Thursday, September 20, 2007

Huntington Marine completes training

Marine Corps Pfc. Victor Y. Kim, son of Choon Hwa and Woon Tae Kim of Huntington, recently completed the Electro-Optical Ordnance Repairer Course, the Defense Department announced today.

During the 20-week course at the U.S. Army Ordnance Center and School, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., students receive training on inspection and maintenance of electro-optical equipment used in tanks, howitzers, light armored vehicles, guided missile systems, lasers, night vision equipment and survey instruments. Students also receive instructions in electrical theory, electronics, digital and analog circuits, schematic analysis, precision soldering, and test diagnostic troubleshooting.

Kim is a 2005 graduate of Benjamin N. Cardozo High School of Bayside, and joined the Marine Corps in September 2006.

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