Jamar D. Jackson graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas as an Air Force Airman. He is the son of Sophia Jackson of East St. Louis, Ill., and Lemar Mitchell of St. Louis. He is a 2012 graduate of Ritenour High School. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline and studies.Â
