Air Force Airman 1st Class Alexander J. Kim graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, in San Antonio.

He is the son of Hyo and Seong Kim, of West Friendship.

Kim graduated in 2005 from Glenelg High School.

Pvt. Xavier A. Johnson graduated from the United States Marine Corp basic training 2nd Battalion platoon 2052, on July 1, from Parris Island, S.C.

He is the son of Barbara L. Jackson, of Columbia, and grandson of Edna M. Jackson, of Columbia.

He graduated from Hammond High school in 2009.

Ryan N. Shydlinski has been promoted to the rank of technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force.

Shydlinski is a force tracker assigned to the U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base, Omaha, Neb.

She is the daughter of Vicky L. Carter, of King George, Va., and Michael J. Shydlinski, of Columbia.