PINEVILLE, La. – Maj. Gen. Glenn H. Curtis, adjutant general of the Louisiana National Guard, presents the Adjutant General’s Award (Honor Graduate), a ceremonial saber, to 2nd Lt. Dwayne Petroski, of Lake Charles, La., at the Camp Beauregard Theatre in Pineville, La., Aug. 24, 2013. The newly commissioned officers successfully attended the traditional officer candidate school one weekend a month and two annual training sessions over 18 months, or the full-time 8-week accelerated course. MG Curtis graduated from the OCS program in 1984. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Toby M. Valadie, Louisiana National Guard Public Affairs Office/ Released)