HONORS

HONORS

Received Air Medal

Air Force Senior Airman Jodie L. Ilovsky has been decorated with the Air Medal for meritorious achievement while flying in combat battle space control missions aboard the E-3 Airborne Warning and Control Systems aircraft while assigned to the 963rd Airborne Expeditionary Air Control Squadron in Southwest Asia, Persian Gulf region. She is an air surveillance technician regularly assigned to the 963rd Airborne Air Control Squadron at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.

Ilovsky is the daughter of Steve Ilovsky of Poland and Nancy J. Barret of New Middletown and graduated in 1998 from Springfield Local High School, New Middletown.

ADVANCED TRAINING

Graduated from course

Army Pvt. Michael C. Richards has graduated from the Ammunition Specialist Advanced Individual Training course at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala. Richards is the son of Scott A. Richards of Hermitage, Pa., and Lori E. Richards of Sharpsville, Pa., and is a 2004 graduate of Sharpsville High School.

BASIC GRADS

Air Force: Reserve Airman Andrew J. Amodio (Liberty High School, ’04), son of Nicholas and Susan Amodio of Liberty; Pvt. Gilbert D. Porter, son of Sheila Porter of Lake Milton; Pvt. Wannette T. Buggs (Youngstown East High School, ’88); Pvt. Vincent M. Testa (Austintown Fitch High School, ’06), son of Sandra Testa of Youngstown; Airman Travis A. Gabriel (New Castle Senior High School, New Castle, Pa., ’04), son of Diane and Tom Gabriel of New Castle; Airman Stephen A. Gillespie (Ashley High School, Wilmington, N.C.), son of Tracy Darnell of Kinsman and Robert Gillespie of Carolina Beach, N.C.; Airman Chris J. Sekora (Leesville Road High School, Raleigh, N.C., ’07), son of Gene Sekora of Raleigh and grandson of Laura Sekora of Newton Falls.

Marine Corps: Pvt. Collin J. Lewis, son of Stephanie Scott-Gueye of Woodstock, Ga., and Edwin S. Lewis of New Castle, Pa.; Pfc. Robert K. Zarecky, son of Sharlene F. Johnson Zarecky and Robert D. Zarecky, both of Greenville, Pa.; Pvt. Lance E. Jones, son of Ethel L. Jones of Youngstown.

Navy: Seaman Recruit Corey J. Gotschall (Chaiker High School, Southington, ’07), son of Debbie A. and Corey W. Gotschall, West Farmington; Seaman Craig J. Readshaw (Salem High School, ’00), son of Roberta A. Readshaw and Craig C. Readshaw, both of Salem; Reserve Seaman Recruit Kevin P. Miller, son of Daniel P. Miller of Youngstown; Seaman Recruit Thomas E. Fitzgerald (Poland Seminary High School, ’05), son of Jacquelyn M. and Thomas P. Fitzgerald of Poland; Seaman Glenn S. Wintrode (McDonald High School, ’07), son of Carla L. and John S. Seaquist of McDonald.

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