•Coast Guard Petty Officer 3rd Class Ryan J. Gann recently graduated from the Aviation Survival Technician Class "A" course at Coast Guard Aviation Technical Training Center, Elizabeth City, N.C.

Gann's wife, Lindsay, is the daughter of Vanessa and Kevin Marsden of Thousand Oaks.

•Navy Seaman Apprentice Samuel L. Shorter, a 2007 graduate of Conejo Valley High School in Thousand Oaks, recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command, Great Lakes, Ill.