Military Notes: Prater graduates basic combat training
During the nine weeks of training, she received instruction and practice in drill and ceremony, marching, rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, physical fitness, basic first aid, and Army values, principles and traditions.
Prater is the daughter of Regina Prater of Woodbury and Gary Prater.
Local soldiers honored for excellence
The McMinnville unit of the Tennessee Army National Guard is pleased to announce two of its members have been honored by the United States Army for excellence during their respective training cycles.
PFC David Lyle was awarded a coin by the Command Sgt. Major of the 1st Training Brigade at Fort Gordon, Ga., for his exemplary performance of duty in assistance to other soldiers. Also, his excellent academic achievements in his training as a communications systems repairer led to his being named honor graduate of his company and utilized as a peer trainer for other soldiers.
PFC William E. Brown garnered several honors during his training as a tracked vehicle systems repairer. He was awarded a certificate of achievement and commanders’ coin or being named a top leader in his training cycle by his Brigade Commander. He received a battalion coin from his training company commander for completing the highly technical electronics portion of his training in the top five percent of his class. He also received a coin from Major General Whitcomb the Commander of the Armor Training Center at Fort Knox for his part in a choral presentation performed during the visit of General Eric Shinseki, Army Chief of Staff.
Cope completes 12-week course
Department of the Army Civilian Gary Cope has graduated from the Sustaining Base Leadership and Management Program at the Army Management Staff College, Fort Belvoir, Fairfax, Va.
The 12-week course is designed to give potential military and civilian leaders the tools needed to assume top-level management and leadership positions in the Army. The students are provided with graduate-level advanced professional development with instruction in leadership, management, decision-making, resource management, acquisition and logistics.
Classes stress critical thinking and active learning, intensive self-preparation and in-depth analysis of various problems and situations.
Cope is a senior command representative with the Army Material Command at Redstone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala.
Cope is a 1973 graduate of WCHS and a 1991 graduate of Regents of New York.