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Army Pvt. Tyree D. Tyler has grad- Navy Lt. j.g. John Salguero
uated from basic combat training at
Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During of Palmdale, serves with
the nine weeks of training, the soldier
studied the Army mission, history, tra- the Navy Reserve
dition and core values, and received
instruction and practice in basic com- Lt. j.g. John Salguero, a 1981 Palmdale High School graduate and Palmdale,
bat skills, military weapons, chemical Calif., native, is a Navy Reservist serving with Naval Mobile Construction
warfare and bayonet training, drill and Battalion Eighteen, Detachment 2118 in Bremerton, Wash., in the U.S.
FHUHPRQ\PDUFKLQJULÀHPDUNVPDQ- Navy, which protects and defends America on the world’s oceans. The Navy
ship, armed and unarmed combat, map Reserve is celebrating its Centennial anniversary. Congress authorized the
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IRRWPDUFKHVDQG¿HOGWUDLQLQJH[HU- with the prospect of America’s entry into World War I looming, the Navy
cises. Reserve reorganized to allow the enrollment of non-veterans and designated
as the U.S. Naval Reserve Force. Since Sept. 11, 2001, there have been more
Tyler is the son of Charles and Laro- than 70,000 Selected Reserve mobilizations, along with an additional 4,500
sa Weaver of Lancaster, Calif. deployments by full time support sailors, including more than 8,000 who have
done a second combat tour. Since its establishment in 1915, there have been
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ris High School, Palmdale, Calif.
Navy photograph by PO2 Jamie Hawkins
Army Pvt. Taj K. Simmons has
graduated from basic combat training
at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training,
the soldier studied the Army mission,
history, tradition and core values,
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tion and practice in basic combat skills,
military weapons, chemical warfare
and bayonet training, drill and cer-
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armed and unarmed combat, map read-
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Simmons is the son of Barbara and
Robert Simmons of Palmdale, Calif.

He is a 2013 graduate of Highland
High School, Palmdale, Calif.

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