Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, and Command Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Offord Jr., the 11th Transportation Regimental command sergeant major, talk with Catfish, K95's morning radio host...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of the Transportation School, Combined Arms Support Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Offord, Jr., the 11th Transportation Regimental command sergeant major, meet wi...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, meets with Darius Rucker, country music artist, before Rucker performed at the 2012 CountryFest in Glen Allen, Va. Rucker also met with Soldiers ...
Even though the show was running behind schedule, Darius Rucker, country music artist, took the time to meet with U.S. Army personnel from Beckley Recruiting Battalion and the Transportation Corps before taking stage at the 2012 CountryFest in Glen A...
U.S. Army Beckley Recruiting Battalion's Richmond Company Future Soldiers stand ready to meet Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, at the 2012 CountryFest in Glen Allen, Va., July 29...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, talks about selfless service with Future Soldiers, from the U.S. Army Beckley Recruiting Battalion, at the 2012 CountryFest in Glen Allen, Va., J...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, talks about the symbolism behind the Transportation Corps' coin, before giving coins to Future Soldiers, assigned to the U.S Army Beckley Recruit...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, presents a coin to a Richmond Recruiting Company's Future Soldier while at the 2012 CountryFest in Glen Allen, Va., July 29. Later on stage befor...
Darius Rucker, country music artist, signs autographs for Future Soldiers before taking the stage at CountryFest July 29 in Glen Allen, Va. The Future Soldiers told Rucker they were huge fans of his music, and Rucker said he was of a fan of theirs an...
Although they didn't sing, Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, and Command Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Offord Jr., the 11th Transportation Regimental command sergeant major, had the fans at ...
Command Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Offord Jr., the 11th Transportation Regimental command sergeant major, energizes the crowd at CountryFest before an oath of enlistment ceremony on stage with Future Soldiers, from the U.S. Army Beckley Recruiting Battalion,...
On stage and in front of more than 6,500 country music fans, Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, administers the oath of enlistment to 27 Future Soldiers, from the U.S. Army Beckley...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, pumps up the crowd at the 2012 CountryFest July 29 in Glen Allen, Va., before administering the oath of enlistment on stage to 27 Future Soldiers...
On stage and in front of more than 6,500 country music fans, Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, administers the oath of enlistment to 27 Future Soldiers, from the U.S. Army Beckley...
On stage and in front of more than 6,500 country music fans, Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, administers the oath of enlistment to 27 Future Soldiers, from the U.S. Army Beckley...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, introduces his battle buddy, Command Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Offord Jr., the 11th Transportation Regimental command sergeant major, to the more than 6...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, takes center stage along with 27 Future Soldiers, from the U.S. Army Beckley Recruiting Battalion's Richmond Company, July 29 at CountryFest in G...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of the Transportation School, Combined Arms Support Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Offord, Jr., the 11th Transportation Regimental command sergeant major, pose fo...
Capt. Randy Agnew (right), Richmond Recruiting Company commander, escorts Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, during a tour of the 2012 CountryFest July 29 in Glen Allen, Va. The co...
Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of Transportation School, meets with Soldiers, assigned to the U.S. Army Beckley Recruiting Battalion's Richmond Company, while at the 2012 CountryFest July 29 in Glen All...
GLEN ALLEN, Va. -- In a sea of cowboy boots and Stetsons, a group of combat boots, berets and patrol caps stood out as the U.S. Army took center stage at the 2012 K95 CountryFest July 29.
For the second year in a row, CountryFest invited the U.S. Army to open the show with an oath of enlistment ceremony, which took place right before the event's featured performer, Darius Rucker, took to the stage. In front of more than 6,500 fans, Catfish, one of K95's radio morning hosts, introduced Brig. Gen. Stephen E. Farmen, U.S. Army Chief of Transportation and commandant of the Transportation School, and Command Sgt. Maj. Allen B. Offord Jr., the 11th Transportation Regimental command sergeant major. The Transportation School, at Fort Lee, is a part of the U.S. Army Combined Arms Support Command.
Farmen and Offord took a tag-team approach on stage as they energized the crowd at Innsbrook. They shared their personal Army Strong stories, which included Farmen's college years spent at the University of Richmond with the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and Offord's son who recently joined the ranks of the U.S. Army. Farmen and Offord described Soldiers' commitment and selfless service as they explained the meaning of the oath of enlistment to the fans before the ceremony.
Then Farmen administered the oath of enlistment to 27 Future Soldiers from the U.S. Army Beckley Recruiting Battalion's Richmond Company. After staying silent throughout the oath, the crowd erupted in applause shouting "Hooah" after the ceremony.
The group exited the stage and then had the opportunity to meet Rucker, who took pictures with them and signed autographs. The Future Soldiers told the country music star that they were huge fans, but it was Rucker who was a bigger fan of them, he said. Right before heading on stage, Rucker thanked the Army for their commitment to serve their country.
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