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Scenes from the 2023 ROTC Commissioning Ceremony

On Monday, Yale honored its graduating Air Force, Naval, and Army ROTC students during a joint commissioning ceremony held in Battell Chapel.
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  • Commissioned officers standing on altar steps
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  • A smiling Air Force cadet receiving an award.
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  • Smiling Space Force cadet having an pin put on her uniform
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  • ROTC leaders with Yale President Peter Salovey
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  • Army cadet with Yale President Peter Salovey
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  • A cadet smiling while her parents decorate her uniform
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  • Space Force General David D. Thompson
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  • Hands adding a pin to a cadet’s uniform
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  • Sharon Kugler, Pericles Lewis, Kimberly Goff-Crews, and Scott Strobel seated among guests
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  • A midshipman embracing a loved one.
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  • Yale University Chaplain Sharon Kugler addressing the crowd
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  • An Army cap resting on a pew rail
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  • Cadets standing at attention in a pew stall
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  • The assembled students stepping off from the altar steps
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  • A view from the balcony of the crowd applauding the students
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Yale honored its graduating Air Force, Naval, and Army ROTC students during a joint commissioning ceremony held in Battell Chapel on Monday afternoon following the university’s Commencement celebration. During the ceremony, cadets and midshipmen from Yale College’s Class of 2023, as well as graduates from other area colleges, received their official appointments as military officers. General David D. Thompson, vice chief of space operations for the United States Space Force delivered the keynote address.

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