Air National Guard Airman James C. Srackangast recently graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies, Air Force core values, physical fitness, and basic warfare principles and skills. Airmen who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Srackangast earned distinction as an honor graduate.
The son of Tonya Barringer of China Grove, James is a 2010 graduate of Jesse C. Carson High School.