U.S. Air Force Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Dean A. Heffernan 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.
Heffernan, who has family in Mississippi, is the son of Mark Heffernan of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Jennifer Heffernan of Dover, Delaware.
The airman graduated in 2014 from Saint Thomas More High School, Magnolia, Delaware.
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