Owasso Graduate Completes Training with U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Airman Andrew J. Roberts 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 also earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.
Roberts is the son of Donald R. Brock of Skiatook, and Tammy J. Roberts of Tulsa.
He is a 2016 graduate of Owasso High School.
Lackland Air Force is under the jurisdiction of the 802d Mission Support Group, Air Education and Training Command () and an enclave of the city of San Antonio. It is the only entry processing station for Air Force enlisted Basic Military Training.
Lackland is part of Joint Base San Antonio, an amalgamation of the United States Army Fort Sam Houston, the United States Air Force Randolph Air Force Base and Lackland Air Force Base, which were merged in 2010.1 Joint Base San Antonio (), which includes Lackland Air Force Base, was established in accordance with congressional legislation implementing the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure Commission. The legislation ordered the consolidation of the three facilities which were adjoining, but separate military installations, into a single joint base – one of 12 joint bases formed in the United States as a result of the law.
Updated 06-26-2018
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