Nathan Carpenter graduates from training program

Army Pvt. Nathan R. Carpenter has graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Sill, Lawton, OK. The training included completion of basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT).

In basic training, Carpenter received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid and Army history and traditions.

During AIT, he completed the Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course. AIT trainees learn to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers and ammunition vehicles; and perform crew maintenance and participate in organizational maintenance of weapons and related equipment. They also learn to establish and maintain radio and wire communications.

Carpenter, the son of Anne Marie Carpenter of Fallbrook, is a 1996 graduate of Fallbrook High School.