Green completes basic military training

Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Xavier R. Green 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.

Green's parents are Clinton Powell of Itta Bena, Fla., and Stephanie M. Green of Crestview. His grandmother is Ernestine Smith of Millbrook, Ala.

The soldier is a 2014 Crestview High School graduate.

This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Green completes basic military training