Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in a Regimental Orientation Program (ROP) graduation ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 16, 2017. ROP is a three-week program designed to tr...

Col. Jason Garkey, 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) give a Soldiers the "buff strap" during a Regimental Orientation Program (ROP) graduation ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 16, 2017. The "buff strap" is the...

Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in a Regimental Orientation Program (ROP) graduation ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 16, 2017. ROP is a three-week program designed to tr...

Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) participate in a Regimental Orientation Program (ROP) graduation ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 16, 2017. ROP is a three-week program designed to tr...

Soldiers assigned to the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) speak the Old Guard Creed during a Regimental Orientation Program (ROP) graduation ceremony in Conmy Hall, Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., Oct. 16, 2017. ROP is a three-week prog...

ROP is a three-week program designed to train new Soldiers in rifle movements, ceremonial marching, and uniform styles unique to The Old Guard.