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Smyser graduates from Air Force basic training

Benjamin Smyser.
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Air Force Airman Benjamin M. Smyser has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, TX.

The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills.

Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Smyser is the son of Stacey Smyser, of Bluffton, and the grandson of April Shaw, of Markle.

He is a 2009 graduate of Norwell High School, Ossian.