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Newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) Ensigns (ESN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenants (2LT) celebrate their new positions by throwing their covers into the air during the US Naval Academys Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). The hat toss, now a traditional ending to the ceremony, originated at the Naval Academy in 1912, and has since become the symbolic and visual end to the four-year program

Newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) Ensigns (ESN) and US Marine Corps (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

Chinese-Americans get officer rank. Camp Barkeley, Texas, The first Chinese-Americans to be commissioned second lieutenants in the Medical Administrative Corps Officer Candidate School have received their bars at this Army center. The men are Calvin S. Chin, 28, of New York City, and Anthony Loo Wung Wong, 25 of Honolulu, Hawaii. Lieutenants Chin and Wong are now members of the Medical Department Officer's Replacement Pool at Camp Barkeley. Lieutenant Chin, native New Yorker, is the son of Me On Chin 35 Pell Street. He graduated from Stuyvesant High School in New York and was in the restaurant business before entering the Army. Serving first as an enlisted man, Chin next became Staff Sergeant assigned to a Medical Battalion at Camp Youn, California. Lieutenant Wong came from Hawaii to the United States for part of his education, and graduated from St. Louis College, Missouri, in 1934. Returning to Honolulu, he graduated from the Cannon School of Business and went to work for the Hawaiian Electric Company. Before entering the Officer Candidate School, Wong served in the Hawaiian National Guard

Chinese-Americans get officer rank. Camp Barkeley, Texas, The first Ch...

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[Tuskegee, Ala.  Mar. 1942.  Members of the first class of Negro pilots in the history of the US Army Air Corps who were graduated at the advanced flying school as second lieutenants by Major General George E. Stratemeyer]

[Tuskegee, Ala. Mar. 1942. Members of the first class of Negro pilot...

Six pilots in front of airplane. Benjamin O. Davis is 3rd from left. Farm Security Administration and Office of War Information Collection. No. 21001-AC. U.S> Army Air Forces photo.

With their right hands raised, members of the Naval Academy's Class of 1991 are sworn in as ensigns or second lieutenants during the academy's graduation and commissioning ceremony. Nearly 20,000 guests attended the ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium, during which 937 midshipmen were graduated

With their right hands raised, members of the Naval Academy's Class of...

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US Air Force (USAF) Basic Officer Training (BOT) Class 04-04 is sworn in as Second Lieutenants (2LT), upon graduating from Officer Training School (OTS), on the OTS Parade Field at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base (AFB), Alabama (AL)

US Air Force (USAF) Basic Officer Training (BOT) Class 04-04 is sworn ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Gunter Annex, Maxwell Afb State: Alabama (AL) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: Paul S. Troy, CIV, USAF Release Sta... More

A newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ENS) receives his diploma from US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs-of-STAFF, during the US Naval Academys Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants. US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), stands in the background

A newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ENS) receives his diploma f...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to... More

US Naval Academy Midshipmen stand and recite the Oath of Enlistment during the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

US Naval Academy Midshipmen stand and recite the Oath of Enlistment du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

US Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Gordon R. England, delivers remarks during the US Naval Academys Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

US Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Gordon R. England, delivers re...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

A newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ENS) shows off his diploma after receiving it from US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs-of-STAFF, and US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), during the US Naval Academys Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

A newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ENS) shows off his diploma ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ESN) Garrettson Blight, displays his degree to family and friends in the crowd during the US Naval Academys Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

Newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ESN) Garrettson Blight, displ...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

A newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ENS) cheers to the crowd after receiving his diploma during the US Naval Academys Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

A newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ENS) cheers to the crowd af...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

US Naval Academy Midshipmen congratulate one another during the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

US Naval Academy Midshipmen congratulate one another during the Gradua...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PHC Johnny Bivera, USN Release Status: Released to... More

Newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ESN) Colleen Maloney, receives her diploma from US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs-of-STAFF (CJCS), during the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

Newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) ENSIGN (ESN) Colleen Maloney, receive...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO), delivers remarks during the US Naval Academys Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants. US Secretary of the Navy, The Honorable Gordon R. England, and US Air Force (USAF) General (GEN) Richard B. Myers, Chairman, Joint Chiefs-of-STAFF, are seated to the CNOs right

US Navy (USN) Admiral (ADM) Vern Clark, CHIEF of Naval Operations (CNO...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

US Naval Academy Midshipmen stand and recite the Oath of Enlistment during the Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

US Naval Academy Midshipmen stand and recite the Oath of Enlistment du...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

Newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) Ensigns (ESN) and US Marine Corps (USMC) Second Lieutenants (2LT) sing the US Naval Academys Alma Mater, during their Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony held at Annapolis, Maryland (MD). 990 Midshipmen became Commissioned Officers in either the US Navy (USN) as Ensigns or the US Marine Corps (USMC) as Second Lieutenants

Newly Commissioned US Navy (USN) Ensigns (ESN) and US Marine Corps (US...

The original finding aid described this photograph as: Base: Annapolis State: Maryland (MD) Country: United States Of America (USA) Scene Camera Operator: PH2 Damon J. Moritz, USN Release Status: Released ... More

Newly commissioned Ensigns and Second Lieutenants sing the U.S. Naval Academy alma mater Navy Blue And Gold.

Newly commissioned Ensigns and Second Lieutenants sing the U.S. Naval ...

Annapolis, Md. (May. 27, 2005) Newly commissioned Ensigns and Second Lieutenants sing the U.S. Naval Academy alma mater Navy Blue And Gold as part of the 2005 Graduation and Commissioning Ceremony at the U.S. N... More

The Marine Corps� newest second lieutenants take the oath of office during the Class of 2007 graduation and commissioning ceremony.

The Marine Corps� newest second lieutenants take the oath of office du...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May. 25, 2007) The Marine Corps newest second lieutenants take the oath of office during the Class of 2007 graduation and commissioning ceremony at Navy-Marine Corps Stadium in Annapolis, Md., M... More

Newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants congratulate each other and line up to receive their diplomas and gold bar rank insignia during the 2012 U.S. Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony.

Newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants congratulate each ot...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May. 29, 2012) Newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants congratulate each other and line up to receive their diplomas and gold bar rank insignia during the 2012 U.S. Naval Academy gradu... More

Gold bar rank insignia awaits newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants at the 2012 U.S. Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony.

Gold bar rank insignia awaits newly commissioned ensigns and second li...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May. 29, 2012) Gold bar rank insignia awaits newly commissioned ensigns and second lieutenants at the 2012 U.S. Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Comm... More

Ensigns and second lieutenants toss their covers in the air to mark the official closing of the 2012 U.S. Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony.

Ensigns and second lieutenants toss their covers in the air to mark th...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (May. 29, 2012) Ensigns and second lieutenants toss their covers in the air to mark the official closing of the 2012 U.S. Naval Academy graduation and commissioning ceremony. (U.S. Navy photo by ... More

U.S. Army Officer Candidates Joshua Wangeman and Leslie

U.S. Army Officer Candidates Joshua Wangeman and Leslie

U.S. Army Officer Candidates Joshua Wangeman and Leslie Wangeman talk to Sgt. Maj. Phil Lakner, G3 aviation operations sergeant major for Joint Force Headquarters, during a break before the officer candidates’ ... More

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing Rifles, prepare to lay a wreath and perform a 21-gun salute after a 9/11 remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Ken Scar)

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, (right) a

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, (right) a

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, (right) a survivor of the Bataan Death March and 1,255 days as a prisoner of war, Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, (left) a survivor of 1,038 days as a POW in the Kore... More

U.S. Army  Lt. Gen. Thomas James Jr., commander of

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Thomas James Jr., commander of

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Thomas James Jr., commander of First Army, speaks during a commissioning ceremony for Clemson University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps cadets, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Ken Scar)

One of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s most

One of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s most

One of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s most time-honored traditions, new cadets are required to report to the senior cadets during Reception Day to demonstrate fundamental military skills under pressu... More

