA Jia Ying (Isabella) Li
Left Rifle Guard: SA Brandon Wu
Left Rifle Guard (Alternate): SA Duncan Tan
Color Guard Instructor: MIDN Shivah Sundar
The Seamanship Challenge is an annual maritime skills competition between all units in Northern California (Region 12). Cadets compete in various maritime skills such as Knot Tying, Close Order Drill, Combat Swimming, Line Heaving, and Firefighting.
In 2024, Grey Ghost Division won 2nd place overall at the Seamanship Challenge. After working incredibly hard the following year, Grey Ghost Division came back to win 1st place overall at the 2025 Seamanship Challenge, marking a significant milestone and achievement in our unit's history.
In the same year, Training Ship Kearsarge won 3rd place overall among the USNLCC units, with one of our Navy League Cadets winning the annual Region 12 Knockout Drill Competition out of 400+ cadets, marking yet another significant milestone and achievement in our unit's history.
Every year, USNSCC & USNLCC National Headquarters evaluates every USNSCC & USNLCC unit based on performance in various areas.
Grey Ghost Division & Training Ship Kearsarge has (over the last 5 years) consistently placed within the top 10 of all units nationwide.
Grey Ghost Division:
8th overall - 2022
1st Overall (tied with another unit) - 2023
Unit of the Year for Region 12-2 - 2024
Training Ship Kearsarge:
4th overall - 2024