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Kentucky National Guard welcomes newest officers from OCS class 66-24 at State Capitol
May 10, 2024 — The Kentucky Army National Guard celebrated the graduation of Officer Candidate School (OCS) Class 66-24 at the Capitol Rotunda in Frankfort April 20. The ceremony honored the ten Soldiers who successfully completed the twelve-month training program, of which nine have now been commissioned as new officers in the Kentucky Army National Guard... MORE

Family members, friends and fellow Guardsmen were in attendance for the officer commissioning ceremony inside the rotunda of the State Capitol building in Frankfort, Ky., April 20, 202. Nine officer candidates from Officer Candidate School Class 66-24 became the Kentucky National Guard’s newest second lieutenants. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Destini Keene)

Celebrating Excellence: Kentucky Army National Guard's Officer Candidate School Graduates Emerge as Leaders
April 15, 2023 — The ceremony honored the Soldiers who successfully completed the 12-month training program and have now been commissioned as new officers in the Kentucky Army National Guard... MORE

The ceremony honored the Soldiers who successfully completed the 12-month training program and have now been commissioned as new officers in the Kentucky Army National Guard.

The Kentucky National Guard welcomes its newest officers at the State Capitol
October 6, 2021 — Family members, friends and fellow Guardsmen were in attendance for the officer commissioning ceremony inside the rotunda of the State Capitol building Sept. 27. Eight officer candidates from Officer Candidate School Class 63-21 became the Kentucky National Guard’s newest second lieutenants... MORE

Class 63-21 pose in front of the State Capitol building after their officer commissioning ceremony in Frankfort, Ky., Sept. 27, 2021. The eight officer candidates from Officer Candidate School Class 63-21 became the Kentucky National Guard’s newest second lieutenants. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jesse Elbouab)

First-Gen immigrant teaches Kentucky’s newest officers
October 6, 2021 — Capt. Timothy Wang was just twelve years old when he and his family immigrated from China to the United States. He and his family left so that his father could pursue higher education and start a new life in the U.S. They sold everything they had in China and left their previous lives behind. Now, Wang is an officer candidate school instructor at the Wendell H. Ford Regional Training Center (WHFRTC) in Greenville, Ky. In his prolific military career, Wang has served as both a non-commissioned officer in the Marine Corps and as a commissioned officer in the National Guard, first in Kansas, and now in Kentucky... MORE

Capt. Timothy Wang poses with his wife and son after the Officer Candidate School graduation at the state Capitol building Sept. 25, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jesse Elboaub)

The Kentucky National Guard promotes its newest officer at the State Capitol
April 16, 2021 — In a long-standing tradition in the commonwealth, Officer Candidate John J. Brent, the sole graduate from Officer Candidate School Class 62-20, became the Kentucky National Guard’s newest 2nd Lieutenant, in the rotunda of the Kentucky State Capitol building... MORE

KYNG promotes newest officer at state capitol

Kentucky Guard honors newest officers, warrant officers
September 7, 2014 — After completing a rigorous 18-month training program with Kentucky’s Officer Candidate School, including a final phase at Fort McClellan, Alabama, 16 Guardsmen earned their second lieutenant gold bars and were sworn in as commissioned officers... MORE

Kentucky honors newest officers, warrant officers

Guardsman excited to lead, honored at commissioning
August 25, 2012 — Surrounded by 10 of his fellow classmates, 2nd Lt. Martin A. Goldey looked out across the grounds of the Kentucky Capital. Goldey and his comrades, Kentucky’s newest commissioned officers, spent 18 months getting to this point. For Goldey, honor graduate, his commissioning ceremony from the Kentucky National Guard’s Officer Candidate School class 54-12 was bittersweet... MORE

Second Lt. Martin A. Goldey, Distinguished Honor Graduate of Officer Candidate School Class 54-12, poses for a quick photo on his graduation day at the Kentucky State Capitol, Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 25.

Kentucky Guard pins OCS class 54-12
August 25, 2012 — Eleven second lieutenants raised their right hands and swore an oath of office to become the Kentucky National Guard’s newest officers at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Aug. 25. Officer Candidate class 54-12 endured a rigorous 18-month training program in order to graduate as the new group of Kentucky National Guard leaders. The officer candidates were tested in key areas such as physical fitness, leadership abilities, land navigational skills, and operational orders... MORE

Col. William A. Denny, Commander for the 238th Regiment, administers the oath of office to OCS class 54-12 during the Officer Commissioning Ceremony at the Kentucky State Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., Aug 25. The 238th Regiment graduated 11 new officers to serve in the Kentucky National Guard.

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