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears” as part of their summer training in the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment at the U.S. Military Academy at Wes... More

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with the M4 carbine as part of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s Cadet Basic Training July 9, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise as part of their Cadet Field Training, July 18, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course as part of Cadet Field Training, July 22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

New Cadet Brian Dawson, Echo Co., braves 100-degree

New Cadet Brian Dawson, Echo Co., braves 100-degree

New Cadet Brian Dawson, Echo Co., braves 100-degree temperatures to learn modern Army combatives as part of his Cadet Basic Training at Camp Buckner, New York, July 29, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023,

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023,

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023, USMA leadership, staff, faculty and graduates completed a 12-mile road march from Camp Buckner, Aug. 12, 2019. The March Back is the new cadets’ final challe... More

Retired Lt. Col. Wallace Ward, USMA Class of 1958,

Retired Lt. Col. Wallace Ward, USMA Class of 1958,

Retired Lt. Col. Wallace Ward, USMA Class of 1958, marches back with the Class of 2023. Ward, 87, was the oldest grad to participate in the 2019 March Back. Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023 co... More

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 18, 2020. Nearly 1,000 cadets commissioned into both the U.S. Air and Space Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michell... More

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2020 on The Plain in West Point, New York, June 13, 2020. This year, 1,113 cadets graduated. Among them we... More

The Gold Bar Recruiter Program

The Gold Bar Recruiter Program

2d Lt. Jadzia Cabrera, Gold Bar Recruiter, poses near the prop and wings statue outside of the Air University Headquarters building, August 13, 2020, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The Gold Bar Recruiter Prog... More

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Kory Bromley sits with

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Kory Bromley sits with

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Kory Bromley sits with his Officer Candidate School classmates during a rehearsal for their commissioning ceremony at Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D., Aug. 17, 2018. The five candidates... More

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing Rifles, prepare to lay a wreath and perform a 21-gun salute in honor of the victims of 9/11 during a remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Ken Scar)

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and 1,255 days as a prisoner of war, Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, a survivor of 1,038 days as a POW in the Korean war, and Air... More

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to recieve their commissioning certificates during a commissioning ceremony in Tillman Hall, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Ken Scar)

A new cadet reads the Cadet Basic Training book during

A new cadet reads the Cadet Basic Training book during

A new cadet reads the Cadet Basic Training book during Reception Day at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point July 1, 2019. During the six weeks of CBT, new cadets will be physically and mentally tested as th... More

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears” as part of their summer training in the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment at the U.S. Military Academy at Wes... More

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with the M4 carbine as part of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s Cadet Basic Training July 9, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course as part of Cadet Field Training, July 22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise as part of their Cadet Field Training, July 18, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Retired Lt. Col. Wallace Ward, USMA Class of 1958,

Retired Lt. Col. Wallace Ward, USMA Class of 1958,

Retired Lt. Col. Wallace Ward, USMA Class of 1958, marches back with the Class of 2023. Ward, 87, was the oldest grad to participate in the 2019 March Back. Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023 co... More

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023,

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023,

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023, USMA leadership, staff, faculty and graduates completed a 12-mile road march from Camp Buckner, Aug. 12, 2019. The March Back is the new cadets’ final challe... More

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 18, 2020. Nearly 1,000 cadets commissioned into both the U.S. Air and Space Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michell... More

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2020 on The Plain in West Point, New York, June 13, 2020. This year, 1,113 cadets graduated. Among them we... More

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Mackenzie Foss stands in

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Mackenzie Foss stands in

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Mackenzie Foss stands in front of the rank of second lieutenant that will soon be pinned on her during her commissioning ceremony at Camp Rapid, Rapid City, S.D., Aug. 17, 2018. The... More

Members of Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the

Members of Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the

Members of Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing Rifles, exit Military Heritage Plaza after laying a wreath and performing a 21-gun salute to honor the victims of 9/11 after a remembrance ceremony... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, (center) a

