POTTSTOWN PA – U.S. Army National Guard Pvt. Trent B. Long, a 2005 graduate of Pottsgrove Senior High School, recently graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Knox KY, according to the Joint Hometown News Service.

Long’s training included basic combat training and advanced individual training. During his first nine weeks, Long completed basic combat training with instruction in drill and ceremony, weapons, marksmanship and bayonet training, chemical warfare, field training and tactical exercises, marches, military courtesy, military justice, physical fitness, first aid, and Army history, traditions, and core values.

Long later completed the armor crewman course for skill training in conducting tank unit defensive and offensive combat operations. He was trained to operate, service and maintain armor tracked and wheeled vehicles, load and fire tank weapon systems, perform ammunition handling and supply duties, and assist in target detection and identification.

He is the son of Tammy Long of Rivendell Lane, Lower Pottsgrove (PA) Township.

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