FORT SILL – Army Pvt. Carl L. Meyer 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.

Meyer is the son of Katherine Lawson and stepson of Thuril R. Lawson, both of Clearlake.

His wife, Jennifer, is the daughter of Andrew A. Dias and Tammy Dias, both of Clearlake.

The private is a 2004 graduate of Lower Lake High School.