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McGinnis graduates from basic training
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Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Jacob M. McGinnis 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.

McGinnis is the son of Mark and Lisa McGinnis of Bluffton, S.C. He is a 2011 graduate of Effingham County High School.