Army Pvt. Lauren A. Nelson recently graduated from One Station Unit Training at Fort Leonard Wood in Waynesville, Mo.
During AIT, the Nelson was trained to be a bridge crewmember and learned to operate bridge trucks, light vehicles and bridge-erection boats; prepare bridge sites and handle shore lines; assist in rafting operations, the assembly of military bridges and the installation of overhead-anchorage-system components; launch and retrieve ribbon-bridge bays; prepare and install demolition-firing systems; and arm and disarm land mines.
Nelson is the daughter of Allen G. Nelson of Fort Stewart.
She is a 2013 graduate of Leilehua High School in Wahiawa, Hawaii.