Pvt. Slade A. Ternes

Pvt. Slade A. Ternes of the North Dakota Army National Guard completed basic combat training at Fort Sill, Okla., on Sept. 18, and advanced individual training at Fort Bliss, Texas, on Nov. 19. He attended the course of 14S- Avenger Crewmember and is now a member of the Battery Alpha 1-188th Air Defense Artillery (Avenger / Man-Portable Air Defense System) unit in Bismarck. 

In civilian life, Pvt. Ternes has plans to attend college at the University of North Dakota. He is a graduate of Mandan High School class of 2009. His parents are Anselm and Marilyn Ternes of Mandan.