Military News

Commendation medal

AZORES, Portugal – Air Force Tech. Sgt. Betsy Eveland has been decorated with two Air Force Commendation Medals. The medal is awarded to those individuals who demonstrate outstanding achievement or meritorious service in the performance of their duties on behalf of the Air Force.

Eveland, a personnel supervisor, earned one medal for her outstanding performance while on a temporary deployment to Bahrain. The other was awarded for meritorious service during assignment at Nellis Air Force Base, Las Vegas, Nev.

Tech. Sgt. Eveland is assigned to the 65th Mission Support Squadron at Lajes Field, Lajes, Azores, Portugal. She is the daughter of Linda Campbell of Brewer.

Basic training

WAYNESVILLE, Mo. -Army National Guard Pvt. Robert L. Jordan has graduated from basic military training at Fort Leonard Wood. He is the son of Robert Jordan of Stillwater.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Air Force Airman David Katz has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base.

Katz is a 1998 graduate of Bangor High School.

COLUMBUS, Ga. – Army Pvt. Craig Simmons has graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.

Simmons is the son of Craig and Shirley Simmons of Levant. He is a 1998 graduate of Bangor Christian High School.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Army Pvt. Phillip Rollins has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

Rollins is the son of Kate Boynton of Hampden and a 2002 graduate of Bangor Christian High School.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Air Force Airman Candace Otis has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.

She is the daughter of Christi Botting of Bangor and Timothy Otis of Mars Hill.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Air Force Airman 1st Class Gary Jordan has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base. He is the son of Stephen Jordan of Bangor and Jo-Lyn Jordan of Woodstock, Conn.

SAN ANTONIO, Texas – Air Force Airman Stanley Candage has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base. Candage is the son of Brenda and Donald Candage of Carmel. He is a 2002 graduate of Hermon High School.

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Army Pfc. Leigh Smith has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson. She is the daughter of Louanne Smith and granddaughter of George Smith both of Carmel.

Smith is a 2001 graduate of Hermon High School.

LAWTON, Okla. – Army Pfc. John W. Jones Jr. has graduated from basic combat military training at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

He is the grandson of Mae Jones of Bradley.