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Birthay
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ‘WOODPECKER’
WOODROW WESLEY ALLEN
3/14
There are 3 pots cook- ing for you on your birth- day. Love!
Military
‘Sailor Of The Year’
5 Tampa Residents Graduate From Basic Training
1ST CLASS SYLVESTER WILLIAMS
nesses for his selec- tion as Navy Per- sonnel Command’s Senior “Sailor of the Year.”
A plaque of recognition from the city chamber of commerce was pre- sented by Lee Buchacher during the ceremony. The ceremony was part of an annual break- fast that the com-
AIRMAN TAMIR BLACKSHEAR, JR.
Five young adults with ties to the Tampa Bay Area re- cently completed all require- ments and graduated from basic military training for the United States Air Force. Their respective graduation ceremonies took place at the Joint Base San Antonio-Lack- land, in San Antonio, Texas.
Airman Deandre H. Anderson, Airman Tamir H. Blackshear, Jr., Re- serve Airman Kenneth S. Fernandez, Airman 1st Class Savanna J. Recchio, and Airman Stephen T. Yulee completed an inten- sive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.
All of the Airmen also earned four credits toward an Associate in Applied Science Degree through the Commu- nity College of the Air Force.
Airman Anderson
graduated from Wharton High School in 2015.
Airman Blackshear is the son of Selina M. and stepson of Joseph Archie, His brother of Rohmel N. Blackshear, and grandfa- ther, Joseph Archie, all re-
AIRMAN 1ST CLASS SAVANNA J. RECCHIO
AIRMAN STEPHEN T. YULEE
side in Tampa. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 2014.
Reserve Airman Fer- nandez is the son of Eliza- beth A. and Jack K. Fernandez, of Tampa. He graduated from Jefferson High School in 2016.
Airman 1st Class Rec- chio is the daughter of Wendy F. Recchio, of Tampa. She graduated in 2016 from Robinson High School.
Airman Yulee is the son of Job Yulee, of Tampa, and Hope M. Judd, of Port Charlotte. He is the grandson of Christine M. and Thomas D. Lasalle, of Venice, and the nephew of Faith Yulee, of Tampa. He graduated from Lemon Bay High School, in Port Char- lotte, in 2016.
MILLINGTON, TN —- Aviation Boatswain’s Mate (Handling) 1st Class Sylvester Williams Jr., a native of Tampa, was ac- knowledged by the City of Millington and local busi-
munity hosts to honor not only the awardees, but the positive impact the base has on the city. (U. S. Navy photo by Mass Communi- cation Specialist 2nd Class Brian T. Glunt).
Naval Enlistee Reads To First Grade Class
Utilities man Construc- tion man Maria GilCano, of Tampa, Florida, is shown reading to a first grade class at Cmdr. William C. McCool Elementary -Middle School on the Naval Base in Santa Rita, Guam.
Naval Mobile Construc- tion Battalion 1 is forward deployed to execute con-
MARIA GILCANO
struction, humanitarian and foreign assistance, spe- cial operations combat serv- ice support, and theater security cooperation in sup- port of United States Pacific Command. (U.S. Navy photo By Steelworker 2nd Class Emily Garza).
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