Pfc. Vang Thao completes Army training

Posted 10/14/14

Army Pfc. Vang J. Thao has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. The course of instruction included basic military training and advanced …

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Pfc. Vang Thao completes Army training

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Army Pfc. Vang J. Thao has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo. The course of instruction included basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT).

During basic training, the trainee received instruction in drill and ceremonies, weapons, map reading, tactics, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history and traditions. During AIT, the soldier was trained to be a bridge crewmember and learned to operate bridge trucks, light vehicles and bridge erection boats; prepare bridge sites and handle shore lines; assist in rafting operations and assembly of military bridges and installation of overhead anchorage system components; launch and retrieve ribbon bridge bays; prepare and install demolition firing systems; and arm and disarm land mines.

Thao is the son of Xang and Xay Thao of Warwick. He graduated in 2010 from Toll Gate High School and with an associate degree in 2014 from the New England Institute of Technology.

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