James R. Tillis has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio, TX.

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, according to an Air Force news release.

Those who complete basic training earn four credits toward an associate's degree in applied sciences through the Community College of the Air Force.

He is the son of Mike Tillis of Benningfield Drive in Marietta. Tillis graduated from McEachern in 2007.