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- Military Briefs: Feb. 19, 2012
- Ruben Ramon Gomez completed basic training at the Marine Corps Recruit Depot in San Diego.
A 2010 graduate of Marysville High School and raised in Oregon House, he is the son of Ray and Reyna Gomez.
During a 10-day leave in January in Yuba-Sutter, ... Full story
- Military Briefs: Feb. 12, 2012
- Army National Guard Pvt. James R. Wooddell graduated from basic infantry training at Fort Benning, Columbus, Ga.
He is the son of Susan Heard of Doyle and the grandson of Mary Witzke of Olivehurst.
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Army Pvt. Benjamin Z. Bull g... Full story
- Military Briefs: Jan. 22, 2012
- Army Pvt. Anthony R. Rodarte graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Fort Leonard Wood, Mo.
The son of Melissa and Joseph Galea of Browns Valley, he is a 2011 graduate of Marysville High School.
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- Boondoggle: Army spends $6B on bad radios
- By David Axe/Center for Public Integrity
- WASHINGTON — As several dozen soldiers from the U.S. Army's Task Force Rock drove into Afghanistan's Chowkay Valley one morning in March 2010, Taliban fighters immediately began moving into ambush positions along a higher ridge. The force's mis... Full story
- Military Briefs: Jan. 15, 2012
- Air Force Airman Joshua C. Peckham graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Tracy Swain of Yuba City and Stacy Peckham of Las Vegas, he is a 2011 graduate of Yuba City High School.
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- Military Briefs: Oct. 16, 2011
- Air Force Reserve Airman Joseph R. Wismann graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
The son of Herbert Wismann of Linda and Linda Hulsey of Wheatland, he is a 2003 graduate of Lindhurst High School.
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- 16 things to know about foam
- By Joe Sixpack/For the Appeal-Democrat
- We don't pay much attention to bubbles in our beer, unless they're foaming over the coffee table.
When it comes to beer pleasure, though, bubbles are right up there with color, aroma, flavor, body and buzz. So, with the help of Roger Barth, Ph.D., a... Full story
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