An Albanian Officer Candidate advance on a machine

An Albanian Officer Candidate advance on a machine gun position during an assault training mission at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., June 26, 2014. During a three-day field leadership exercise, members of Albanian Officer Candidate Class 001 were evaluated by the platoon training officers on their leadership potential. During the exercise, the candidates performed various situational training exercises including assault, recon and ambush. Situational training exercises are short, scenario-driven, mission-oriented exercises designed to train one collective task, or a group of related tasks or battle drills, through practice. Albania is the first State Partnership Program country to send its officer candidates to the United States to attend an Officer Candidate School (OCS) program. The 12-week NJARNG OCS program is modelled after the active-duty program at Fort Benning, Ga., and includes classroom instruction, physical and leadership training. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released)