PROMOTIONS | HONORS

PROMOTIONS | HONORS
Falfas becomesmaster sergeant
VIENNA -- Air Force Master Sgt. John A. Falfas, of Warren, serving with the 910th Airlift Wing at Youngstown Air Reserve Station, was promoted master sergeant and selected as the 2001 Air Force Reserve Outstanding Security Forces Noncommissioned Officer.
Falfas, who joined the Air Force in May 1991, is an Air Reserve technician with the 910th Security Forces Squadron. A 1987 graduate of Howland High School, he is deployed out of the country in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.
First Sergeant of Year
Air Force Master Sgt. Carey B. Shoff was named the 2001 First Sergeant of the Year for the 52nd Fighter Wing at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
Shoff is first sergeant for the 52nd Component Repair Squadron. He is a son of Clyde and Cheryl Shoff, Butler Grange Road, Salem, and is a 1981 graduate of United Local High School, Hanoverton.
BASIC GRADS
Several area residents have completed basic military training:
Air Force
U Airman Shawn J. Sturgeon (Lakeview High School, Cortland, '01), son of Joseph and Helen Sturgeon, Stahl Avenue, Cortland.
Army
U National Guard Pvt. Stephen R. Corll (Austintown Fitch High School, '00), son of Robert and Mary Corll, Penny Lane Court, Austintown.
U Pvt. Walter K. Pankey (Austintown Fitch High School, '97), brother of John Poschner, Kirk Road, Canfield, and Ken Pankey, Rhoda Avenue, Youngstown.\
U National Guard Pvt. Matthew A. Terpak (Austintown Fitch High School, '01), son of Donald and Lori Terpak, Nottingham Drive, Austintown.
U National Guard Pvt. Sean Bodnar (Austintown Fitch High School, '01), son of Bill Bodnar, Jonathan Lane, and Lynn Bodnar, Selkirk Avenue, both of Austintown.
U Reserve Pvt. Wayne L. Penny (Youngstown Cardinal Mooney High School, '99), son of Sally Penny, Cleveland Street, and grandson of Carnell Williams, West Chalmers Avenue, both of Youngstown.
ADVANCED TRAINING
Area residents who have completed advanced military training:
U Marine Cpl. Michael A. Marzano, son of Margy E. Bons, Gilbert, Ariz., and Albert B. Marzano, North Diamond Street, Greenville, Pa., completed the Mountain Warfare Training Course at Bridgeport, Calif. Marzano is a 1995 graduate of Sharon, Pa., High School.
U Army Pvt. DeNae D. DeFoor and National Guard Pvt. Nathan S. Terrill graduated from light-wheel vehicle mechanic advanced individual training (AIT) at Fort Jackson, S.C.
DeFoor is a daughter of Carla M. DeFoor, East Ravenwood Avenue, Youngstown, and a 2001 graduate of The Rayen School, Youngstown.
Terrill is a son of Sheila A. and Chester N. Terrill, Ridge Road, Kinsman, and is a 1999 graduate of Joseph Badger High School, Kinsman.
U Army Reserve Pvt. Seth M. Berresford graduated from heavy-wheeled vehicle mechanic advanced individual training at Fort Jackson, S.C. Berresford is a son of Kay Berresford, Negley, Ohio, and David A. Berresford, Wooster, and is a 2000 graduate of Beaver Local High School, Lisbon.
REUNIONS
United States LST Association: Aug. 27-Sept. 2, St. Louis, Mo. Contact Bob Garner, LST 461, HC 52 Box 362, Hemphill, Texas 75948.
Asheville and Tacoma Class Patrol Gunboats, Tenders and Staffs: Aug. 21-25, Chicago. Contact Dale Ebersold, PNCS ret., 2223 E. Shawnee Drive, Vincennes, Ind. 47591.
82nd Airborne: Aug. 21-24, 2002, Norfolk, Va. Contact All Airborne, 5459 Northcutt Place, Dayton, Ohio 45414-3742.
USS Ranger (CV-61): July 24-28, Chicago. Contact USS Ranger Reunion Assn., Teddy Pathroff, 354 W. Railroad St., Nesquehoningok, Pa. 18240.
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