Army Pvt. Danniel R. Frens has graduated from the Basic Field Artillery Cannon Crewmember Advanced Individual Training course at Fort Sill, Lawton, Okla.

The course is designed to train service members to maintain, prepare and load ammunition for firing; operate and perform operator maintenance on prime movers, self-propelled Howitzers, and ammunition vehicles; store, maintain, and distribute ammunition to using units as a member of battery or battalion ammunition section; perform crew maintenance and participate in organizational maintenance of weapons and related equipment; and establish and maintain radio and wire communications.

Frens is the son of Mike Frens of Oak St., Cedar Springs, Mich., and Tammy A. Frens of Peach Ridge, Kent City, Mich.
His wife, Casey, is the daughter of Russ Harris, and Marianne Harris, both of Sparta, Mich.
The private is a 2005 graduate of Creative Technologies Academy, Cedar Springs.