{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/gianforte-announces-military-academy-nominations-0", "Gianforte Announces Military Academy Nominations", "2018-12-06", "2018", "2018-12", "Republican", "House", "MT", "Greg Gianforte", "G000584", "gianforte.house.gov", null, null, "legacy", "Congressman Greg Gianforte today announced his nominations for 14 Montana students applying for enrollment to U.S. military academies.\nOne of my greatest honors is to nominate the best and brightest Montana students to compete for an appointment to one of our nation's military academies, Gianforte said. I commend these remarkable young people for their dedication to serving our country, and I wish them the best success as they continue in this extremely competitive process.\nA service academy nomination from a member of Congress is required of students seeking officer training at one of the nation's four military academies: the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the U.S. Air Force Academy at Colorado Springs, the U.S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, or the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point.\nStudents applying through Gianforte's congressional office for an academy nomination completed an extensive application process that examined their academic, civic, and physical abilities as well as their commitment to military service.\nGianforte's 2018 nominees to U.S. military academies follow by county: \nCarbon County  Shane Vomund, Red Lodge - U.S. Air Force Academy\nFlathead County  Tyler Dunnagan, Whitefish - U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy  Lincoln Jones, Kalispell - U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy\nGallatin County  Aiden Reinhardt, Bozeman - U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy  Logan Wilkes, Bozeman - U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\nLake County  Kyla Blixt, Polson - U.S. Military Academy\nMissoula County  Madison Edwards, Missoula - U.S. Air Force Academy  Kamrin Rosling, Missoula - U.S. Military Academy  Finnian Westenfelder, Missoula - U.S. Air Force Academy\nRavalli County  Gabe Bennett, Florence - U.S. Naval Academy  Sophia Doyle, Hamilton - U.S. Military Academy\nStillwater County  Nathan Palmer, Columbus - U.S. Naval Academy\nTeton County  Berit Bedord, Power - U.S. Air Force Academy, U.S. Military Academy, U.S. Naval Academy, U.S. Merchant Marine Academy\nYellowstone County  Charles Morledge-Hampton, Billings - U.S. Naval Academy", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://gianforte.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/gianforte-announces-military-academy-nominations-0"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3979359064251184, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}