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Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Alan R. Cranmer has been mobilized and activated at Fort Dix, N.J., in preparation for deployment to serve in support of either Operations Iraqi Freedom or Enduring Freedom. The soldier is a member of the Regional Training Center East, Fort Dix, Trenton, N.J.

The soldiers are normally activated from Army Reserve or Army National Guard units from throughout the U.S. They go through a series of in-processing procedures and training classes that prepare them for skills and situations they may face in their deployed environment.

Cranmer, a combat engineer, has served in the military for 30 years.

He is a 1975 graduate of Waverly High School, N.Y.

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Air Force Airman Jeremy B. Anderson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, 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 earn four credits toward an associate in applied science degree through the Community College of the Air Force.

Anderson is the son of Dean and Kathy Anderson of Hollenbeck Road, Lockwood, N.Y.

the airman is a 2009 graduate of Waverly High School, N.Y.

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