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, (center) a

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, (center) a survivor of the Bataan Death March and 1,255 days as a prisoner of war, Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, (right) a survivor of 1,038 days as a POW in the Ko... More

Brand new Army and Air Force second lieutenants from

Brand new Army and Air Force second lieutenants from

Brand new Army and Air Force second lieutenants from Clemson University’s ROTC program wait to recieve thier “Silver Dollar Salutes” after their commissioning ceremony in Tillman Hall, May 9, 2019. (Photo by Ken Scar)

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches new cadets how to salute/march during Reception Day July 1, 2019. The more than 1,200 members of the Class of 2023 is composed of 285 women, 400 minorities, ... More

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears” as part of their summer training in the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment at the U.S. Military Academy at Wes... More

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with the M4 carbine as part of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s Cadet Basic Training July 9, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise as part of their Cadet Field Training, July 18, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course as part of Cadet Field Training, July 22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise as part of their Cadet Field Training, July 18, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023,

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023,

Members of the U.S. Military Academy Class of 2023, USMA leadership, staff, faculty and graduates completed a 12-mile road march from Camp Buckner, Aug. 12, 2019. The March Back is the new cadets’ final challe... More

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 18, 2020. Nearly 1,000 cadets commissioned into both the U.S. Air and Space Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michell... More

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2020 on The Plain in West Point, New York, June 13, 2020. This year, 1,113 cadets graduated. Among them we... More

The United States Marine Corps newest crop of Second

The United States Marine Corps newest crop of Second

The United States Marine Corps newest crop of Second Lieutenants are sworn in by Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the Marine Corps, at the United States Naval Academy Class of 2014 Graduation and Commissioning... More

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Leslie Wangeman has the

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Leslie Wangeman has the

U.S. Army Officer Candidate Leslie Wangeman has the rank of second lieutenant pinned to her uniform by her uncle, retired U.S. Navy Adm. Glenn Feldhuhn, and brother, Keith Graul, at her commissioning ceremony a... More

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing

Clemson University’s ROTC honor guard, the Pershing Rifles, perform a 21-gun salute in honor of the victims of 9/11 during a remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Ken Scar)

U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor of the

U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor of the

U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and 1,255 days as a prisoner of war, Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, a survivor of 1,038 days as a POW in the Korean war, and Air Force C... More

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to recieve their commissioning certificates during a commissioning ceremony in Tillman Hall, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Ken Scar)

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches new cadets how to salute/march during Reception Day July 1, 2019. The more than 1,200 members of the Class of 2023 is composed of 285 women, 400 minorities, ... More

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears” as part of their summer training in the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment at the U.S. Military Academy at Wes... More

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes herself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes herself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes herself with the M4 carbine as part of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s Cadet Basic Training July 9, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course as part of Cadet Field Training, July 22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

A Class of 2022 cadet participates in a call for fire

A Class of 2022 cadet participates in a call for fire

A Class of 2022 cadet participates in a call for fire exercise as part of Cadet Field Training, July 22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 18, 2020. Nearly 1,000 cadets commissioned into both the U.S. Air and Space Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michell... More

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2020 on The Plain in West Point, New York, June 13, 2020. This year, 1,113 cadets graduated. Among them we... More

Newly promoted South Dakota Army National Guard officers

Newly promoted South Dakota Army National Guard officers

Newly promoted South Dakota Army National Guard officers take the Oath of Office at their commissioning ceremony led by Brig. Gen. Thomas Croymans, SDARNG assistant adjutant general, at Camp Rapid, Rapid City, ... More

The Clemson University ROTC honor guard, the Pershing

The Clemson University ROTC honor guard, the Pershing

The Clemson University ROTC honor guard, the Pershing Rifles conduct a 21-gun salute in honor of the victims of 9/11 during a remembrance ceremony, Sept. 11, 2018. (Photo by Ken Scar)

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and 1,255 days as a prisoner of war, Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, a survivor of 1,038 days as a POW in the Korean war, and Air... More

