HIDDEN VALLEY LAKE, Calif. – Air Force Airman John S. Hays 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.

Hays is the son of Corinne and Ronald Hays of Hidden Valley Lake, Calif.

He is a 2010 graduate of Middletown High School in Middletown, Calif.