Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East staff distributes bedding
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East staff distributes bedding to the candidates during their first day at the military-style, education program July 17, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. TCA is a Department of Defense progr... More
An excavator knocks down a home in Eagle Lake, Texas,
An excavator knocks down a home in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The home is one of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up's demolition sites. Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce attended the demol... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets wait to be seated
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets wait to be seated during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cadets earne... More
A Texas National Guard members stand with city of Dallas
A Texas National Guard members stand with city of Dallas officials and police officers while a Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator to demolish a house in that was known to be used by drug users ... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadets speak to fifth grade
Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadets speak to fifth grade student leaders at one of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up's demolition sites April 25, 2016. Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce attended the d... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadets pose for a group photo
Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadets pose for a group photo at the Texas ChalleNGe Academy - Eagle Lake in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The academy is a youth education program that reclaims the potential of at... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates attend a life
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates attend a life skills class at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 18, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas National Guard's Joint Counte... More
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator to demolish a house in that was known to be used by drug users and dealers, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets wait to be marched
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets wait to be marched out for their graduation ceremony during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadets work on schoolwork
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadets work on schoolwork during math lab June 13, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. Forty-nine TCA cadets graduted from the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets sit during the
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets sit during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cadets earned a GED, two e... More
Cadets speak with a Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East staff
Cadets speak with a Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East staff member during their banquet June 16, 2016, at Rice Junior High School in Altair, Texas. Gonzalez is one of 49 TCA cadets who graduted from the 22-week resi... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate boards the
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate boards the bus to the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 17, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas National Guard's Joint Counterdrug Taskf... More
Cadets wait to march out before graduating from the
Cadets wait to march out before graduating from the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East June 18, 2016, in Altair, Texas. The graduates finished the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program with s... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce commander, presents a coin to a Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet for earning the title top graduate during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, i... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West team leader from the
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West team leader from the Sheffield, Texas, campus checks in a candidate during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in-processing at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, July 16, 2016. TCA is a Depart... More
Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce answer questions from Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders during a brief assembly at the school in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The taskforce me... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates participate
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates participate in a drill and ceremony competition during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense prog... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce's
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce's commander poses with cadets during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East banquet June 16, 2016, at Rice Junior High School in Altair, Texas. Gonzalez is one... More
Cadet James Kiser performs sit ups during his last
Cadet James Kiser performs sit ups during his last physical fitness test at the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East June 17, 2016, in Eagle, Texas. Kiser is one of 49 TCA cadets who graduted from the 22-week residenti... More
Eagle Lake Police Chief B. David Freeman speaks to
Eagle Lake Police Chief B. David Freeman speaks to Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 18, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas Natio... More
Cadet Austin Garza performs sit ups during his last
Cadet Austin Garza performs sit ups during his last physical fitness test at the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East June 17, 2016, in Eagle, Texas. Garza is one of 49 TCA cadets who graduted from the 22-week resident... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce commander, delivers the keynote address to Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After t... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce commander, places a dog tag on a Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, ... More
A cadet fiddles with her cord as she waits to march
A cadet fiddles with her cord as she waits to march out before graduating from the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East June 18, 2016, in Altair, Texas. The graduates finished the 22-week residential phase of the alter... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadet speaks to a fifth grade
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadet speaks to a fifth grade student leader at one of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up's demolition sites April 25, 2016. Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce attended th... More
Randy Aguirre delivers the class speech during the
Randy Aguirre delivers the class speech during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East graduation June 18, 2016, in Altair, Texas. The 49 TCA graduates finished the 22-week residential phase of the alternative educati... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadet works on schoolwork
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadet works on schoolwork during math lab June 13, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. Forty-nine TCA cadets graduted from the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education progr... More
Cadets pose for a picture before graduating from the
Cadets pose for a picture before graduating from the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East June 18, 2016, in Altair, Texas. The graduates finished the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program with ... More
(U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Alicia Lacy)
(U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Alicia Lacy)
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce, speaks to a Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadet from the Eagle Lake campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The taskforce members and ca... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West team leader guides a
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West team leader guides a candidate before leaving to the campus in Sheffield, Texas, during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in-processing at Camp Mabry in Austin, July 16, 2016. TCA is a ... More
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator to demolish a house in that was known to be used by drug users and dealers, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadets stand in formation
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadets stand in formation June 13, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. Forty-nine TCA cadets graduted from the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program June 18, 2016, ... More
Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders take a
Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders take a photo in front of a house set to be demolished in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The taskforce members then attended the city's Operation Clean Up event, ... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets wait to be marched
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets wait to be marched out for their graduation ceremony during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadet works on schoolwork
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadet works on schoolwork during math lab June 13, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. Forty-nine TCA cadets graduted from the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education progr... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates participate
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates participate in a drill and ceremony competition during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense prog... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet is recognized
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet is recognized during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cadets earned a... More
An excavator knocks down a home in Eagle Lake, Texas,
An excavator knocks down a home in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The home is one of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up's demolition sites. Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce attended the demol... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadet at Eagle Lake's Operation
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadet at Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The academy is a youth education program that reclaims the potential of at-risk youth through education, ... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West candidates wait to be
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West candidates wait to be bussed to the Sheffield, Texas, campus during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in-processing at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, July 16, 2016. TCA is a Department of D... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West candidate waits to be
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West candidate waits to be bussed to the Sheffield, Texas, campus during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in-processing at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, July 16, 2016. TCA is a Department of... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce commander, delivers the keynote address to Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After t... More
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator to demolish a house in that was known to be used by drug users and dealers, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet gives the invocation
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet gives the invocation during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cadets e... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet sings the national
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet sings the national anthem during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cad... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets sit during the
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadets sit during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cadets earned a GED, two e... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates receive their
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates receive their uniforms during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas Nat... More
Michael Weir, Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West program
Michael Weir, Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West program director, speaks to parents during the TCA-W in-processing at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, July 16, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Te... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates participate
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates participate in a drill and ceremony competition during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense prog... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates wait to be
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates wait to be in process at Rice High School for the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 17, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas National Guar... More
Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce answer questions from Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders during a brief assembly at the school in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The taskforce me... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce, answers a student's question during a brief assembly at Eagle Lake Intermediate School in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. Members fr... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate receives his
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate receives his lunch during the first day at the military-style, education program July 17, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the ... More
Cadet Jose Gonzalez performs sit ups during his last
Cadet Jose Gonzalez performs sit ups during his last physical fitness test at the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East June 17, 2016, in Eagle, Texas. Gonzalez is one of 49 TCA cadets who graduted from the 22-week resi... More
A member of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce speaks
A member of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce speaks to Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadets from the Eagle Lake campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The taskforce members and cadets attended the city's O... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce, speaks at the city of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up in Eagle Lake April 25, 2016. Members from the taskforce and the students attende... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadet speaks to a fifth grade
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadet speaks to a fifth grade student leader at one of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up's demolition sites April 25, 2016. Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce attended th... More
Celeste Meza delivers the benediction during the Texas
Celeste Meza delivers the benediction during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East graduation June 18, 2016, in Altair, Texas. The 49 TCA graduates finished the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate gets a haircut
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate gets a haircut at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 18, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas National Guard's Joint Counterdrug Taskf... More
Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce answer questions from Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders during a brief assembly at the school in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The taskforce me... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West candidates wait to be
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West candidates wait to be bussed to the Sheffield, Texas, campus during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in-processing at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, July 16, 2016. TCA is a Department of D... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet is recognized
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet is recognized during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cadets earned a... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates listen to speakers
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates listen to speakers during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas Nationa... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East smiles as she holds
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East smiles as she holds a guidon with the retention and drill competition ribbons. The female platoon was awarded the ribbons during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagl... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet sings the national
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet sings the national anthem during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cad... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce, speaks to Eagle Lake Intermediate School student leaders at the city of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up in Eagle Lake April 25, 2016. M... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates practice making
