Air Force Airman Christopher M. King, son of Thomas King of Clearwater, and Holly Bisagna of Homosassa, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He's a 2005 graduate of East Lake High.
During six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization, core values, and military customs and courtesies; performed drill and ceremony marches, and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises, and special training in human relations.
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Army Pvt. Lester K. Bishop, a 2006 graduate of Tarpon Springs High, completed basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.
During nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
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Army Pvt. Kevin R. Miller, son of Kevin and Rosanne Miller of Largo and a 2008 Largo High alumnus, graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
During nine weeks of training, the soldier received training in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, core values and traditions. Additional training included development of basic combat skills and battlefield operations and tactics, and experiencing use of various weapons and weapons defenses available to the infantry crewman.
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Marine Corps Lance Cpl. Ryan M. Nelson, son of Robert A. and Vickie L. Nelson of Largo, and fellow Marines and sailors of Marine Wing Support Squadron 172 (MWSS-172), Marine Wing Support Group 17 (MWSG-17), and 1st Marine Aircraft Wing (1st MAW), Marine Corps Air Station Futenma, Okinawa, Japan, recently returned from a seven-month deployment to Iraq.
MWSS-172 supplied support to the forward element of Marine Aircraft Group 16, 3rd MAW (Forward), to include tenant and visiting squadrons at Al Asad Air Base, Anbar province, Iraq, as well as provided combat service support throughout the province.
MWSS-172 constructed more than 25 helicopter landing zones throughout Anbar province and built a refuel and replenishment point about 100 miles north of the Euphrates River, and the squadron's explosive ordnance disposal unit aided the newly-trained Iraqi EOD soldiers with controlled detonations as well as responded to local area requests for EOD support.
The sailors of MWSS-172 are primarily corpsmen, including augments from Marine Aircraft Group 36, MWSG-17, Naval Hospital San Diego and Naval Hospital Twentynine Palms, Calif. They maintained the squadron's medical readiness and secured supplies for two cooperative medical engagements with the Iraqi medical system, as well as provided medical treatment to Iraqi civilians in remote villages.
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