2nd Lt. Evan P. Cochran

Army 2nd Lt. Evan P. Cochran has graduated from the Infantry Basic Officer Leader Course at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

The course is designed to produce physically fit, competent, and confident infantry platoon leaders who are proficient in basic infantry skills.  Lieutenants learn adaptive skills and to train and lead soldiers in infantry platoons to accomplish mission objectives in any environment.

Combat arms tactics covered during the course schedule include tactical doctrine and operations, air assault operations, military operations on urban terrain, and field training exercises.

Cochran is the son of Joel F. and Wilhelmina E. Cochrane of Johnes Street, Newburgh, N.Y.

Cochran is a 2004 graduate of Cocoa Beach High School, Fla. He earned a bachelor’s degree in 2008 from the University of Central Florida, Orlando.