Sun Nov 22 2009
VANCE AFB, Oka. -- First Lieutenant Otto J. Gerdeman III received his "wings" at the recent graduation ceremony of Joint Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training Class at Vance AFB, Enid, Oka. He now begins his first assignment as an instructor pilot at Vance AFB for the T-38 fighter trainer.
He is the son of former residents, David and Denise Gerdeman and grandson of local residents, Otto and Connie Gerdeman.
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CAMP ATTERBURY, Ind. -- Army National Guard Sergeant First Class Christopher McDonald has arrived at the Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center, Ind., as a member of the 38th Infantry Division's Task Force Cyclone to complete mobilization training for a future deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
The 38th Infantry Division is an Army National Guard division based in Indianapolis, Ind.
Task Force Cyclone's mission is to provide assistance to the Afghan government in security, construction, economic, and agricultural support in assigned areas of operations. They will also facilitate the reception, training, housing, and sustainment of U.S. troops entering the country. While at the training center, soldiers work on individual training, weapons qualifications, driver's training, medical training, Humvee rollover training, and performed other training tasks.
McDonald is an operations noncommissioned officer and has served in the military for 19 years.He received his associate's degree in 2007 from Brown Mackie College, Fort Wayne.
He is the son of Terry McDonald and Sharon Whirledge of Kendallville, Ind. His wife, Tiffany, is the daughter of Mickey and Deb Smith, Defiance.
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