Retirement

OLD TOWN – Navy Chief Petty Officer Robert Thurston Jr., the son of Virginia and Robert Thurston of Old Town, has retired from active duty after 20 years of service.

Thurston most recently served at Naval Submarine School in Groton, Conn.

A 1974 graduate of Old Town High School, he joined the Navy in February 1984.

Advanced training

SIERRA VISTA, Ariz. – Army Pvt. Bryan James has graduated from the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Operator Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Ariz. A 2002 graduate of Bangor High School, he is the son of Patti Pelletier of Bangor and Jaime James of Orrington.