Army National Guard Pvt. Joshua A. Storms

Army National Guard Pvt. Joshua A. Storms has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.

During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises.

Storms is the son of Stephen Storms of Barclay Street, Port Jervis.

He is a 2012 graduate of Port Jervis High School.