U.S. Army officers graduate among hundreds of Kings Pointers
U.S. Air Force Gen. Darren McDew, commander of the U.S. Transportation Command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, delivers the graduation speech for the 2016 graduating class of Kings Pointers at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, June 18. Maj. Gen. Phillip Churn, commanding general of the 200th Military Police Command, U.S. Army Reserve, a native of Washington, D.C., administered the Oath of Commissioned Officers for six Army lieutenants. The 2016 graduating class included 229 senior midshipmen, each earning a Bachelor of Science degree, a direct commission into the armed forces and a U.S. Coast Guard license. (U.S. Army photo by Master Sgt. Michel Sauret)