Brig. Gen. James J. Grant, left, chief of the joint staff, and Maj. Gen. Jeronim Bazo, center, chief of general staff of Albanian armed forces, presents Albanian officer candidate Andi Gjeci his graduation certificate at a ceremony at the National Guard Armory, Lawrenceville, , July 29, 2014. Albania is the first State Partnership Program country to send its officer candidates to its partner state - New Jersey - to attend Officer Candidate School. The 12-week New Jersey Army National Guard OCS program is modelled after the active-duty program at Fort Benning, Ga. and includes classroom ins


Brig. Gen. James J. Grant, left, chief of the joint staff, and Maj. Gen. Jeronim Bazo, center, chief of general staff of Albanian armed forces, presents Albanian officer candidate Andi Gjeci his graduation certificate at a ceremony at the National Guard Armory, Lawrenceville, , July 29, 2014. Albania is the first State Partnership Program country to send its officer candidates to its partner state - New Jersey - to attend Officer Candidate School. The 12-week New Jersey Army National Guard OCS program is modelled after the active-duty program at Fort Benning, Ga. and includes classroom instruction, physical and leadership training. The candidates were selected from the Albanian army, navy and air force. ( Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released) NJNG graduates first Albanian OCS class 140729-Z-AL508-092


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