Nicholson completes basic training
SAN ANTONIO, Texas – U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Jacob W. Nicholson recently graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland in San Antonio, Texas.
Nicholson 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.
Nicholson, son of Gerard B. Nicholson of Orange Park, graduated from Trinity Christian Academy in Jacksonville and earned an associate degree from Florida State College Jacksonville.

Middleburg native supports naval aviation modernization
By Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class David Wyscaver
Navy Office of Community Outreach

LEMOORE, Calif. – A Middleburg High School graduate and Middleburg native is serving in the U.S. Navy with Commander Strike Fighter Wing, U.S. Pacific Fleet.
Petty Officer 3rd Class Corey Gibbs works as an aviation machinist’s mate and operates out of Naval Air Station Lemoore, California.
Gibbs is responsible for the routine maintenance of F-414 jet engines.
“I love working on jet engines because it intrigues me,” Gibbs said.
“Lemoore has been home to the Navy’s west coast strike fighter community since 1980, when strike fighter squadron VFA-125 was the first squadron established to train Navy and Marine Corps aviators in the F/A-18 Hornet,” said Vice Adm. Mike Shoemaker, Commander, Naval Air Forces.
The strike fighter wing, headquartered at NAS Lemoore, ensures that each squadron is fully combat-ready to conduct carrier-based, all-weather, attack, fighter and support missions for the Pacific Fleet.
“My command provides me with the tools to perform my job effectively,” Gibbs said.
With the CSFWP consisting of more than 20 squadrons, highly specialized jobs range from training new aviators to maintaining airframes and engines, to handling and flying aircraft.
“The Navy has taught me a lot about leadership and how every role is important,” Gibbs said.