Virginia OCS hosts Regional FTX
Channel: Virginia National Guard
Date: 2011-07-14

FORT PICKETT, Va. — During an atypically long National Guard drill weekend, Soldiers looking to begin their careers as commissioned officers through the Officer Candidate School participated in a regional field training exercise, or FTX, at Fort Pickett June 23- 26. The 89 candidates from the region, which includes Virginia, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware and D.C., spent the weekend conducting battle drills and land navigation.

To read more, visit: http://vko.va.ngb.army.mil/VirginiaGuard/news/jul11/ocsftx.html

To view photos from the event, visit:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaguardpao/sets/72157627062087560/