LAWTON, Okla. — Army National Guard Pvt. Yefferson M. Ortega has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.
The course is designed to train servicemembers to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers, and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain, and distribute ammunition to using units as a member of battery or battalion ammunition section; perform crew maintenance and participate in organizational maintenance of weapons and related equipment; and establish and maintain radio and wire communications.
Ortega is the son of German Ortega and Ana Holguin, both of Elizabeth. The private is a 2007 graduate of Elizabeth High School.
