ARMED FORCES

ARMED FORCES

ACADEMY NEWS

Aviation honor

Coast Guard Academy Cadet Matthew Delahunty of Youngstown was among those honored in Washington, D.C., by “Aviation Week” at its 53rd annual Laureate Awards for outstanding achievements in aviation, aerospace and defense.

The awards also recognize the innovation, vision and exploration of current and future leaders, such as Delahunty.

Born and reared in Youngstown, Delahunty is specializing in computer and software domains in the electrical- and computer-engineering community at the academy. He worked as an intern at the National Security Agency, where he rewrote software to protect U.S. communication security.

For his senior design project, Delahunty is developing secure e-mail communications for the Coast Guard to use with nonmilitary port partners.

In addition to academics, he has coordinated weekly food donations between the Academy’s dining contractor and the local homeless shelter and has organized trips to New York City and Los Angeles to expose others to the problem of homelessness and encourage a response.

ADVANCED TRAINING

Basic artillery

Army Pfc. Michael W. Brown graduated from the Basic Field Artillery cannon crew member Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Okla. He is the son of Jerry W. and Martha F. Brown of Memphis, Tenn. His wife, Angelica, is the daughter of Debbie Beighely of Sharon, Pa. He is a 2005 graduate of Kingsbury High School in Memphis.

DEPLOYED

To Afghanistan

Army Pfc. Joseph Fox, son of Debbie Reynolds of Austintown and Jody Fox in North Carolina, is scheduled to be deployed April 26 to Afghanistan.

Fox, who enlisted in April 2009 and is a member of the 101st Airborne, is a 2008 graduate of Austintown Fitch High School and also a graduate of New Castle School of Trades, where he was on the Dean’s List. He is the grandson of Stan and Helen Boodry of Austintown.

BASIC TRAINING GRADS

Air Force: Reserve Airman Milo D. Rodgers (Mineral Ridge High School, ’00), son of Bernice Corbin of Youngstown; Reserve Airman Casey L. Hillman (Crestview High School, Columbiana, ’03), daughter of Kelly Hillman of Leetonia.

Army: Pfc. Amy L. Knapp (Jamestown High School, Jamestown, Pa., ’02), daughter of Dianne Knapp of Greenville, Pa.

Navy: Seaman Apprentice Shaun C. Anschutz (Liberty High School, ’07), son of Darla J. and Keith E. Anschutz of Youngstown.

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