Roesti, Troy

In the service

Air Force Airman Joshua M. Donahue has graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.Thursday

Woodruff, Natasha M.

Army Pfc. Natasha M. Woodruff has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C.Tuesday

Whitehurst, Christopher M.

Navy Seaman Recruit Christopher M. Whitehurst, son of Jennifer D. and Todo A. Whitehurst of La Fontaine recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.Tuesday

Marine Corps Lt. Col. Troy Roesti is a member of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit returning from a deployment of the Pacific region, including the Philippines.

The Okinawa, Japan-based Marine expeditionary unit is made up of more than 2,000 Marines and sailors that conduct amphibious operations, as well as crisis response and contingency operations throughout the Pacific region.

Roesti is the executive officer assigned to the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit at Camp Hansen, Okinawa, Japan. The lieutenant colonel has served in the military for 18 years.

He is the son of Jon and Sylvia M. Roesti of Defiance, Ohio.

Roesti graduated in 1986 from Fairview High School, Sherwood, and received a bachelor of arts in 1994 from Ohio University.