Air National Guard Airman 1st Class

Garrett Beattie has graduated from basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.He is the son of Garrett and Louise Beattie of Cranberry Township.Beattie is a 2001 graduate of Seneca Valley High School.———

Steve Walter, a 2004 graduate of Butler High School and a student at the Butler County Community College, enlisted in the Army Airborne Division and left Jan. 4 for basic training at Fort Benning, Ga.He is the son of Charles and Donna Walter of Butler.———Army Pvt.

Thomas Braun recently graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.Braun is the son of Nathan Braun of Harrisville.———Army Pvt.

Tyler Stefanik has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.He is the son of Frank and Cindy Stefanik of Butler and is a 2005 graduate of Butler High School.———

Wesley Fichter, son of Michael Fichter and Cheryl Van Dalsum of Butler, entered the delayed entry program for the Air Force on Nov. 30 and shipped to basic training at Lackland Air Force Base in Texas on Jan. 16.Fichter is a 2003 graduate of Knoch High School.———Air Force Tech.

Sgt. Keith Black is currently deployed overseas at a forward-operating location in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.Black is a communications-computer systems control journeyman with six years of military service.He is the son of Richard and Susan Black of Butler.The sergeant is a 2000 graduate of Butler High School.———Army Pfc.

Darren Kolbe graduated from the land combat electrician advanced individual training course at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.The course is designed to train soldiers to operate and perform unit and direct and general support level maintenance on land combat support systems and operate test stations.Kolbe is the son of Robert A. Kolbe of Valencia.The private is a 2001 graduate of Mars High School.———Army Reserve Pvt.

Kayla Adams has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.Adams, a 2006 graduate of Slippery Rock High School, is the daughter of William Outly and Bonnie Adams of West Sunbury.———Army Pvt.

David Butterworth has graduated from basic training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.Butterworth is the son of Zina Wiegand of Butler and the stepson of Larry Wiegand of Cabot.