Mark A. Pate graduated from basic military training at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, San Antonio, Texas as an Air Force Airman 1st Class. He is the son of Patrice Anderson of Sugar Hill, Ga. and a 2010 graduate of McCluer North High School. He earned an associate degree in 2012 from Ranken Technical College. The airman completed an intensive, eight-week program that included training in military discipline.Â
