Air Force Airman Kyle F. Chipman, a 2007 graduate of Thomas W. Kelly High School in Benton, Mo., graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas. He is the son of Danita and stepson of Randy Keen of Charleston, Mo. During the six weeks of training, the airman studied the Air Force mission, organization and military customs and courtesies. They performed drill and ceremony marches and received physical training, rifle marksmanship, field training exercises and special training in human relations.
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