Air Force Airman 1st Class Heath M. Grider graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, 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.
Grider's parents are Gary and Marilou Grider of Crestview; his sister is Deborah Grider.
The 2006 Crestview Senior High School graduate earned an associate degree in 2010 from Northwest Florida State College, Niceville.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Grider completes basic military training