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Army Pvt. Perrez A. Trotman/St. Thomas
(Joint Hometown News Service) – Army Pvt. Perrez A. Trotman graduated from the Field Artillery Automated Tactical Data Systems Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
As members of the Army’s field artillery team, the course is designed to train soldiers as specialists to operate the advanced field artillery tactical data systems for both cannon and multiple launch rocket systems. The specialists play a critical role in the safe, accurate and lethal delivery of the field artillery’s various fire support systems used to support infantry and tank units in combat. Skills training included methods of computing target locations using computers or manual calculations, ammunition handling techniques, and operating and performing maintenance on related equipment, vehicles, generators, and artillery tactical and data systems.
He is the son of Cecilia A. Trotman of Old Tutu, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Trotman graduated in 2010 from Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, St. Thomas.
As members of the Army’s field artillery team, the course is designed to train soldiers as specialists to operate the advanced field artillery tactical data systems for both cannon and multiple launch rocket systems. The specialists play a critical role in the safe, accurate and lethal delivery of the field artillery’s various fire support systems used to support infantry and tank units in combat. Skills training included methods of computing target locations using computers or manual calculations, ammunition handling techniques, and operating and performing maintenance on related equipment, vehicles, generators, and artillery tactical and data systems.
He is the son of Cecilia A. Trotman of Old Tutu, St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
Trotman graduated in 2010 from Ivanna Eudora Kean High School, St. Thomas.
Army Pvt. Cristal R. Spikes/St. Thomas
May 11, 2011 (Joint Hometown News Service) – Army Pvt. Cristal R. Spikes 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 and physical fitness. She received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
Spikes is the daughter of Terrance and Bernice Phillip of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The private graduated in 2010 from Charlotte Amalie High School, St. Thomas.
During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values and physical fitness. She received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches and field training exercises.
Spikes is the daughter of Terrance and Bernice Phillip of St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands.
The private graduated in 2010 from Charlotte Amalie High School, St. Thomas.
Navy Airman Timothy X. Singleton Cole/St. Croix
May 13, 2011 (Fleet Hometown News Center) – Navy Airman Timothy X. Singleton Cole, a 2007 graduate of St. Croix Central High School, Kingshill, V. I., recently reported for duty aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Peleliu, homeported in San Diego.
Singleton Cole joined the Navy in April 2010.
Singleton Cole joined the Navy in April 2010.
