Military
- Military Briefs: May 5, 2013
- Navy Seaman Blair E. Carter, daughter of Beth A. Lohman of Colusa, completed US Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
A 2006 graduate of Colusa High School, she graduated in 2012 from Butte Community College with an asso... Full story
- Military Briefs: April 7, 2013
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- Air Force Airman Jonathan Santos graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.
A 2011 graduate of Yuba City High School, he is the son of Lorena and Enrique Santos of Yuba City and the brother of Jacqueline Santos o... Full story
- Military Briefs: March 31, 2013
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- Army Pvt. Shawn K. Vancromphaut graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC.
The brother of Taylor Long of Olivehurst, he is a 2012 graduate of South Lindhurst High School.
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- Military Briefs: March 24, 2013
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- Chief Warrant Officer 3 Jonell Kosa has retired after 20 years of service with the US Marine Corps.
The daughter of Doris M. Geyer of Linda and William E. Smith of Visalia, she graduated in 1991 from Lindhurst High School.
Her career has included s... Full story
- Military Briefs: March 10, 2013
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- Air Force Airman Heather A. Uman graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The daughter of Maria Uman of Plumas Lake, she is a 2012 graduate of Wheatland Union High School.
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- Military Briefs: Feb. 10, 2013
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- Air Force Reserve Airman Dylan L. De Vroede graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
He is a 2012 graduate of River Valley High School and the son of Tracey and Bernard De Vroede of Yuba City.
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- Military Briefs: Feb. 3, 2013
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- Air Force Reserve Airman Geoffrey J. Hayes graduated from basic military training in November at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Marcia and Tom Stinnett of Yuba City, he is a 2010 graduate of River Valley High School.
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- Military Briefs: Jan. 13, 2013
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- Air Force Airman 1st Class Christian J. Ward graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Steve and Barbara Ward of Olivehurst, he is a 2005 graduate of New Life Christian School in Olivehurst.
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- Military Briefs: Dec. 2, 2012
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- Navy Seaman Recruit Kodie J. Vega completed US Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
The son of Kristena N. Vega of Olivehurst, he is a 2011 graduate of Placer High School in Auburn.
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- Military Briefs: Nov. 25, 2012
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- Mark A. De La Torre graduated from US Navy Officer Candidate School and received a commission as an ensign while assigned at Officer Training Command, Newport, RI.
The son of Dawn Ramsey and Jose De La Torre of Sutter, he is a 2003 graduate of Sutte... Full story
- Military Briefs: Nov. 18, 2012
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- Henry Henson, the son of Mary and Leonard Henson of Yuba City, has been promoted to sergeant first class in the US Army.
He has served in Germany, South Korea, Kosovo and Iraq and is an instructor for the Army's Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Cour... Full story
- Military Briefs: Oct. 28, 2012
- Navy Seaman Mathew Rasmussen, the son of Randy and Lydia Rasmussen of Arboga, completed training at the Naval Service Training Command at Great Lakes, Ill.
He is studying for corpsman at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas.
Rasmussen is a gradua... Full story
- Military Briefs: Sept. 30, 2012
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- Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Jason A. Teske, the son of Timothy and Mary Teske of Yuba City, graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
A 2002 graduate of Yuba City High School, he earned a bachelor'... Full story
- Military Briefs: Sept. 9, 2012
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- Army Pfc. Ashley R. Castillo graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, SC.
Castillo is a 2011 graduate of Wheatland Union High School.
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Air Force Airman Darius P. Ray graduated from basic mi... Full story
- Military Briefs: Aug. 12, 2012
- Air Force Airman Trenton A. Brock graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio.
The son of Christine Brock of Yuba City, he is a 2005 graduate of Yuba City Charter School.
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- Military Briefs: July 22, 2012
- Air Force Reserve Airman Simrjit S. Dhoot graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Sarbjit Dhoot of Yuba City, he is a 2008 graduate of Yuba City High School.
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- Military Briefs: July 15, 2012
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- Air Force Airman Justin D.R. Thompson completed basic training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Cynde Landers of Yuba City, he is a 2011 graduate of Albert Powell High School in Yuba City.
Thompson also graduated from tech... Full story
- Military Briefs: June 3, 2012
- Air Force Airman Che G. Gomez graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Traci and Che Gomez of Olivehurst, he is a 2011 graduate of Wheatland Union High School.
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- Military Briefs: April 29, 2012
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- West Point Class of 2012 Cadet Douglass "Brance" Waggoman has been presented with the David M. Fraser Award for Engineering Excellence and Leadership.
The award is presented annually to an engineering major who must be graduating with a degree in en... Full story
- Military Briefs: April 8, 2012
- Air Force Airman Tiffany R. Graham graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The granddaughter of Wanda Sorenson of Olivehurst, she is a 2010 graduate of Yuba City High School.
Air Force Airman James R... Full story
- Military Briefs: Feb. 19, 2012
- Ruben Ramon Gomez completed basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.
A 2010 graduate of Marysville High School and raised in Oregon House, he is the son of Ray and Reyna Gomez.
During a 10-day leave in January in Yuba-Sutter, ... Full story
- Military Briefs: Feb. 12, 2012
- Army National Guard Pvt. James R. Wooddell graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
He is the son of Susan Heard of Doyle and the grandson of Mary Witzke of Olivehurst.
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- Military Briefs: Jan. 22, 2012
- Army Pvt. Anthony R. Rodarte graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
The son of Melissa and Joseph Galea of Browns Valley, he is a 2011 graduate of Marysville High School.
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- Military Briefs: Jan. 15, 2012
- Air Force Airman Joshua C. Peckham graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Tracy Swain of Yuba City and Stacy Peckham of Las Vegas, he is a 2011 graduate of Yuba City High School.
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- Military Briefs: Nov. 13, 2011
- Navy Seaman Apprentice Mariechen Bezuidenhout, daughter of Karen and Jan D. Bezuidenhout of Yuba City, completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.
She is a 2009 graduate of River Valley High School in Yuba City.... Full story
- Military Briefs: Oct. 16, 2011
- Air Force Reserve Airman Joseph R. Wismann graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Herbert Wismann of Linda and Linda Hulsey of Wheatland, he is a 2003 graduate of Lindhurst High School.
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- Military briefs: Aug. 28, 2011
- Air Force Staff Sgt. Francisco Y. Pio was named winner of the 51st Fighter Wing's Quarterly Weapons Loading Competition.
He was the team leader of the winning crew.
Pio, a load team chief with seven years of military service, is assigned to the 51s... Full story
- Military briefs: Aug. 14, 2011
- U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Ryan Michael Burke , a 2007 graduate of Marysville High School, completed basic training at the Marine Corps recruit depot in San Diego.
He also received training as a small weapon technician at Fort Lee, Va., and is stationed... Full story
- Marines rescued off Southern California coast
- SAN DIEGO — Two Marines who ejected from their crashing jet fighter spent more than four hours in the Pacific Ocean before they were plucked from the water early Thursday.
The men were in serious but stable condition at Naval Medical Center Sa... Full story
- Military briefs: Aug. 7, 2011
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- Air Force Reserve Airman Donald G. Miller graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Lisa Brewster of Yuba City, he is a 2006 graduate of Oroville High School.
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