Officer Candidates from OCS Class 70-25 with the Illinois Army National Guard pose for a group photo overlooking the Cumberland River at Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Dover, Tennessee, May 16, 2025.
250517-A-XJ169-8909.JPG Photo By: 2nd Lt. Trenton Fouche

Dover, Tenn. - Officer Candidates from OCS Class 70-25 with the Illinois Army National Guard pose for a group photo overlooking the Cumberland River at Fort Donelson National Battlefield in Dover, Tennessee, May 16, 2025. The three-day staff ride served as a culminating event in their leadership development, combining historical research, battlefield analysis, and presentations on military leadership during the 1862 Civil War battle. Candidates studied the decisions made by Union and Confederate leaders and connected those lessons to modern military doctrine, while also strengthening group cohesion and logistical planning skills ahead of their commissioning. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Trenton Fouche, Joint Force Headquarters – Illinois National Guard)


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