Story by Timothy Koster | Connecticut National Guard Public Affairs Office | 08.20.2022
NIANTIC, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard commissioned nine new lieutenants into its ranks during a ceremony for Officer Candidate School Class 67 at Camp Nett, Niantic, Connecticut, August 20, 2022....
Story by Spc. Marla Ogden | New York National Guard | 08.29.2020
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers raised their right hands and affirmed their oath of office as part of their graduation of the Officer Candidate School Commissioning ceremony August 29, 2020 at Camp Smith. The commissioning ceremony marked the completion of the 16-month Officer Candidate School (OCS) course and recognized these......
Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher Davis | 877th Engineer Battalion | 06.30.2016
Cincu, Romania. –Archimedes of Syracuse said if he was given a lever long enough and a fulcrum on which to place it, he shall move the world. As leaders of engineering units in the Alabama National Guard, lieutenants have the burden to take the state adjutant general’s vision for the State Partnership Program (SPP) and shape it into the successful program it has become....
Courtesy Story | U.S. Army Fort Lee | 12.06.2014
Second Lt. Alexander Henriod never expected to become an instant authority on women’s shoes while studying at Fort Lee’s Army Logistics University. However, while volunteering at a “gently used” winter clothing giveaway along with 23 other Basic Officer Leader Course students Dec. 7, he became a fast learner....
Story by Lance Cpl. Samuel Ellis | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 03.21.2014
Like a cross between an adult game of leapfrog and a lethal dance, 126 students from The Basic School’s Bravo Co. advanced toward the tree line with weapons drawn at Range 5 aboard Marine Corps Base Quantico on March 21, 2014....
Courtesy Story | Fort Leonard Wood Public Affairs Office | 11.18.2013
As part of the commanding general’s initiative, the U.S. Army Engineer School held the first outreach session for lieutenants and captains on official orders to other installations. This first session, held Nov. 12 in the Digital Training Facility, was for those moving to Fort Bragg, N.C....
Story by Cpl. Paris Capers | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 08.15.2013
The lieutenants of 3rd Platoon, Charlie Co., The Basic School, put the lessons they’ve learned for the last three months to the test during Field Exercise II, a culminating event stressing platoon-sized elements on Range 15 on Aug. 15, 2013....
Story by Sgt. Christopher Zahn | Marine Corps Base Quantico | 02.14.2013
Is the deadliest piece of equipment carried by a Marine into combat; his rifle, automatic weapon or even a grenade launcher? Perhaps, it’s just a radio....