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Thomas James Jr, commander of First

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Thomas James Jr, commander of First

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Thomas James Jr, commander of First Army, administers the oath of office to Clemson University Reserve Officers’ Training Corps students during a commissioning ceremony in Tillman Hall, May 8... More

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point senior teaches new cadets how to salute/march during Reception Day July 1, 2019. The more than 1,200 members of the Class of 2023 is composed of 285 women, 400 minorities, ... More

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears” as part of their summer training in the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment at the U.S. Military Academy at Wes... More

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes himself with the M4 carbine as part of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s Cadet Basic Training July 9, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

A Class of 2022 midshipmen participates in a call for

A Class of 2022 midshipmen participates in a call for

A Class of 2022 midshipmen participates in a call for fire exercise as part of Cadet Field Training, July 22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

A USMA Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A USMA Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A USMA Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course as part of Cadet Field Training, July 22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

New Echo Co. cadets learn modern Army combatives as

New Echo Co. cadets learn modern Army combatives as

New Echo Co. cadets learn modern Army combatives as part of their Cadet Basic Training at Camp Buckner, New York, July 29, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 18, 2020. Nearly 1,000 cadets commissioned into both the U.S. Air and Space Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michell... More

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2020 on The Plain in West Point, New York, June 13, 2020. This year, 1,113 cadets graduated. Among them we... More

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor

Retired U.S. Army Col. Ben Skardon, 101, a survivor of the Bataan Death March and 1,255 days as a prisoner of war, sits next to Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, a survivor of 1,038 days as a POW in the Korean... More

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to recieve their commissioning certificates during a commissioning ceremony in Tillman Hall, May 8, 2019. (Photo by Ken Scar)

“I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the

“I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the

“I will maintain and defend the sovereignty of the United States paramount to any and all allegiance, sovereignty, or fealty,” the more than 1,200 new cadets pledged at the end of their Reception Day July 1, 20... More

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears” as part of their summer training in the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment at the U.S. Military Academy at Wes... More

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes herself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes herself with

A Class of 2023 new cadet familiarizes herself with the M4 carbine as part of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point’s Cadet Basic Training July 9, 2018. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise

Class of 2022 cadets participate in a live-fire exercise as part of their Cadet Field Training, July 18, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

A USMA Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A USMA Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course

A USMA Class of 2022 cadet completes the obstacle course as part of Cadet Field Training, July 22, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

New Echo Co. cadets learn modern Army combatives as

New Echo Co. cadets learn modern Army combatives as

New Echo Co. cadets learn modern Army combatives as part of their Cadet Basic Training at Camp Buckner, New York, July 29, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Matthew Moeller)

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S.

Cadets with the class of 2020 graduate at the U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo., April 18, 2020. Nearly 1,000 cadets commissioned into both the U.S. Air and Space Forces. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Michell... More

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation

The U.S. Military Academy at West Point held its graduation and commissioning ceremony for the Class of 2020 on The Plain in West Point, New York, June 13, 2020. This year, 1,113 cadets graduated. Among them we... More

U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, a survivor

U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, a survivor

U.S. Army 1st Lt. William Funchess, 90, a survivor of 1,038 days as a POW in the Korean war, and Air Force Col. Bill Austin, 80, an F-4 Phantom pilot who was shot down on his 81st mission ever Vietnam and survi... More

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to

Cadets with Clemson University’s Army ROTC wait to recieve their commissioning certificates during a commissioning ceremony in Tillman Hall, May 9, 2019. (Photo by Ken Scar)

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point new cadet stands

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point new cadet stands

A U.S. Military Academy at West Point new cadet stands in formation during Reception Day July 1, 2019. The more than 1,200 members of the Class of 2023 is composed of 285 women, 400 minorities, 17 combat vetera... More

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears”

Class of 2023 cadets experience the “House of Tears” as part of their summer training in the use of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear (CBRN) protective equipment at the U.S. Military Academy at Wes... More

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