Army National Guard Pfc. Stephen A. Keene

Sep 12, 2009 1 min read

Army National Guard Pfc. Stephen A. Keene has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson in 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.

He is the son of Stephen Keene of Fort Myers.

Keene graduated in 2002 from Cypress Lake High School in Fort Myers, and received an associate degree in 2007 from Edison State College in Fort Myers.