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates practice making their beds during their first day at the military-style, education program July 17, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. TCA is a Department of Defense program thr... More
Michelle Martinez delivers the class speech during
Michelle Martinez delivers the class speech during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East graduation June 18, 2016, in Altair, Texas. The 49 TCA graduates finished the 22-week residential phase of the alternative edu... More
Members from Texas' Joint Counterdrug Taskforce answer
Members from Texas' Joint Counterdrug Taskforce answer questions from Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders during a brief assembly at the school in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The taskforce membe... More
Cadet Corps Commander David Luna Colon, a Texas ChalleNGe
Cadet Corps Commander David Luna Colon, a Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West graduation, delivers the class speech during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phas... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate gets a haircut
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidate gets a haircut at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 18, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas National Guard's Joint Counterdrug Taskf... More
A Texas Army National Guard soldier demolishes a home
A Texas Army National Guard soldier demolishes a home in Laredo, Texas, May 4, 2016. The Texas National Guard's Joint Counterdrug Taskforce demolished about 27 structures in Laredo that were used by drug users ... More
The taskforce demolished a small house that was known
The taskforce demolished a small house that was known to be used by drug users and dealers, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Alicia Lacy/Released)
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates stand in formation
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates stand in formation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 18, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas National Guard's Joint Counterdrug Ta... More
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator to demolish a house in that was known to be used by drug users and dealers, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce... More
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator
A Texas National Guard engineer operates an excavator to demolish a house in that was known to be used by drug users and dealers, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas, as part of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates receive their
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates receive their dog tags during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas Nat... More
Col. Suzanne Atkinson, commander of the Texas Joint
Col. Suzanne Atkinson, commander of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce, answers questions from Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders during a brief assembly at the school in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 2... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East team leader demonstrates
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East team leader demonstrates how candidates should go through the serving line during their first day at the military-style, education program July 17, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. TCA... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce commander, speaks to Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA i... More
An excavator knocks down a home in Eagle Lake, Texas,
An excavator knocks down a home in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The home is one of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up's demolition sites. Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce attended the demol... More
An excavator knocks down a home in Eagle Lake, Texas,
An excavator knocks down a home in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The home is one of Eagle Lake's Operation Clean Up's demolition sites. Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce attended the demol... More
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint
Col. Suzanne Adkinson, commander of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce, speaks with Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadets and Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth grade student leaders at one of Eagle Lake's Operat... More
Cadets pose for a picture before graduating from the
Cadets pose for a picture before graduating from the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East June 18, 2016, in Altair, Texas. The graduates finished the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program with ... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadets form up following lunch
Texas ChalleNGe Academy cadets form up following lunch at the Eagle Lake campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The academy is an education program to reclaim the potential of at-risk youth through educat... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadets stand in formation
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East cadets stand in formation June 13, 2016, in Eagle Lake, Texas. Forty-nine TCA cadets graduted from the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program June 18, 2016, ... More
Cadets pose for a picture before graduating from the
Cadets pose for a picture before graduating from the Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East June 18, 2016, in Altair, Texas. The graduates finished the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program with ... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates participate
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates participate in a drill and ceremony competition during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense prog... More
The taskforce demolished a small house that was known
The taskforce demolished a small house that was known to be used by drug users and dealers, Aug. 3, 2016, in Dallas, Texas. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Alicia Lacy/Released)
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates relax after
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates relax after participating in a drill and ceremony competition during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department o... More
Cadet Corps Commander David Luna Colon, a Texas ChalleNGe
Cadet Corps Commander David Luna Colon, a Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West graduation, delivers the class speech during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phas... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates wait to be
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates wait to be bussed to the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 17, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas National Guard's Joint Counterdrug Tas... More
Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce
Members from the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce answer questions from Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders during a brief assembly at the school in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 25, 2016. The taskforce me... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East team leader from the
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East team leader from the Eagle Lake, Texas, campus checks in a candidate during the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in-processing at Rice High School in Altair, Texas, July 17, 2016. TCA is a... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates board the bus
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates board the bus to the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 17, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas National Guard's Joint Counterdrug Taskfor... More
Col. Suzanne Atkinson, commander of the Texas Joint
Col. Suzanne Atkinson, commander of the Texas Joint Counterdrug Taskforce, answers questions from Eagle Lake Intermediate School fifth graders during a brief assembly at the school in Eagle Lake, Texas, April 2... More
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates listens to
Texas ChalleNGe Academy-East candidates listens to speakers during acclimation graduation at the TCA-E campus in Eagle Lake, Texas, July 29, 2016. TCA is a Department of Defense program through the Texas Nation... More
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet is recognized
A Texas ChalleNGe Academy-West cadet is recognized during the 2015-2 class graduation June 25, 2016, in Iraan, Texas. After the 22-week residential phase of the alternative education program, 30 cadets earned a... More