With the colors

Navy Seaman Green

Navy Seaman Pearl K. Green recently completed U.S. Navy basic training at Recruit Training Command in Great Lake, Ill.

During the eight-week program, Green completed a variety of training which included classroom study and practical instruction on naval customs, first aid, firefighting, water safety and survival, and shipboard and aircraft safety. An emphasis was placed on physical fitness.

The capstone event of boot camp is "Battle Stations." This exercise gives recruits the skills and confidence they need to succeed in the fleet.

Green is a 2004 graduate of Middle College High School in Stockton. She is the daughter of Ronald L. and Cynthia Green, of Lodi.

Corpsmember assigned to Australia

Griffin Lee, a member of the California Conservation Corps, has been selected to participate in the 2008 exchange with Conservation Volunteers Australia, a national organization devoted to conserving the Australian environment.

Lee will arrive in Melbourne on Aug. 19 and will spend four weeks in Victoria and four weeks in South Australia. Projects will include the Melbourne Wildlife Sanctuary, a revegetation and fencing effort at a national park, a vegetation survey to protect a native Australian bird, a major tree-planting effort and natural resource work in the Adelaide area.

Lee is the son of David Lee, of Lodi. He has been based in San Luis Obispo since 2006.