Airman Rocco L. Morella graduates from basic training

Monroe — Air Force Reserve Airman 1st Class Rocco L. Morello, a 2003 graduate of Monroe-Woodbury High School, has completed 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. Morello earned a bachelor’s degree in 2009 from Manhattan College. He is the son of Rocco J. and Ivy Morello of Monroe,